Izindleko zokusebenzisa izinto zikhuphuka ngokungaphezi e-United States, futhi umonakalo wemvelo wokushisa amafutha ezindlini zethu usungasekwe ukungawunaki. Njalo ebusika, imindeni iyesaba ukukhuphuka kwezindleko zokufudumeza, futhi njalo ehlobo, izindleko zomoya opholile ziyakhipha imali emindenini. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukukhathazeka ngokukhishwa kwekhabhoni kanye nekhwalithi yomoya endlini kugqugquzela abanikazi bezindlu ukuthi bafune indlela ehlakaniphile yokuphila. Impendulo isekushintsheni kukagesi endlini—ukushintsha okuhlelekile ukusuka kugesi namafutha kuya kubuchwepheshe bukagesi obusebenza kahle kakhulu. Okuhola lolu shintsho yi-lifei, igama elithembekile ezixazululweni zikagesi elihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe nokufinyeleleka. Noma ngabe ubhekene nokukhuphuka kwamandla endaweni yami noma uzibuza ngokuzinza kwamandla kagesi endlini, i-lifei inikeza imikhiqizo nobuchwepheshe ukwenza ikhaya lakho likulungele ikusasa. Lo mhlahlandlela ukuhambisa kuzo zonke izinyathelo zohambo, kusukela ekuqondeni izinto eziyisisekelo kuya ekusebenziseni uhlelo oluphelele lokushintsha kukagesi olonga imali, luvikele imvelo, futhi luphakamise izinga lokuphila kwakho.

Ukufakwa kagesi ekhaya kuyinqubo yokushintsha izinto ezisebenza ngophethiloli ezincike emithonjeni yamandla—njengeziko lokufudumeza elisebenzisa igesi, izihlanganisi zamanzi ezisebenzisa igesi, nezitofu zegesi—zifakwe ezinye ezisebenza ngogesi ezinamandla ahlanzekile. Akukhona nje ukushintsha into eyodwa ngomunye; kumelela ushintsho olukhulu endleleni indlu esebenzisa ngayo futhi ilawule amandla. Esikhundleni sokushisa igesi yemvelo noma ipropane, indlu yakho isebenza ngogesi ongatholakala emithonjeni evuselelekayo njengamandla elanga noma omoya. I-Lifei idlala indima ebalulekile kulolu shintsho ngokunikeza uhlelo oluphelele lwezinto zikagesi eziphambili, kusukela kumaphaneli kagesi ahlakaniphile kuya kumaphampu okushisa nezishaja zezimoto zikagesi. Cabanga ngendlu lapho ukufudumeza, ukupholisa, ukushisisa amanzi, ukupheka, nokuwasha konke kusebenza ngobuchwepheshe kagesi osebenzayo, kulawulwa uhlelo olulodwa oluhlakaniphile. Lowo ngumbono wokufakwa kagesi okuphelele endlini, futhi i-Lifei ikwenza kube okusebenzayo futhi kufinyeleleke. Emindenini ethola ukungabi bikho kukagesi endaweni yami ngesikhathi sokuphazamiseka, izixazululo ze-Lifei zokugcina amandla ngebhethri zinikeza amandla okusekela athembekile, okuqinisekisa ukuthi indlu yakho ihlala ikhululekile futhi isebenza ngaphandle kwezimo zegridi.

