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Home battery

Recorded year2011

A wall-mounted battery stores solar power for the evening and keeps the lights on in a blackout.

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Built on

MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
Lithium-ion batteryRecorded · 1991enables
Lithium iron phosphateRecorded · 1996enables
Mass-produced solarRecorded · 2010enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.