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Title reads like at ad, but this is a new way to reach energy independence. I actually have a small EcoFlow device and it’s pretty good for the price.

I hope this tech can be made available in the US soon.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Wow that’s interesting. I hate how much power my pool eats up in the summer, I’ve been looking for something economical to help run it off of clean energy since the pump runs during peak solar hours anyway.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can do that today with their setup I think. You would need to plug the pump into one of their batteries and run their solar panel to the battery. You’d also put the battery on grid power.

The article is focused on an inverter that pushes energy back to the grid, something we don’t have yet at this market level.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you just need the energy for the pool, a small setup without battery is all you need. Saves you half the price. Panels and inverters are around 900€ in Germany. Putting a battery on it makes another 1,200€ and it makes sense only, if you need power in the evening.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I’m trying to figure out what makes sense for me. I suppose a system with a battery in my home would be nice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thermal solar may be better if you only want to heat the pool.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I’m looking to run my pump. A little surplus to offset my AC would be nice too. I see there are special pool pumps made specifically for solar installs but my existing pump is only a couple of years old.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Energy saving tip: you can turn off pool water heating in the summer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don’t have a heater for it besides the sun. Figure it’d be nice to run the filter pump on the same thing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just get solar then. Seems like the solution you are looking for, no?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah, but between federal and state credits, different types of systems, etc. I’ve had a hard time determining what makes the most sense for me. Doesn’t help that trying to do online research quickly funnels you into sales bs.