Chicagoland Storms
Hello to all my fellow Illinois Base users. I finally got to really put my system to the test today. After the severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings in Plainfield, my power was “out” for about 6 hours before finally being restored. I have a single 25kWh battery in a rather larger house and when the electricity came back on we still had about 66% battery life left.
For a a house that is ~4000 sq ft, I really can’t complain about how well it did. No disruptions and I was the only one in the neighborhood with power during that time. Even the small hospital down the street was rationing power and only really had the ER up and running. We could still use Internet and watch TV and really do whatever we wanted (with a slight increase in AC temp to keep the batteries going longer).
I have been told that I will be upgraded to the new 40kWh battery in the fall, so I am sure that will do even better. I also plan to grab a portable tri-fuel generator to handle longer outages. This has been the longest outage we have had since moving in to our house in 2022.
If you are in Illinois and still on the fence, I strongly suggest you get the system while the deal is ongoing ($95 install, 25% savings). And of course, use my referral so we can both get $250: