09-12-2016, 03:44 AM
Not exactly HELCO, but oh so ironic:
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...on-closure
have helco be your generator ... They would just top off the batteries
I've been saying something like this for years. One of the engineering problems with power distribution/consumption is that the entire system must react instantly to demand. If that instantaneous demand were "buffered" with a small on-site battery bank, grid utilization becomes far easier to plan and manage.
string of the next size up, L16 batteries, is about $2500
Spend a little bit more and get Rolls "Surette" L16s, there's a dealer in Kona.
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...on-closure
have helco be your generator ... They would just top off the batteries
I've been saying something like this for years. One of the engineering problems with power distribution/consumption is that the entire system must react instantly to demand. If that instantaneous demand were "buffered" with a small on-site battery bank, grid utilization becomes far easier to plan and manage.
string of the next size up, L16 batteries, is about $2500
Spend a little bit more and get Rolls "Surette" L16s, there's a dealer in Kona.