Home Solar, Batteries & Energy

Updates are delayed. Showing the last checked articles.

• BBattery technology [Reddit]2026-10-12✓ Read

  Anyone got one of these to work properly? 20v LVP

  they are supposed to protect 20v batteries from overdischarge. its supposed to break the circuit when the input voltage goes under 15v. i have ten of them. and i have tried 4, and all of them let the voltage go down to 12.8v or something. anyone had any experience with these? can i mod them to make them work? submitted by /u/ProfessionNo6244 [link] [comments]

  B
• EElectrek2026-10-12✓ Read

  Tesla ordered to pay $162,000 for Model X fire after failed ‘vandalism’ defense

  Tesla told a Quebec court that car fires are “generally” caused by misuse or vandalism. The judge didn’t buy it, and Tesla Canada now has to cover the C$161,700 an insurer paid out for a Model X that burned in Montreal. An expert report traced the fire to an electrical failure in the dashboard of the 2020 Model X, which was still under Tesla’s warranty. Tesla offered no data to support its theory, and the court called it out for that. more

  E
• SSolar [Reddit]2026-10-12✓ Read

  Solar Production & Energy Consumption Monitoring Without Expensive CT Clamps

  I wanted to share what I accomplished using a Raspberry Pi 5 running Home Assistant and my existing smart electricity meter. I have an Enphase solar system, but never had the consumption CT clamps installed in my electrical panel. Instead of paying for additional hardware and installation, I connected my Xcel Energy smart meter (Itron) through its Launchpad program and integrated the data into Home Assistant.

  S
• CClimate Home News2026-10-12✓ Read

  UN carbon market forces cookstove projects to protect against forest loss

  Despite lobbying for an exemption, the UN regulator has for the first time made cookstove projects cover the risk that the trees they save are later destroyed

  C
• EElectrek2026-10-12✓ Read

  No single person has spent more money to harm EVs than Tesla CEO Elon Musk

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spent over half a billion dollars on anti-EV political campaigns so far, with $276 million spent in just the last 3 months. Even Tesla acknowledges that these campaigns have harmed its business, costing it billions, and has taken the extraordinary measure of asking its CEO to stop – yet he’s only accelerated his anti-EV influence in response. more

  E
• FFactor This™2026-10-12✓ Read

  Transforming public trust into an operating asset for utilities with Greg Cornett

  Greg Cornett, President of Rhode Island Energy, has written about and talked about affordability challenges at events like DTECH Northeast, underscoring the importance of the topic across the sector.

  F
• VVanDwelling - For those living life in alternative locations, or wishing to. [Reddit]2026-10-12✓ Read

  What do you reckon is the best way to keep a van from heating up while you're away from it?

  Been fantasizing about getting a white stealth camper van for ages. But alas the ultimate form of freedom is too expensive for me. But part of the dream is being able to play my Retroid Pocket 6 handheld which can play pretty much every video game ever made anywhere. Problem is that a scorching hot van wouldnt be too good for the longevity of my mobile tech.

  V
• EElectrek2026-10-12✓ Read

  Smart #2 revives the electric Fortwo with 290 km of range for €19,990

  Smart is back in the two-seater business. The Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture unveiled the all-electric Smart #2 at the Paris Motor Show today, with a 35.8 kWh LFP battery, up to 290 km (180 miles) of WLTP range, and a starting price of €19,990. That’s more than double the range of the last Smart EQ Fortwo, which never got DC fast charging. Early orders open in Europe tomorrow, and deliveries start in 2027. more

  E
• SSolar [Reddit]2026-10-12✓ Read

  Buzzing from fuse board/consumer when solar output is high — anyone had this?

  Hi all, hoping someone has come across this. I recently had solar and a battery installed. The fuse board is in my office, and I’ve noticed a fairly loud buzzing when solar output gets above roughly 5–7 kW. The battery was full, so I think most of the excess was going back to the grid. Today I heard it again, checked the app and saw the panels had gone above 5 kW just as the clouds cleared. The installers have already replaced the new 32 A solar breaker and said they tightened the connections, but the noise has returned.

