Yet another vibe coded project. Here in Uvita the quality of electrical service is horrible! We get wild fluctuations in voltage throughout the town many times a today (over 20 today). So, I built a crowd-sourced data collection pattern to help gather tangible data to compile into a formal complaint with the regulators.
Seem like off-grid solar would be pretty useful there, considering there isn't the low sun winter season!? Even with minimal batteries.
From folks in the area with solar, at the height of the rainy season they’ve gone 24 hours with virtually no input from the panels.
Have you looked into a UPS or house battery?
I have UPS on my electronics and these voltage suppressors on all appliances. Still, they fail and need to be replaced annually. Also this stuff isn’t cheap. $150 battery to protect a $250 TV? Ugh. I mean for me it’s fine, I can afford it, but this issue affects the whole town. Everyone is pissed off at having to replace their fridge all the time.
You seem well situated to transition to off-grid solar with local demand response. Basically max out the solar capacity of your roof, use it to top up a house battery, mine bitcoin with the excess power.
If your solar generation is less than electrical demand, top up the battery from the grid. Is there a more stable grid time where the voltage swings are less severe?
Requires up front capital investment from the homeowner and skilled labor to install and maintain. Y'all have a ton of real estate capital, low cost of labor, abundant energy. When I think of good geographies for this model I think of Costa Rica.
Do you have any ASIC suppliers nearby?
