Pemadaman Listrik / Electricity Blackouts

[Dave70]

Why not? Via the solar panels

Really!? How big should the capacity be? Is permit from PLN required?

 

[jstar]

Permit is a bit of a formality. But you need to switch your PLN prepaid meter to postpaid.

On average 4 panels which generate 6 kW or so will get you 30 km on a daily base

 

[Balifrog]

I guess you never really read the conclusion of the investigative report from the EU expert panel? It had nothing to do with solar power.

https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/blackout/28-april-2025-iberian-blackout/

Really ? You believe that type of very sweet talk that blames nobody ?

 

[Balifrog]

Electricity production in France on 17 June

Solar and windmills insignifiant...

 

[jstar]

Really ? You believe that type of very sweet talk that blames nobody ?

Okay. So you didn’t read it.

For those who want something more accessible:

One year after Spain’s blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on

Though solar was initially incorrectly blamed for crisis, renewables have helped insulate Spain from gas price rises caused by war in Middle East

www.theguardian.com

 

[Jaime C]

When we first remodeled our house in Bandung before moving in, we set up a UPS, but it wasn’t useful for long.

I‘ve heard less than great stuff about Jackery reliability.

My wife went to see a Bluetti dealer today. I have a feeling we might go with a 1kwh unit at first. I’m sure pricing will come down a lot. The US versions seem to go on sale for about $300 per KWH of storage. Luckily, we can survive on fans, just keep a smaller fridge working, cpap machine and such.

I’ve encouraged my wife to have a 3 week supply of water bottles, cooking gas, rice, etc. In a real national emergency don’t count on quick help. Have plenty of shelf stable food.

 

[jstar]

I‘ve heard less than great stuff about Jackery reliability.

It does have a rather good name. And it is officially represented in RI. Obviously all from China like the others even if they position themselves as a US company. With the 5 (3+2) year warranty I wouldn’t be too concerned.

But with a payback of more than 6 year for a 1500 Pro for instance, it doesn’t make a lot of sense compared to other solutions (battery, inverter, panels). With which you can run the whole house instead of just a pool pump or so. (I’m not interested in taking it camping.)

It’s a shame Jackery doesn’t offer the (new) FridgeGuard solution in Indonesia (yet) for people like you who need only a small supply of power. Perhaps it takes some time to make the 230/240V version?

 

[Hawk256]

Perhaps it takes some time to make the 230/240V version?

Literally one different part and that is if they aren't already using a switching power supply. The cost for the part should be the same but they would have to change production over. That would probably be where the expense comes in.