Re: Wind Solar unreliable compared to Gas Coal Nuclear

"cshenk"  wrote in message 
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That is similar to my possible 4-6 hour battery.  Not ready to do it in
next year.  Might do it in 2 years.

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Operating on limited backup power is easier with lower powered appliances. 
My main AC powered fridge is a 4.3 cubic foot Magic Chef that must be 
manually defrosted. The defrost cycle of a frost-free is a power hog. 
Usually it's plugged into the wall and allowed to coast without being opened 
during short outages.

For longer ones that reach meal times it goes onto my homebrew version of 
the Jackery, made from a commercial server room UPS with 2 KWH of 
solar-charged extra batteries. If you find one cheap a large true sine 
server UPS can make a nice backup system but setting it up isn't for 
beginners. Mine was free because the flea market seller didn't know how to 
remove the old swollen batteries and was about to pack and leave.

https://www.sunwize.com/tech-notes/should-i-add-solar-to-my-ups-system/
It can be the lowest cost option if you are up to it. When the outage risk 
is high it can run its loads from the grid and automatically switch to 
battery when the grid fails, and back when it's restored, as a UPS is meant 
to. They do consume power internally and cost something to leave on 
continuously.