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Update: Tesla claims that they did not download a new firmware. So I don't know why the inverter shutdowns stopped, and now I'm a little nervous that the problem will come back. Fingers crossed!

I had 4.8 kW of solar panels and 2 Powerwalls installed back in March, supplementing the 7.9 kW I've had for over 10 years. I've had two issues with this system, one major and one minor. MAJOR: Since installation I had frequent inverter shutdowns typically lasting 30 minutes. These would occur...

I am in the middle of a very similar situation. I have had 8kW from another company for about 10 years. In March Tesla installed another 4.8 kW, 2 PWs and another inverter, so I have my "legacy" inverter and a Tesla inverter, all connected through the "inverter combiner" and the Gateway...

I finally opened a chat with Tesla, and got service scheduled for 4 days out. However, an hour later they said it was a mistake and moved it out a full month. Then it disappeared from my app, though a chat agent told me I was still on the schedule, but that the status was "On Hold", whatever...

My PTO was about 2 months ago. From the beginning the inverter had problems, with frequent 30 minute shutdowns, sometimes 4 times a day. It took about 4 weeks of chats to finally get Tesla to agree that there was problem, and that it was not just shading or clouds. About this time the...

The app has promised "We will contact you shortly" for several days now...

I'm the original poster here. Now the inverter has completely failed. Dead. Kaput. No lights or sound, and even the cooling fan is not running. You can see where mid-morning the Tesla inverter started shutting down and restarting until it finally failed a little after noon, leaving me with...

Well, the glitches have come back. Yesterday I lost about 8 kWh out of the 30 or so I usually get from the Tesla panels, so more than 25% loss from 5 inverter outages spread through the day. The bottom of those gaps is exactly the power generation from my legacy (SMA) inverter. The Tesla panels...

I still get an occasional "dropout" like the ones shown above, but it's down to 1 or 2 times a week instead of 1 to 4 times a day. It still irritates me, but I know I'm not going to get any help from Tesla. They will say that I am still producing within the promised range, which is probably...

Tesla said: "The MPPT curve scans get stuck at a lower level and then it cycles and resolves." I had to Google "MPPT curve scans", but I'm no wiser about what caused this to happen or how they fixed it. They did state that it wasn't heat-caused. My inverter is on the south-east side of the...

Bnsuckling: Your image looks just like the issue I had for a couple of weeks. It looks like you have at least 2 inverters, and one is intermittently going out, or your inverter has two stages and one of the stages is going out. If you trace the path described by the bottom of the gaps, it...

My PTO happened later the same day that the city inspected. I assume some of the delays others have experienced were resolved before the city inspection.

The city of Tempe inspected my system on April 19, 2023. PTO was later the same day.

In Self-Powered the system would use the battery as much as possible to minimize draw from the grid. It would possibly mean not having enough to survive Peak time, and I would end up paying a higher price, besides exercising the battery more and shortening its life. Since I am grandfathered...

I couldn't see the image when I previewed and posted this. Turned out to be my ad blocker. I would have sized it a little better if I could have seen it...🤭

About a month ago Tesla installed an upgrade to my existing ("legacy") 10-year old 7.92 kW solar system by adding 4.8 kW and 2 Powerwalls. The ordering and installation went pretty well. It took about 7 submissions to the city to get the plans approved, adding at least 2 weeks to the process...

I have an update and solution for this "problem". I discovered that if I set the Sell price during Peak to the same as the Sell price during Off-Peak, then the system will stop trying to maximize energy returned to the grid during that time. Instead it will use as much solar as possible to...

Exactly my position. Right now during peak hours the system sends all solar to the grid, and powers the house entirely from the Powerwalls. I make enough solar power to run my house during most of my 3-6pm peak and have some excess for the grid. If there's not enough solar for the house...

Never mind, I found it. "Service Mode", not "Service Menu".

The option to Reinstall does not appear on my Model 3 LR service menu...

Everyone keeps saying "Reinstall from the Service Menu". My Model 3 LR does not show that option on the service menu. Is it hidden somewhere?

This supercharger is still listed as having 8 chargers, but when I was there yesterday there are 4 new chargers. They are a new, different style with large structure and cooling fans. I thought they might be Version 3, but I couldn't even get 100 KW, so probably not. And they don't have the...

When I was there yesterday the gate attendant told me that if the exit gate was open I wouldn't have to pay. It was, and I didn't. Apparently that's common.

It shows up on the Tesla Motors Club map, but not Tesla's official map. Still gray, "Coming soon", "Targeted opening 2019"

There's supposed to be one in Globe before the end of the year, though it obviously isn't going to make it by then. That will eventually open up other options for getting to the White Mountains and Rim. One in Springerville would give us the option to travel all the way through the mountains...

Anything happening in the past week since the pictures above were posted? I keep this page bookmarked and check it every day.

Maybe they need to let the cement set.

What are the vertical beams? Support for a roof/cover? I kind of hope not, because that will tempt ICE vehicles to park there.

My sister drove by there late this morning, and nothing had changed since last week.

As promised, my sister drove by the site, but CFrolander beat her to it, and she didn't see anything more than his pictures show. I did specifically ask her if there was any signage mentioning Tesla, and she said no.

This is great news! My sister (also a Tesla owner) is up near there in her RV and promised to take a look when she comes by in a day or two. I'll let you know what she sees.

Actually it doesn't look like a long delay at 142 days so far since permitting. Several other sites are over 300 days since permitting with no action. Carlsbad, CA is already at 400 days. I sure hope Payson doesn't go that long!

I got a charge rate of 488 MPH at Cabazon in my Model 3 on Sunday. Didn't notice the power and don't have photographic evidence.

I just completed my first long-range trip, and looked at MPH instead, didn't even notice the power level. I got 488 MPH at Cabazon in southern California. Highest I've seen so far, but I don't have any photographic evidence.

Probably cash unless they offer sub-1% interest rates.

Interesting. I was disappointed that California has a $2500 rebate while Arizona does not. But I see that with the difference in tax it comes out almost exactly the same. And after reading ZBB's comment above about Arizona giving a huge discount on vehicle license tax, it is actually going to...

My biggest concern is not the cost of charging, but the availability of a charger in Quartzsite, Arizona when I'm on my way from Phoenix to LA. If the deal is lifetime charging, then nothing will prevent people from connecting their car, and going to eat a leisurely lunch, waiting till their...