Recent content by Cshama

My kids are both in cities 400 miles away. Am I deluding myself that a Tesla could make the drive a lot easier? I took one for a test drive and frankly it scared me on the highway. Just wondering if that was just my lack of experience with it or is it truly not so great?

I got first quote from Tesla. I found their customer service shockingly bad and I bailed. But I used the quote to bargain with a local solar company and got the same equipment and at essentially the same price. In hindsight I am glad I didn’t use Tesla. There were several issues with my install...

Tesla aren’t even particularly cheap anymore with the mandatory battery which I have no need for. Good service is essential and Tesla just don’t have it. I went with a local company. Marginally more expensive but excellent service. Tesla big national competition is also terrible in my opinion.

I am also in the Hudson valley in Westchester. I have an 18.36kw system. I would say that in a really good day I get between 120-130kw. Yesterday I got 120kw. I’m facing mostly sw with no shading. Last 2 months I’ve got 2.6MW each month. Using Hanwha 340w panels and micro inverters

I really like Tesla Solar but I would never ever use them. Let me explain. I used the app to get a quote which was better than any other quote I received. And I used that quote to negotiate with a local solar company. To me it is really important to have good customer support on such a complex...

18.36kw system in New York, Westchester. Good production on a June day would be 130kwh. On a cloudy day 35-60 or so. 54 panels all SW facing

I had my system installed last month. According to pvwatts it was supposed to.profuce 2500kw for the month of June. Instead I am getting closer to 2900kw. Can I assume that pvwatts is 20% low all year or too soon.

I almost went with Tesla for my 18.36kw system. Very glad I didn't although it cost me about 15% more. Customer service is essential for this type of project and Tesla has terrible customer service unfortunately.

I'm on the Hudson river in Westchester. Zero shading ever. If Coned rates were 3 times higher it would be ridiculous. My monthly average bill was already $360 with an annual usage of about 18,000 kw

I've only had it part of May and part of June. Maybe 32 days

Not as bad as California. But at .19 kw at the higher end for sure.

Yes I have been very happy with it. And also surprised at how accurate the pvwatts calculator has been. It was maybe 5- 10% lower then my actual production. If this continues I'll have a 4 year payoff which I consider reasonable

This is what I produced with an 18.36kw system after a month in New York with my 54 340w panels. 3 panels are doa and will be repaired this week. My plan is to save up excess electricity and use it to power my heat pumps in the winter. I don't know how feasible that will be.

I went with a big local company. Cost a few grand extra, maybe 5. But when you call you get someone. I had numerous issues that weren't the fault of anyone. I can't imagine the disaster Tesla would have been with their abysmal customer service. Sunrun were ridiculously expensive and also have...

I personally wouldn't use either. Find a good local company