@anthropy @maruno Thanks, I really appreciate the effort!

@anthropy @maruno I think the warning and words of caution are fair. These batteries can cause fire and if after inspection (if me and my family is still alive) the experts say my no-name hacked battery setups caused it, I may find myself homeless. That's why despite the margins I may end up buying from an European seller. I need to put more thoughts into it.

@anthropy @maruno @TechConnectify Do you wire them between the panels and main inverter or on the AC side? I was careless when designing my setup 4 years ago and didn't think I would need batteries anytime soon, so the SMA isn't really designed for battery storage, I would have to build around it.

@anthropy @maruno @TechConnectify Since I would be buying separate batteries and BMS in that case, that requires research and knowing perfectly what I do. But the price difference seems worth it, I'll delay this until I have to to work on it.
Thanks for sharing your experience.

@anthropy @maruno @TechConnectify I wanted SMA (5kW dual input single phase) but it was a mistake. Where would you recommend buying batteries in Europe? The prices I found were around 300€/kWh so way more expensive than what you tell me, but I haven't done thorough research yet (I wanted to study my overnight power requirements first)

@anthropy @maruno @TechConnectify My budget to install 8kWp on my roof in Belgium when I bought the panels in 2023: 4K€ panels, 2K€ supports, screws, cables etc. 1.5K€ inverter and at least 50 hours of my time (not finished yet). Today the panels part could be reduced to 2K, but the energy policy makes injected energy worthless, so I have to account for a battery for when my EV isn't charging.
Panels are cheap but we're often forgetting the other equipment and work needed to install them.

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