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by Reason077 1762 days ago
The article overstates the conversion losses anyway. Modern solar inverters are something like 95%+ efficient.

Consumer devices vary, but it’s a safe bet that modern cool-to-the-touch GaN power adapters are far more efficient than those old black bricks from the 1990s.

Saving a few % just isn’t worth all the incompatibility and inconvenience of rewiring your entire house for.

380-volt DC sounds dangerous!