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24 alternatives to Gridless Kits

Solar self-sufficiency for apartment renters

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gridless Kits launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
My $1k self-install, off-grid solar backup build for renters▲236
Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2024 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
22S
$200 Solar Self-Sufficiency Without Your Landlord Noticing▲491
2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
3BA
Build A Personal Power Plant for $200▲373
2017 · gridlesskits.com · its alternatives →
4
A platform for sharing DIY solar projects▲236
Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2017 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
5HT
How to get 100% of your apartment's energy from a Personal Power Plant▲15
Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2017 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
6
PowerX▲105
Save $400 per year on your water heating bill
2020 · dashboard.powerx.co · its alternatives →
7
Sunboxlabs 2.0 – Self-Contained Solar Kits▲14
Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2017 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
8
sunboxlabs▲61
Plug n play solar kits for backup, outdoors or offgrid.
2020 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
9
GridLite▲130
The easiest way to automatically split utility bills
2024 · its alternatives →
10
sunboxlabs solar kit▲9
Landlord-friendly, self-install Solar + Battery Kit.
2020 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
11
CraftStrom▲80
Solar for anyone, anywhere 🌤 – grid-tied and off-grid
2020 · its alternatives →
12
Tesla Solar Roof▲333
Invisible roof tiles that power your home 🏠
2016 · tesla.com · its alternatives →
13BS
Buy Solar Panel DIY Kit with Ether▲5
Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2017 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
14
sunboxlabs▲6
self-contained solar systems with off-the-shelf parts
2017 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
15
TouchLight Energy Automation Software▲7
Increase Solar ROI & Reduce solar quotes by up to $12,000
2020 · its alternatives →
16
Solar Paper▲126
Super thin solar panel to charge your gadgets (Kickstarter)
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
17
Griddy Home Automation▲85
Automate smart devices based on electricity grid prices
2019 · its alternatives →
18
Timbuk2 Sabbatical Travel Kit▲82
Everything you need to brew. Just add water.
2015 · bluebottlecoffee.com · its alternatives →
191B
1800W Balcony Solar/Battery Microgrid that can power your fridge▲20
Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
2019 · sunboxlabs.com · its alternatives →
20
I built a 4000 watt solar array on top of my Tesla (AMA)▲25
2024 · old.reddit.com · its alternatives →
21
Renewables.org Gift Cards▲112
The gift of climate impact, that pays back in cash
2023 · renewables.org · its alternatives →
22
Ecologi▲112
Grow your own forest and decarbonize the world.
2020 · ecologi.com · its alternatives →
23
EcoFlow Power Kits - 5kWh ▲1
EcoFlow's Modular Solar Power Kits for RVs and Off-Grid Life
2022 · offgridpowerboom.com · its alternatives →
24
Your Home to Zero▲74
Find out how get your home closer to net zero and save money
2021 · bubble.io · its alternatives →

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