Isiqumo sokufaka ugesi ekhaya lakho siza nezinto eziningi ezinzuzo ezingaphezu nje kokunakekela imvelo. Okokuqala nokubalulekile ukonga imali. Izinto zikagesi eziphumelelayo ze-Lifei zisebenzisa amandla amancane kakhulu kunalezo ezisebenzisa igesi, futhi uma zihlanganiswa nokuphathwa kwamandla okuhlakaniphile, ungashintsha ukusetshenziswa kube ngezikhathi ezingaphandle kwezikhathi eziphakeme ukuze uthole amanani aphansi. Abaninzi bezindlu ezindaweni ezinjengezinsizakalo zikagesi zaseningizimu-maphakathi babike ukwehla okukhulu kwezindleko zikagesi zanyanga zonke ngemuva kokushintshela kumaphampu okushisa e-Lifei kanye nezishisi zamanzi eziphampu zokushisa. Okwesibili, umthelela emvelweni mkhulu: ukususa igesi yemvelo ekhaya lakho kunganciphisa umkhondo wakho wekhabhoni ngamaphesenti afinyelela ku-50, kuye ngokuthi inethiwekhi yendawo yakho injani. Okwesithathu, impilo nokuphepha kuthuthuka kakhulu ngoba izinto zikagesi azikhiqizi amagesi avuthayo ngaphakathi ekhaya lakho. Akukho bungozi bokuthola ubuthi be-carbon monoxide, futhi ikhwalithi yomoya wangaphakathi iyathuthuka uma ususa ukupheka nokufudumeza ngegesi. Okwesine, ikhaya elinikwe amandla kagesi ngokugcwele elinezinhlelo ezihlakaniphile ze-Lifei linenani eliphezulu lokuthengiswa kabusha, njengoba abathengi beya befuna izakhiwo ezigcina amandla nezilungele ikusasa. Ekugcineni, ubuhle bokulawula lonke iphrofayili yamandla ekhaya lakho kusuka kuhlelo olulodwa—ukuqapha konke kusukela ekusetshenzisweni kukagesi endlini kuya esimweni sebhethri—kungeza izinga lokunethezeka nokulawula okungenakufaniswa nezindlu ezijwayelekile.

Ukuqala iphrojekthi ephelele yokufaka ugesi endlini kungazwakala kunzima, kodwa i-lifei yenza inqubo ibe lula ngokusebenzisa indlela ecacile, enezigaba. Isinyathelo sokuqala ukuhlolwa kwezamandla okwenziwa nguchwepheshe kuhlangene nokuvikela isimo sezulu—ukuvimba ukuvuza, ukuthuthukisa ukugquma, nokuqinisekisa ukuthi indlu yakho iqinile ukuze izinhlelo ezintsha zikagesi zisebenze ngempumelelo ephezulu. Isinyathelo sesibili sihilela ukuthuthukisa iphaneli yakho kagesi, futhi lapha lapho i-smart panel ye-lifei ikhanya khona. Iphaneli yesimanje engu-200-amp enama-smart breakers ayikwazi nje ukumelana nomthwalo owengeziwe ovela kumaphampu okushisa nezishaja zezimoto zikagesi, kodwa futhi inikeza idatha yesikhathi sangempela nge-voltage yendlu namandla, ikuxwayisa ngezinkinga ezingaba khona ngaphambi kokuba zibe izimo eziphuthumayo. Isinyathelo sesithathu siwumsebenzisi omkhulu wamandla ezindlini eziningi: ukushisisa nokupholisa. I-Lifei inikeza amaphampu okushisa asebenza kahle ezindaweni ezibandayo, ahlinzeka ukufudumala okuphumelelayo ngisho nalapho amazinga okushisa angaphandle ehla ngaphansi kweqhwa. Isinyathelo sesine siqondise ukushisisa amanzi, lapho i-heat pump water heater ye-lifei isebenzisa umoya otholakala endaweni ukushisisa amanzi ngezindleko ezingaphansi kwengxenye yesithathu yeyunithi evamile kagesi. Isinyathelo sesihlanu sibhekene nekhishi nendawo yokuwasha: izitofu ze-induction ziyashesha futhi ziphephile kunezegesi, futhi ama-heat pump dryer awomisa izingubo ngobumnene nangempumelelo ngaphandle kokukhipha umoya opholile ngaphandle. Kuso sonke isinyathelo, i-lifei iqinisekisa ukuthi izingxenye ziyahambisana nokuthi ingqalasizinda kagesi yekhaya lakho ingakwazi ukuphatha ushintsho ngokushelela.

