From: nospam.Richard.Falken@f1.n770.z14973.fidonet.org   
      
     Re: Fwd: Backup power supply   
     By: Lars Poulsen to Ahem A Rivet's Shot on Fri Apr 05 2024 02:08 pm   
      
    > I read this and feel first-world superiority for having last year   
    > installed a 14kW Generac system, powered by our municipal natural gas   
    > supply. In case of a power outage, it kicks in within about 10 seconds.   
      
   My house is completly offgriddable because it has a 6 kW PV array, a 6kW diesel   
   generator and a battery bank worth 15 kWh (which is way more electricity than   
   my house uses up in a day).   
      
   Switching power sources caries 0 downtime. The controller is automatable.   
      
   I'd argue something like this is the proper way of running an uninterrupted   
   supply of power for home but I also think this is way out of the scope of the   
   discussion. Nobody in their right mind spend 20 kilobucks in a supply system   
   for a computer worth 80 bucks.   
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