https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/4ee2d412-e79d-465e-a78a-f57181f9e9b9 Check out Victron Energy here: https://www.victronenergy.com Try the world's most trusted PCB design software, Altium Designer with 365, for free and 25% off your purchase: https://www.altium.com/yt/greatscott! Check out Altium 365: https://www.altium.com/altium-365 Check out OctoPart: https://octopart.com/ (AD, Paid Promotion) Previous video: https://youtu.be/4wAqO5RtuPo Products shown/mentioned in the video: https://www.victronenergy.com/inverters-chargers/multiplus-ii https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/cerbo-gx https://www.victronenergy.com/battery-monitors/smart-battery-shunt https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/energy-meter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatscottlab Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreatScottLab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/great.scott.lab/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatscottlab Discord: https://discord.gg/zuAvkAuhsY Support me for more videos: https://www.patreon.com/GreatScott?ty=h In this video we will not only have a closer look at mini solar system that everyone can easily use; but we will also push it to its limit 😉 By that I mean I will show you how to create an energy storage system or ESS for short. With it you can use the excess solar power to charge a big battery pack and then use the energy in the batteries to later power your home. This way none of your solar power escapes to the power grid. Let's get started! Thanks to Victron Energy for sponsoring this video 0:00 The Problem with Mini Solar Systems 1:35 Intro 2:13 Installing my Solar System on the roof 4:15 Wiring for the Solar System 6:14 Big Fail! (Solar Panels) 6:54 Energy Storage System (ESS) Explained 7:59 Installing the ESS 9:57 Testing the ESS 11:22 Verdict Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:01:26 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/4ee2d412-e79d-465e-a78a-f57181f9e9b9 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.