  S
• EElectrek2026-10-12✓ Read

  Huawei-backed AITO sets Europe launch for fall 2027 with 4 luxury SUVs

  AITO will start selling cars in Europe in the fall of 2027. The Chinese luxury SUV brand, built by Seres with Huawei’s technology, confirmed the timing at the Paris Motor Show today, where it showed the AITO 9, 8, 7, and 6. AITO sold 426,000 vehicles in 2025, more than any other Chinese luxury brand. Now it has a date for Europe. But you won’t find the word “Huawei” anywhere in its Paris press kit. more

  E
• CCleanTechnica2026-10-12✓ Read

  Glasgow’s Buses Reveal Britain’s Transit Experiment

  Walk around Glasgow as I did this summer and the bus companies are hard to miss. First Glasgow, McGill’s, Stagecoach and other operators have their own brands and vehicles, which can make the city look as though its public transport system has been divided among private companies. Being a bit ... [continued] The post Glasgow’s Buses Reveal Britain’s Transit Experiment appeared first on CleanTechnica.

  C
• CCarbon Brief2026-10-12✓ Read

  Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit

  Between 19 and 30 October, 196 parties will gather to hammer out the precise wording of the dozens of legal texts that make up the decisions under the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD.

  C
• CCleanTechnica2026-10-12✓ Read

  EU Passenger Package: A Golden Opportunity to Maximise Green Travel

  The EU Passenger Package still falls short of aligning with the EU’s climate targets and is not harmonious enough with the EU’s rail policy agenda. The EU Passenger Package is a big leap forward to passenger rights, and presents vast progress in dragging European rail ticketing out of the stone ... [continued] The post EU Passenger Package: A Golden Opportunity to Maximise Green Travel appeared first on CleanTechnica.

  C
• EElectrek2026-10-12✓ Read

  NHTSA weighs probe into claims Tesla Robotaxis speed in school zones

  A new defect petition accuses Tesla’s Robotaxis of speeding through active school zones, and NHTSA has opened a file to decide whether to investigate. The agency puts the affected fleet at about 1,000 vehicles, Model Y and Cybercab. It’s the third federal action aimed at Tesla’s driverless fleet in about five weeks, after an audit query and a Special Order over how the Cybercab was certified. more

  E
• SSolar Power World2026-10-12✓ Read

  September/October 2026 issue: Preparing for tomorrow’s solar and storage trends

  How much is an electron worth? I’ve been staying inside a lot more this year because the weather in Pennsylvania has been mercurial. Frequent

  S
• HHeatmapHeatmap News2026-10-12✓ Read

  A Trio of Powerful Storms Slam into North America

  Current conditions: Japan is bracing for two major storms as Typhoon Nolo and the newly formed Typhoon Koguma barrel toward the country • A brief heat wave in Chicago is driving temperatures up past 85 degrees Fahrenheit today • It’s a sunny day in San Salvador Island, where the Genoan explorer Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas exactly 534 years ago today, when the indigenous Lucayan people called the smallest inhabited part of the Bahamas “Guanahani.”

  H
• EElectrek2026-10-12✓ Read

  This electric motorcycle company just hit 10 million battery swaps – and it’s profitable

  Brazilian electric motorcycle and battery-swapping company Vammo is hitting several major milestones as it prepares to take its model beyond its home of São Paulo, including reaching EBITDA profitability, surpassing 10 million battery swaps, and growing to more than 10,000 active riders. more

  E
• HHeatmapHeatmap News2026-10-12✓ Read

  Jared Huffman Wants to See Some Changes to the Senate’s Permitting Bill

  The California Democrat and current ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee is suspicious of all the “now or never.”

  H
• FFactor This™2026-10-12✓ Read

  Cannot stop the battery | Factor This Brief

  PJM fast tracks gas and storage, ContourGlobal reaches two major milestones, Northland Power finishes Alberta's biggest battery, Voltus raises $225M in a Series D, Doral is done building Mammoth Solar, and Pivot Energy refinances to support community solar.

  F
• IInside Climate News2026-10-12✓ Read

  Food for Feed

  This week, co-host Jake Bolster takes a deep dive into the global seafood industry with reporter Johnny Sturgeon and the Outlaw Ocean Project.By Jake Bolster, Johnny Sturgeon

  I

Know a source we’re missing? Tell us about it