If your device can be disabled remotely, it isn't your device.
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2024
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I'm really looking forward to solar, but I will never touch anything I don't own myself, for this exact reason. They took the shitty business model of game "licensing" and applied it to physical goods. The other issue is that sometimes your power can go out and you've got solar panels, but they're owned by the utility company, run straight to the grid, and you're not allowed to use them, making them useless for you.
Damn I was planning on a sol-ark package in the spring...
Any recommendations for a non-connected (budget-friendly if possible) brand to look for?
I like the MorningStar brand, but they aren't cheap. I wrote a review here if you're interested: http://www.gogreenit.net/index.php?page=morningstar-tristar-60a-mppt
My preference has become Maximum Solar. They work with button and LCD control. It ain't convenient but I reprogram them only twice a year - when transitioning between summer (hot, energy surplus, preserve batteries by not charging them fully) and winter configurations (cold, energy deficit, fill batteries to the maximum). I've thought about automating that, but didn't bother.
Got a link? that name isn't very unique :(
Oh, indeed, that's a common problem with them. :) You can find them here:
I just installed a sol ark system, and can confirm that they work just as well with a pi and Solar Assistant. Not open source, but integrates well with homeassistant and no need for network connecting the actual electrical equipment, just usb.
I never let my energy devices onto the Internet. The house controller - a Raspberry Pi - is allowed when I wire it to the router using an ethernet cable.
If I worked at the company which did the cyberattack, I would fear both civil liability and prosecution.