Re: All things Solar (merged threads)
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I haven't looked into this for a while, so I don't know if the WA laws or technology has changed??
Is there anyway to switch (simply) between Grid and Off-Grid, in the event that the Grid goes down??
Not withstanding that I understand that grid-invertors are designed to shut-down by default, the last time I looked into this, the law in WA said that your invertor MUST shut down when disconnected from the grid. (I can only assume that completely off-grid systems were exempt from this requirement).
The result was that in the event of grid failure, you could not isolate and power your own home.
We live in an old suburb, with overhead power, and outages are annoying. (Plus there is always the impending zombie apocalypse.)
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