[GrimUpNorth]

Originally Posted by damien c

Well I had a plan to save the money for an Ecoflow Stream 5000, then put 4x 515w Solar Panels on it, and hope they would provide enough power to remove for at least 8 to 10 hours a day my server rack from the house mains.

Given the extent that energy companies are increasing the price, thanks to all the crap going on in the world and it being Winter, I am changing my plans slightly.

I will be instead hoping to try an get enough cash sorted to buy an Ecoflow Stream Ultra and connect my first Solar Panel to it, which I currently have and then each month try to buy another.

Even if I can get the one panel which can produce 500w to produce even 50% of that at the moment it will help.


Future goal though is to buy a BMW I3 42Kw battery if I can and a Hybrid Inverter, build a little out building for it, and get it wired to the consumer unit and use that for the daily running of the house, except for the things that can use over 3Kw.

If I can manage to do that, I won't use Grid power during the day other than the oven if I use that during the day.

This guy has used EV batteries to power his house.

https://youtube.com/@theofficialbatt...oX9h6niQmXEf3p