The H5000 and H5001 are available now through authorized distributors. The HB5, HB51, B07LF and B10LF will be available in Q4 2018.

It’s a major change, but New Mike wanted to cash in on his home’s extremely sunny location. And various state and federal government incentive programs and tax write-offs are helping bring the sticker price down by more than half, he says.

The units are sized at 3.8, 5.0 and 6.0 kW sizes (SMA PDF specification page). The hardware is noted as accepting Li-ion batteries that are AC coupled with the unit. The spec pages suggest LG and BYD batteries, plus to check out SMA-Americas.com for additional units approved.

The Volt did develop a loyal fan base, many of whom are upset with the company for scrubbing the project.

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1. Old Mike loved his red Ford S-350 diesel pickup truck, a gas-guzzling beast that could hold a plow or tow his ATVs and tools. It was big, loud, and powerful, he says, and his sons loved riding in it.

DC systems begin to lose their cost advantage, however, as system sizes become larger. As the size of solar and storage increases, economies of scale realized via power conversion and other hardware components don’t translate to overall system capex, as PV modules and batteries start to make up more of the cost stack.

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Customers describe Eddie’s as a “Cheers” type of place known for its chicken wings, tacos and peel-and-eat shrimp. It’s filled with wood paneling, Tiffany-style light fixtures and video-gaming machines along one wall.

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Like the lithium-ion batteries that power most electric vehicles on the road today, flow batteries release energy through chemical reactions between the ends of the battery and a substance known as electrolyte. In a lithium-ion battery, the electrolyte sits between the ends of the battery; when it’s depleted, it has to be recharged. In a flow battery, the electrolyte is pumped from a tank through the battery; when it’s depleted, it can simply be swapped out for a fresh batch.

“We’ve had dozens of other clubs approach us about working with them in the same way,” Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, Octopus Energy’s director of product and marketing, tells Inverse.