Recent content by DeJa

Heck no! I was asking if I could register as a Developer and then Tesla could install it and I could submit the rebates as the Developer and get it. I was thinking about doing exactly what you suggested which is exactly as I asked the SGIP administrator. His explicit response was that it likely...

I guess they are constantly looking at the program to help ensure the funds are being used as effectively as possible but he gave no indication they were looking specifically to raise the 20% cap or abolish it.

Just talked to my local SGIP administrator and he acknowledged that other installers are essentially gouging consumers when compared to Tesla's costs. When asked if I could be a self installer he said they are actively looking in to those and for at least the Powerwalls as it's known that Tesla...

I don't know if you've had anyone out to your house yet or not but what I was told by the people that I had come out was that basically 1 Powerwall can be a whole house back up as long as you don't have any breakers that are greater than 30A. If you do then you need an isolated (critical) panel...

I actually ran in to a somewhat similar situation. Basically you can only put so much power through your main panel. If your battery was being discharged at 7kW per Powerwall and another 10kW from the solar panel system it supposedly is too much. I don't really get it but it is how it was...

Hmm, interesting. Thanks again for the info.

I know you're set on going with TE but just remember that this is their reserved funds. In speaking with some people and finding about Tesla's backlog I seriously question whether you would get any SGIP rebate if you go with Tesla. Think about it, they have a big backlog of people who are...

While I agree that it personally seems like that would be the more sensible way to do it that doesn't in fact seem to be what is happening and based on some IRS rulings doesn't actually seem to be the case. I bought an EV, I got a $2,500 state rebate, yet I never got a 1099 from the state. I...

If they do offer up such an amendment that's great but I suspect it's because of where you were at in the queue. Given their current back log I would think they've realized they have likely already gotten their 20% max of each step allocated for. When I asked TE yesterday if they had any such...

Just heard back from the SGIP contact. He said that the ITC and the SGIP rebate essentially are for the most part mutually exclusive. You will get the full SGIP and ITC as long as the total of those two aren't in excess of the project cost. IOW if the total install cost is $10,000 for 1...

Based on what I read 5 years. I do really wonder though if anyone would ever get audited for it and let's say in year 3 you only had 77%, are you seriously going to edit your taxes? I know there is a "what would you really do" and "what is the actual law" but hopefully it'd just stay at 80% or...

Az_Rael, that's very interesting. I didn't catch that when I scanned through it. Oddly enough none of the installers I've spoken with have even mentioned the 50% bit. Definitely something to keep a look out for. Even the person I spoke to at the office managing the SGIP funds said no problem...

Thanks, I did find that earlier in the day and came to the same conclusion. They of course don't come outright and say it but it's more back up to justify the position and really regardless if it's a new system or not it's in the spirit of the credit as well. Who cares if your panels are new or...

An installer told me today that the SGIP and ITC were fully able to be double dipped. The SGIP handbook even seems to suggest this: 5.3.4 Paired with On-site Renewables To be considered paired with and charging from on-site renewables, energy storage systems must either be claiming the...

I also had an interesting discussion with Tesla energy. It seems that depending on which company you talk to you get a completely different answer. Tesla Energy said that I had a 1 in 10 chance of getting the SGIP rebate meanwhile the guy managing the SGIP rebate for my utility said I would...