Anker’s minimalistic house backup batteries are prepared for blackout season

Almost a 12 months because it was first introduced, Anker is lastly promoting its Solix whole-home battery backup resolution in North America. The is simply 5.9 inches thick and attaches to a wall like a Tesla Powerwall. It’s a extra everlasting and minimalist different to Anker’s modular F3800 kits, which could be rapidly indifferent to energy a weekend away. 

The Solix X1 could be configured to ship between 3kW and 36kW of energy with a stackable design that helps between 5kWh and 180kWh of LFP battery capability. It’s coated by a guaranty of 10 years or 16.5MWh throughput, whichever comes first. Cutover from the grid to the battery occurs in lower than 20ms, so that you may not even discover the following energy outage.

Calculating how a lot energy and capability you want could be tough, however thankfully, you’ll be able to develop the Solix X1 over time as your wants and finances permit. In accordance with the US Vitality Data Administration, the common US house consumed 889kWh per 30 days in 2022, or about 29.2kWh per day. However your battery system could be configured with a lot much less capability in case you’re solely serious about powering important gadgets just like the fridge, freezer, sump pump, and some lights throughout blackouts, that are occurring extra steadily as a result of rise in excessive climate.

Like different house backup methods, the Solix X1 will routinely cost itself if extreme climate is forecasted. It’s additionally designed to function usually in temperatures as excessive as 131 levels Fahrenheit (55 levels Celsius) or as little as -4F (-20C) because of batteries which might be routinely heated because the temperature drops. It has a NEMA Sort 4 ingress ranking towards mud and rain, making it appropriate for indoor or out of doors use. Anker says the Solix X1 operates at 35dB (which is barely louder than a house theater projector) in temps under 104F (40C).

The Solix X1 requires skilled set up and could be built-in with photo voltaic panels to create your personal micro-grid after buying sufficient modules. Or you should use it to gather power through the day after which feed it again into the house at evening to decrease power payments. It additionally helps California’s Internet Vitality Metering 3.0 (NEM 3.0) coverage so X1 homeowners can promote electrical energy again to the grid at peak hours.