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I couldn't find a price on the website (the $99 is just for a reservation) but from this thread it looks like it's priced at $1k [1].
For context, in the USA, 30 KWh is a rough estimate for average daily home usage [2].
[0] https://pilaenergy.com/tech-specs#faq
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43333996
[2] https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/electricit...
Also, FWIW, it appears your web page pricing is slightly cheaper per kWh than the Lion, so good on you.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is essentially a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) with an app. The UPS basically passes power from the wall to your fridge until there's a power outage. At that point it flips to using the battery to send power to your fridge.
But with the added benefit that it charges during the day on solar and then powers device during the night. My one question would be: does it work with home assistant? It would be great to integrate in te energy dashboard.
As an important caveat on solar: if I'm reading correctly, it appears that the main unit only has support for a small amount of solar input directly connected to it (100 W, which makes me suspect it may be using USB PD for input), while larger amounts need the expansion pack, or a separately installed system.
Based on experiments like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtNq-0kV8YM, I'm extremely skeptical. Can you back this claim?
Also, why are people going to spend $1,300 on this when a good UPS is a fraction of the price, and (for example) an Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus is $3,200?
I've just been looking for a UPS for my home lab. Do your batteries need any kind of an internet connection to set up or operate? Assuming I wouldn't want to use the app.
How many people regularly experience power outages (ok, if you're American relying on Canadian electricity, you might have a right to be concerned).
I'm surprised you're not touting the "save on your power bill" benefits. Could this not store power when rates are low, and use the battery when rates are higher, while maintaining a balanced minimum storage amount to ensure power is available should the power go out?
I'd think it could be quite smart about this if you looked at weather patterns and other factors to calculate a likelihood of an outage, and ensured more back-up was available.
From a selling stand-point, isn't saving money every day a better feature than "just in case the electricity goes out"?
off grid here for many years self built systems can do the math for solar powered,off grid sytems with battery banks, in my head. The numbers posted with battery back up system are so wildly inflated as to be absurd, laughable , 32hrs for a fridge, it wont run a big fridge for 1 hr, tiny fridge for 5 hrs. bar fridge, laptop, phone and one light might make 24hrs, might, when its new, hot weather, fergetit. the way it'…
Any way to get 240V out of the ecosystem?
Our first product is focused on 120V, but we'll be iterating on a 240V option. Out of curiosity which 240V loads are you most interested to connect?
Any timeline yet for international distribution?