Enye yemibuzo evame ukubuzwa ngabanikazi bezindlu imayelana nokutshalwa kwezimali okudingekayo ekuqaleni ukuze kugqitshwe ugesi ngokuphelele. Izindleko ziyahlukahluka kuye ngobukhulu bekhaya lakho, ingqalasizinda kagesi ekhona, kanye nenani lezinto zikagesi ozishintsha ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ukuhlukaniswa okuvamile kufaka phakathi u-$1,500 kuya ku-$4,000 wokuthuthukisa iphaneli iye ku-200 amps, u-$4,000 kuya ku-$8,000 wesistimu ye-heat pump ye-HVAC, u-$1,200 kuya ku-$2,500 wokushisisa amanzi nge-heat pump, u-$1,000 kuya ku-$2,000 wesitofu se-induction, kanye no-$800 kuya ku-$1,500 womshini wokomisa we-heat pump. Uma ukuhlanganisa konke, iphrojekthi ephelele yokugqitshwa kukagesi ingasukela ku-$10,000 kuya ku-$25,000 ngaphambi kwezikhuthazo. Nokho, izixazululo ezingabizi kakhulu ze-lifei kanye namaphakheji ahlanganisiwe kwehlisa kakhulu lezi zinombolo. Izikweletu zentela zikahulumeni ngaphansi koMthetho Wokunciphisa Ukwehla Kwamandla zihlanganisa kuze kufike emaphesentini angu-30 ezindleko ezifanelekayo, futhi izifundazwe eziningi nezinkampani zikagesi zinikeza izaphulelo ezengeziwe. Kubanikazi bezindlu ezindaweni ezinjengendawo ye-mid south electric, izikhuthazo zikagesi zendawo zinganciphisa izindleko eziphelele. Isu elihlakaniphile ukushintsha ngezigaba: njengoba into ngayinye yegesi ifinyelela ekupheleni kwempilo yayo, yishintshe nge-lifei elingana nalo likagesi. Lokhu kusabalalisa utshalomali eminyakeni embalwa kuyilapho kwehlisa ngokushesha izikweletu zakho zanyanga zonke. Esikhathini esiyiminyaka eyishumi, ukonga okunqwabelene okuvela ekusetshenzisweni kwamandla okuncishisiwe ngokuvamile kudlula utshalomali oluphelele lokuqala, okwenza ukugqitshwa kukagesi kube isinqumo esihle ngokwezimali.

Okwenza i-lifei ihluke ngempela uhlelo lwayo oluhlanganisiwe lwemikhiqizo yamandla ahlakaniphile esebenza ndawonye ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwekhaya lakho. Inhliziyo yalolu hlelo i-lifei smart electrical panel, ethatha indawo yebhokisi lemijikelezo evamile ngendawo yokuphatha amandla edijithali. Iphaneli iqapha wonke umjikelezo ngesikhathi sangempela, ibone ukungahambi kahle, futhi ingakwazi ukunciphisa imithwalo engabalulekile ngezikhathi zesidingo esiphezulu ukuze ivimbele ukugcwala ngokweqile. Uma ihlanganiswa nesitoreji sebhethri le-lifei—esitholakala ngezilinganiso eziguquguqukayo ukusuka ku-10kWh kuya ku-80kWh—ikhaya lakho liba i-microgrid ekwazi ukusebenza ngokuzimela ngesikhathi sokucisha kukagesi. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu emindenini ehlangabezana nokungabi bikho kukagesi endaweni yami ngemva kweziphepho noma ngezikhathi zokucisha kukagesi okuhleliwe. Ibhethri ligcina amandla avela kumapaneli elanga noma kugesi ngezikhathi zamanani aphansi bese likhipha amandla lapho izintengo zikagesi zikhuphuka. I-Lifei iphinde inikeze uhla olugcwele lwezishaja ze-EV ezihlangana nephaneli ehlakaniphile, ezikuvumela ukuthi ushaje imoto yakho kagesi ngezikhathi ezingaphandle kwamahora aphezulu ngokuzenzakalelayo. Lonke uhlelo lulawuleka nge-app yeselula ekutshengisa ngokuqondile ukuthi umshini ngamunye usebenzisa amandla amangaki, ukuthi umkhiqizo wakho welanga okwamanje ungakanani, nokuthi umthamo webhethri usele ungakanani. Leli zinga lokubona nokulawula lisho ukuthi ungakwazi ukuphendula ekukhuphukeni kwamandla endaweni yami ngokunqamula ngokuzenzakalelayo imishini ebucayi, uvikele izinto zakho zikagesi eziyigugu emonakalweni. Uhlelo lwe-lifei lwakhelwe ukukhula nezidingo zakho, luqala ngokuthuthukiswa okulula kwephaneli futhi lunwetshwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ukuze luhlanganise isitoreji, ukuhlanganiswa kwelanga, nokushaja kwe-EV.

