Hacker News with Generative AI: Home Energy

Home Battery versus Generator (pv-magazine-usa.com)
The risk of grid blackouts is rising, and the Department of Energy said weather-related power outages due to extreme weather rose by 80% in the United States from 2011 through 2023. With the U.S. grid aging in need in of repair, homeowners are turning to backup power at home.

Home Energy, Grid Reliability, Climate Change

13 points by gnabgib 12 days ago | 54 comments

Heat Pumps Became America's Hottest Home Energy System (reasonstobecheerful.world)
The U.S. has gotten on the heat pump bandwagon, with the efficient heating and cooling technology outselling gas furnaces three years in a row.

Home Energy, Climate Change, Technology, United States

6 points by PaulHoule 12 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of us without Powerwalls (pilaenergy.com)
Goodbye power outages, Hello energy independence.

Home Energy, Renewable Energy, Hardware, Sustainability, Power Outages

301 points by coleashman 22 days ago | 480 comments