Sun, 10 May 2026 09:26:35 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18430&Focus=310599#Comment_310599 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18430&Focus=310599#Comment_310599 Fri, 08 May 2026 17:57:27 +0100 djh
I am generally aware of the 'big' batteries supplied by the likes of Tesla, Fox ESS etc

There now also seem to be much smaller products aimed at the 'balcony solar' market and I don't know anywhere near as much about them So ...

(1) are they actually legal and what regulations apply?
(2) does anybody know which ones are good and which ones to avoid?
(3) a lot are aimed at integrating with balcony solar, but I already have solar on my roof with microinverters, so I just want an AC connected battery. Does that change things?
(4) how are they controlled - which require cloud or other external connections and which can be controlled locally somehow?

I'm sure I'll think of some more questions, but that'll do for now! ]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18430&Focus=310600#Comment_310600 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18430&Focus=310600#Comment_310600 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:27:31 +0100 fostertom I'm saying this because the old one still has value, indeed the good ones are offered alternatively as a domestic battery. Deterioration doesn't matter so much for domestic - just add another one. There'll be a Youtube about it.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18430&Focus=310605#Comment_310605 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18430&Focus=310605#Comment_310605 Sat, 09 May 2026 09:20:23 +0100 djh