Ukushintsha ikhaya lakho lisuka emafutheni ezinto eziphilayo liye kugesi akudingekile ukuba kube yinkinga uma ulandela imithetho elandelayo. Okokuqala, yenza uhlelo olunezigaba olubeka phambili izinto ezisetshenziswa kakhulu amandla—ukufudumeza nokushisisa amanzi—bese ushiya izinto ezincane kamuva. Lokhu kukuvumela ukuthi utshale imali ngokushesha ngenkathi usabalalisa izindleko eziyinhloko. Okwesibili, hlala uqasha osonkontileka abaqinisekisiwe be-lifei abaqeqeshelwe izidingo ezithile zokufaka imikhiqizo ye-lifei. Ukufakwa okungafanele kungaholela ekulahlekelweni ukusebenza kahle futhi kudale izinkinga zokusebenza. Okwesithathu, vikela ikusasa lezintambo zekhaya lakho ngokufaka amapayipi futhi ushiye indawo epaneleni lakho ukuze ungeze amasekhethi engeziwe, noma ngabe awufaki amandla elanga noma isitoreji sebhethri okwamanje. Okwesine, hlanganisa ukufakwa kwakho noma nini lapho kungenzeka. Isibonelo, ukufaka ipompo lokushisa kanye neshisisi samanzi ngesikhathi esisodwa kunganciphisa izindleko zabasebenzi futhi kwenze ukuthola imvume kube lula. Okwesihlanu, sebenzisa amathuba atholakalayo ngokuphelele ngokucwaninga izinhlelo zikahulumeni, izifundazwe, nezendawo ngaphambi kokuthi uqale. Umkontileka wakho we-lifei uvame ukukusiza ukuthi ulawule amaphepha. Okwesithupha, fundisa amalungu omndeni wakho ukuthi awasebenzise kahle amasistimu amasha ahlakaniphile—ukuqonda amazinga okusetshenziswa kwesikhathi nokuthi ungahlela kanjani izinto zikagesi kungaphinda kabili ukonga kwakho. Ekugcineni, qapha ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kwakho eduze phakathi nonyaka wokuqala ngemuva kokufakwa kukagesi ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi amasistimu asebenza njengoba kulindelekile futhi ukhombe noma yimaphi amathuba okuthuthukisa okwengeziwe.

Ezimweni eziningi, isikweletu sakho sonkana samandla sizoncipha ngemva kokushintsha kugesi, nakuba usebenzisa ugesi omningi. Ama-heat pump ka-Lifei kanye nama-heat pump water heater asebenza kahle izikhathi ezimbili kuya kwezintathu kunalawo asebenza ngegesi, ngakho ukuncipha kwezindleko zikaphethiloli ngokuvamile kudlula ukwenyuka kokusetshenziswa kukagesi. Uma uhlanganisa izinto zikagesi eziphumelelayo nokuphathwa kwamandla okuhlakaniphile kanye nokushintsha amanani esikhathi sokusebenzisa, ukonga okungu-20 kuya ku-40 ekhulwini ngenyanga kuvamile.

Izindlu eziningi ezindala zinamapaneli angu-100-amp noma angu-150-amp okungenzeka angabi namandla anele ukuphatha umthwalo owengeziwe ovela kumaphampu okushisa, izitofu zokupheka ezi-induction, kanye nezishaja ze-EV. Ukuthuthukiswa kusebenzisa i-200-amp kuvame ukutuswa, futhi iphaneli elihlakaniphile lika-lifei lenza lokho kutshalwa kwezimali kube nenzuzo nakakhulu ngokungeza ukuqapha ngesikhathi sangempela kanye namandla okuphatha umthwalo.

Indlela engabiza kancane kakhulu ukuhlanganisa izinto zikagesi eziphumelelayo ze-lifei nohlelo lwamandla elanga kanye nesitoreji sebhethri. Amandla elanga akhiqiza ugesi wamahhala emini, ibhethri ligcina amandla engeziwe ukuze asetshenziswe kusihlwa, futhi iphaneli ehlakaniphile ilungisa ukuthi udonsa nini kugridi. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, le nhlanganisela inganciphisa izindleko zakho zikagesi zibe cishe zero.

