We also do have a generator, not wired into the house just with a couple outlets on it.
We have never used it, even during power outages before we installed the batteries. It is too inconvenient to pull the fridge out from the wall and run a power cord out the door.
We'd probably have used it for a days-long outage, but a couple hour outage was not enough.
@danderson We installed two Powerwalls in 2019, 27 kWh total capacity.
Being able to charge overnight and power the house in late afternoon makes time-of-use electricity billing really work. All of the incentives are lined up: we avoid drawing from the grid during the peak load, and use batteries to loadshift what we cannot avoid.
@skinnylatte Our eldest sprog (now studying biosystems engineering) is absolutely bonkers for Octopi. We get a neverending series of Amazing Octopus Facts.
If a spot opens up in this ecclesiastical hierarchy, I think she'll take it.
