V2H Lite Using V2L a Power Station and a Power Inlet Box
I installed a 30A power inlet box in my garage to use for V2H during power outages. My EV should be able to power my house for 2+ days before I need to supercharge. And I'll be able to send power to any circuits in my house that I want. Don't worry, the project was permitted. My area is on the 2023 NEC and my inspector was good with my plan, but rules may be different in your area, so check. The plan is to use a V2L product to send power from my EV to my home's main electrical panel. Optionally you can place a power station/battery backup between the V2L and the power inlet. The power station would provide a larger inverter for more power. And it's battery would provide a buffer so you could use more power during high demand hours and top off the power stations battery at lower demand times like at night. This method will provide a useful amount of power for most households. The average US home uses only 30 KWh of power per day. That's just 1.25 KWh/hour, less than what a typical V2L device provides. The power station would provide the buffer and allow you to intermittently power loads that draw more power than your V2L provides on its own. Some power stations to consider are the EcoFlow Delta Pro 3, Anker Solix F3800 and the Jackery Home Power 3000. That Jackery is the cheapest but only 120V, so you won't be powering your 240V appliances with that one (turn those breakers off). And your not going to be powering really large loads like your central AC with any of these options, you'd need to buy a larger power station. As far as third party V2L, I have my eye on Elejoy bc their product can do both 120V and 240V split phase. Note that the Magnuson Moss warranty act is a federal law preventing warranties from being voided from plugging in a third party accessory. Unless you plug in some cheap crap that actually causes damage. And of course the Cybertruck, '26 MYP and YL all have their own Tesla provided V2L solutions. There's a lot of confusion about this topic. Especially regarding the power inlet boxes. A lot of people think they can't be installed in garages or used for anything but a gas generator. I'm trying to figure out why not even electricians can agree on this subject. If you'd like to follow along with that conversation: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectricians/s/PrNuYNo0xL My best guess is it's a regional thing, the 2023 NEC seems to be interpreted differently in different areas. Like I said, it's fine where I'm at in the Pacific NW.