Re: Typical last mile battery runtime (protecting against power cuts)

[Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa>]

On 2/5/23 09:32, John van Oppen wrote:
> 20 KW should easily cover the 9KW you could max draw with your strip heat.   It is super uncommon to have even peak 
> loads over 20 KW in a house.   Even your peak day was only an average of 6 KW.
>
> You might need some load shedding just to keep the big stuff from coming on all at once but that is pretty easy.   If 
> you have instant hot water that also could be a problem those are huge, typically 15-20 KW by themselves.

I agree - sounds like Roy would benefit from either doing some load 
shedding and/or switching out gear that is more power-efficient.

Mark.