22 December

Ryan expressing a common view here, that because he was still using grid power in winter, there was a problem, and so he better get another battery. That the aim should be ‘self-sufficiency’. Being ‘off-grid’. Actually that shouldn’t be the aim. The grid is a wonderful public resource. It will almost certainly cost you FAR more to buy a second battery (or a large battery) to try to avoid using grid power in winter, than it would cost you just to pay for some grid energy over winter. Use the grid when you need it. It’ll cost you much less than trying to be an island. True off-gridding costs tens of thousands of dollars. That’s completely wasted money, unless you live in an ultra-remote area with flaky grid connection.