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by csours 1488 days ago
If you expect your solar panels to power your house when the grid goes down, make sure you check that. They most likely will not, unless you've added a battery and switches.
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And an inverter!
The battery is largely optional. The critical bits are the switch, aka “microgrid interconnection device”, and the inverter’s ability to make a decent sine wave without grid assistance.
Only kind of. Without a battery your power will go out every time a cloud covers the sun, unless you have a hugely oversized array.