Bidirectional Charging During Grid Outages
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Bidirectional Charging During Grid Outages was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 1, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 73 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #17 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 02:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 09:52 UTC.
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I just run 120v extension cords from my EV during power outages (it has 2 15A capable outlets). I added a manual transfer switch to my furnace so it can be plugged into an extension cord, and I can power my furnace, blower, refrigerator and freezer, wifi and internet for a couple of days. I really wanted to set up an…
My biggest problem with batteries for grid outages is that the only outages I am actually concerned with would drain them to zero before the outage is resolved. For short term, smaller/portable batteries are fantastic at bridging a few hours. Plug the wifi & fridge in and you can sometimes go for 2-3 days. I am not…
This entire area is a mess, I spent a year or so trying to get bidirectional charging set up at home in the UK. I even went to several of the vendors mentioned in that post and said "I've got basically a blank cheque and permission to do whatever you want however you want, even use it all as a case study to make this…
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Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 09:52 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
#17 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 02:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
It was first seen on Nov 1, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (73 checks) since.
90 points and 131 comments; submitted by luu on Oct 31, 2026.