First Week with Solar Power
Greetings, everyone!
This week brought some wild weather to Bucharest, with Cyclone Barbara hitting us on Wednesday.
Amid all that, my EcoFlow order finally arrived, featuring a 1 kWh portable battery. I went for the Delta 3, and I have to say, I’m genuinely impressed with the feature set. Thanks to a running promotion, I managed to grab it for €711.55.
While I couldn’t connect my solar panel to the battery (still waiting for an extra cable before I can do that), I’ve already used the battery as a backup power source during the storm and for a few tech experiments at home.
Here’s my current solar setup:
- Canadian Solar 610W N-type TOPCon Bifacial panel
- EcoFlow STREAM microinverter
- EcoFlow Delta 3 portable power station
Total investment: 904.72 EUR
Despite the gloomy weather, my system managed to generate 5.57 kWh in the first week, already saving me 1.75 EUR:
How cool is that? I’m genuinely amazed by how far solar tech has come, and how accessible it’s become for home use!
If anyone else is interested in EcoFlow, perhaps you could use my referral for a 10% discount on your orders:
https://www.ecoflow.com/eu/referral-rewards?inviteCode=A3QJMTYNRE
Have fun!
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Wow! I had no idea you were in Romania or that Europeans used the word cyclone.
Good luck with your solar.
It is a rare event here, but yes, we have it. In Romanian, we call it "ciclon".
Thanks a lot!
!PIMP
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I hope everything is fine after the cyclone, and it looks like the solar power is working well for now. I hope you get that cable soon.
The battery is using an XT60i connector for DC input from a solar panel. I ordered one, but there's no hurry, as I use the inverter to inject it into the home socket.
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stay safe. yea, nice looking little box.. I intend to build one later, for now I got a few battery power banks since I am still mobile.. I wish u luck with ur solar panels and that should be great also.. :)
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you can now connect to https://sourceful.energy/
I checked Sourceful, but I don't believe I'm eligible to join. My country is not listed there, and I don't have a smart meter with a P1 interface. Curious that they decided to build their own hardware interface to the reader instead of using common APIs to interface.
Thanks for the hint.
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