I live in Quebec where I have cheap reliable power, about 5 cents US per kWh.
But recently they've launched a new rate specifically for people with dual energy (gas plus heat pump heating) that's very interesting.
The regular rate drops to about 3 Cents US per kWh, but when temperatures are below -15C it jumps to 20 cents and a special Thermostat forces gas heat. The goal is to limit electricity use during cold snaps.
Non-heating electrical consumption gets very expensive in those moments, but the idea is that the savings the rest of the year make up for it.
But this got me thinking, I was already planning on getting a 30a transfer panel installed and a something like a EG4 3000EHV-48 with a 100ah battery for emergency use.
Do any of these units have the capacity to help me do rate arbitrage?
What I would want is a battery system that is plugged into the transfer switch and normally just passes 120v from the grid to selected circuits transparently.
But in cold weather events I would be able to switch to battery until such time that the battery drained and it would go back to grid power.
I am aware that I have a power imbalance as I have 15a or 20a of line power feeding multiple circuits. But my plan is that in non emergency use I'd limit the setup to a handful of circuits that would stay under the limit.
I've read through the eg4s manual a bit and I think it has a line mode that can do this? Is there an amp limit I need to be aware of?
And are there other units that do it better that I should consider? Also how do portable units like the delta pro or the 3000w Jackery perform in this use?
But recently they've launched a new rate specifically for people with dual energy (gas plus heat pump heating) that's very interesting.
The regular rate drops to about 3 Cents US per kWh, but when temperatures are below -15C it jumps to 20 cents and a special Thermostat forces gas heat. The goal is to limit electricity use during cold snaps.
Non-heating electrical consumption gets very expensive in those moments, but the idea is that the savings the rest of the year make up for it.
But this got me thinking, I was already planning on getting a 30a transfer panel installed and a something like a EG4 3000EHV-48 with a 100ah battery for emergency use.
Do any of these units have the capacity to help me do rate arbitrage?
What I would want is a battery system that is plugged into the transfer switch and normally just passes 120v from the grid to selected circuits transparently.
But in cold weather events I would be able to switch to battery until such time that the battery drained and it would go back to grid power.
I am aware that I have a power imbalance as I have 15a or 20a of line power feeding multiple circuits. But my plan is that in non emergency use I'd limit the setup to a handful of circuits that would stay under the limit.
I've read through the eg4s manual a bit and I think it has a line mode that can do this? Is there an amp limit I need to be aware of?
And are there other units that do it better that I should consider? Also how do portable units like the delta pro or the 3000w Jackery perform in this use?