Umsebenzi ophelele wokufaka ugesi—okuhlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwephaneli, i-heat pump HVAC, i-heat pump yokushisisa amanzi, isitofu se-induction, i-heat pump yokomisa izingubo, nezilawuli ezihlakaniphile eziyisisekelo—ngokuvamile ubiza phakathi kuka-$12,000 kuya ku-$25,000 ngaphambi kwezikhuthazo. Izikweletu zentela zikahulumeni zihlanganisa amaphesenti angu-30 ezindleko ezifanele, futhi izifundazwe eziningi nezinkampani zikagesi zinikeza izaphulelo ezengeziwe ezingenza izindleko zibe ngu-$8,000 kuya ku-$15,000.

Cha, amaphaneli elanga awaphoqelekile kodwa ayasebenzisana kakhulu. Ngisho nangaphandle kwelanga, izinto zikagesi eziphumelelayo ze-lifei zizokwehlisa izindleko zakho zamandla uma kuqhathaniswa nezinto zegesi. Ukwengeza ilanga kamuva kulula ngoba iphaneli ehlakaniphile ye-lifei kanye nohlelo lwebhethri luklanyelwe ukuhlanganiswa ngaphandle kwezinkinga nama-photovoltaic arrays.

Ukukhuphuka kwamandla kungalimaza izinto zikagesi ezibucayi nezinto ezisetshenziswayo. Iphaneli ehlakaniphile ye-lifei ihlanganisa ukuvikelwa ekukhuphukeni kwamandla futhi ingazivalela ngokuzenzakalelayo izifunda lapho kutholakala izinguquko zamandla kagesi. Ukwengeza, izinhlelo zokugcina amandla ebhethri ze-lifei zinikeza amandla ahlanzekile, azinzile ahlukanisa ikhaya lakho ekushintsheni kwamandla kugridi, kuvikele izinto zakho ngesikhathi sezehlakalo zokukhuphuka kwamandla.

Yebo. Amasistimu okugcina amandla ebhethri akwa-Lifei, atholakala ngamandla asuka ku-10kWh kuya ku-80kWh, ahlinzeka ngamandla ayisipele avula ngokuzenzakalelayo uma ugesi wehla. Ngokuya ngosayizi wesistimu nokusetshenziswa kwakho, ungasebenzisa imithwalo ebalulekile efana nefriji, izibani, nokufudumeza amahora noma izinsuku ngaphandle kukagesi womphakathi.

I-voltage engaguquki ibalulekile ekusebenzeni kahle nasekuphileni isikhathi eside kwezinto zikagesi. Iphaneli ehlakaniphile yakwa-Lifei iqapha ngokuqhubekayo i-voltage yendlu namandla, ikwazise ngezimo zokwehla noma ukukhuphuka kwe-voltage. Uma i-voltage yehla kakhulu, iphaneli ingakwazi ukususa imithwalo engabalulekile ukuze ivikele izinto ezinzwa njengamaphampu okushisa nezitofu zokupheka ezi-induction.

Impela. Izindlu ezinikezwa amandla yi-mid south electric nezinye izinsiza ezifanayo zithola inzuzo enkulu ekufakweni kukagesi ngoba amaphampu okushisa esimo esibandayo e-lifei asebenza kahle ngisho nasezimeni zezulu eziguquguqukayo zalesi sifunda. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amakhasimende amaningi e-mid south electric angakwazi ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zokunciphisa izindleko zasendaweni ezehlisa izindleko zokuqala zokushintshela ezinhlelweni zikagesi.

Indlela yokwenza ngezigaba ingathatha amasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kuye ngokuthi ungaki imishini oyishintsha ngesikhathi esisodwa. Isikhathi esijwayelekile sihlanganisa usuku olulodwa kuya kwezimbili ukuphucula iphaneli, izinsuku ezimbili kuya kwezintathu zokufaka iphampu yokushisa, usuku olulodwa lokushintsha isifudumezi samanzi, nosuku olulodwa ngamunye wezinto zasekhishini nezokuwasha. Ukusebenza nosonkontileka abagunyazwe yi-lifei kuqinisekisa ukuhleleka okusebenzayo nokuphazamiseka okuncane empilweni yakho yansuku zonke.