As we move into 2023, we are seeing a monumental shift wisdom regarding how we generate and consume energy.
We’re moving towards a future[1], where homes generate and consume their own energy.
The current situation whereby power plants are a long way from large centres (think Auckland with 40% of the country’s population and 56% of power generation being in the South Island), leads to significant transmission losses.
With generation nearer or at the source of consumption these losses disappear. It also defers the need to build costly infrastructure – dam’s and transmission lines aren’t cheap!
A reliable electrical connection is a necessity of any society. Control and independence from the national grid is another large advantage for the modern homeowner. By taking control of one’s own electrical generation we are insulated from grid emergencies and provides a hedge against increasing electricity prices.
The Home Power Plant & Electric Vehicle
With your own power plant and all this energy generation; what are you to do? Of course, you may sell back to the national grid, or use it to fuel your transportation! By producing and consuming our own energy we can drive our cars the same way. Solar systems and electric vehicles are the ideal pairing.
The batteries within an EV can contain enough capacity to power an entire household for days. Think of the situation, the sun’s shining and your home solar system is charging the car. At night, or when the weather turns, the car is boiling the kettle or powering the telly.
It is the technology of the future, the technology of your future, of my future, of our future.
