After a massive wind and lightning storm left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power in Idaho, one homeowner was able to keep his lights on with a solar and battery storage system.
The owner of The Grass-fed Homestead shared a video on his YouTube channel (@TheGrassfedHomestead) explaining the setup that helped save the day and avoid enduring a multiday blackout.
He showed footage of a power line on fire, likely from a lightning strike, along with downed trees that had knocked out power to his street. However, he was fortunate to have four Li Time 48-volt 100 amp-hour batteries and solar panels to keep his meat freezers and all other appliances running.
Over several days without electricity, his batteries remained at least 78% charged, meaning the solar panels were drawing more than sufficient sunlight to recharge the system.
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Commenters on the YouTube video were impressed with the owner's off-grid system.
"Glad to see you are testing your resilience at The Grass-Fed Homestead, and a successful one at that," one person said.
"Pretty amazing that even just four panels gives you an immense amount of flexibility in handling a utility outage," another commenter shared.
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