Southpaw
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Hi everyone,
I was talking with my local utility worker today about how my wife and I were considering adding a battery backup to our home. We moved into this house back in June and it had solar previously installed (a 10.695 kWh system from SunPower consisting of 31 panels on the rear roof of our home).
I’ve been trying to get quotes for battery solutions from various companies, all of them seem outrageously expensive to the point that they don’t make sense. So I was intrigued when this utility worker mentioned he built his own batteries and I should look into it myself. Well, a couple of glasses of wine and a few hours later and here I am…
Now, I’ve been reading through the Beginner threads and FAQs, but I don’t see the kind of answer I need before I even consider this DIY option: Can I use a DIY battery with a pre-existing solar array from SunPower? This probably is a simple and obvious question, but I honestly don’t know a DIY battery would play nice with my system. Everything I’ve seen so far in the Beginner threads and FAQs seems to imply this solution is for those who sourced/installed their own panels?
Sorry for the naivete, I’m truly interested in making a DIY system work. I’m excited by the prospect of this project because I know my father-in-law would love to work on this with me and this could honestly save me a lot of money to get me the solution I’m looking for - at least that’s what I’m hoping…
I was talking with my local utility worker today about how my wife and I were considering adding a battery backup to our home. We moved into this house back in June and it had solar previously installed (a 10.695 kWh system from SunPower consisting of 31 panels on the rear roof of our home).
I’ve been trying to get quotes for battery solutions from various companies, all of them seem outrageously expensive to the point that they don’t make sense. So I was intrigued when this utility worker mentioned he built his own batteries and I should look into it myself. Well, a couple of glasses of wine and a few hours later and here I am…
Now, I’ve been reading through the Beginner threads and FAQs, but I don’t see the kind of answer I need before I even consider this DIY option: Can I use a DIY battery with a pre-existing solar array from SunPower? This probably is a simple and obvious question, but I honestly don’t know a DIY battery would play nice with my system. Everything I’ve seen so far in the Beginner threads and FAQs seems to imply this solution is for those who sourced/installed their own panels?
Sorry for the naivete, I’m truly interested in making a DIY system work. I’m excited by the prospect of this project because I know my father-in-law would love to work on this with me and this could honestly save me a lot of money to get me the solution I’m looking for - at least that’s what I’m hoping…