Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "My New Net Zero Home Battery Surprised Me" video.

I think my brother once told me why that is the case, the cheaper battery are being reserved for EV cars, which if true, then consumer grade batteries for the home are a lot more expensive than they should be and probably will remain so until there is enough capacity for the EV market. Which is ironic, because I have heard some people over the years say that it's actually cheaper to buy a EV car and use the batteries from that for your home then it is to buy the batteries on the market for your home. They really do need to narrow that price gap between the two because the tech is the same but the price difference is massive, and if batteries for the home were as cheap as they are for EV cars, solar energy would be a lot more enticing, especially for the ones that want to go gridless.
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We do but it's unlikely the companies will do that as it will give us more options, competition and lower prices, so unless the government regulates so different system are compatible with each other, which I think will happen at some point in many countries, but until then, I don't see the companies themselves offering that yet, and your best option if you have the skills and know-how, is to do your own set-up.
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@marcpym5251 Do power cuts happen enough times for it to be an issue in the US? Where I live in the UK, power cuts are very rare, maybe once every year or two, and in most cases, it's a blink of an eye power cut, which if you have a small battery system, would be more than enough to keep things running, the longest power cut I think I've ever seen over 45 years is around 40 mins, which ironically is around the same time frame I've seen for my internet connection.
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