Recent content by DoyleS

I added two power walls to existing 7.5KW solar panel system. I am on E6 and adding the power walls did trigger a change from E6. As others have mentioned it did change my TrueUp date. Powerwalls have made a huge difference in my summer PGE bills. Last year they averaged $80-$100/mo. This...

My system in El Dorado Hills has been running great 7.5 kw peaks at about 6.2 kw. 2 powerwalls installed last Nov. I am grandfathered on PGE E6 until end of 2022 so focus has been on selling back to grid during peak time. Worked great until power failure last night around 9 pm and my batteries...

does it show that you are on PGE? If so, tap the PGE and it should bring up 4 rate plans.

On the Home Energy Gateway which is the Tesla App for monitoring the batteries, home use, grid and Solar, there is an area called Performance. It monitors daily, weekly, monthly and yearly usage and generation. There is also an area for power flow. For instance, my solar is currently generating...

Things changed as we got into May and June. I currently sell all solar back to the grid during peak. Batteries recharge in the morning and solar supplies house while charging. Currently not using much AC. Performance app says I have been able to supply house with solar and batteries. I’ll find...

I have a 7.5 kw solar system that was installed 10 years ago. I added 2 Tesla batteries late last year. I am on a grandfathered PGE E6 rate however the choices on the Performance section only show Etou a, b, c and EV rates. E6 is very attractive as I sell to the grid at the same rates they sell...

When Tesla installed my 2 Powerwalls, they could not backup my AC unit because the LRA was too high at 147. This was a new AC unit and my Son who owns an HVAC company had done the install. He called a few weeks ago and said no problem dad, I'll swap that unit out for a 4 ton Inverter system...

My Powerwalls are in Storm Watch and fully charged from the grid. Previously they were dropping to 20% every night as I don't have enough panels to keep things really charged during these winter months. System charged to 99% from the grid, I didn't have to do anything. Gotta say I love the...

I am in El Dorado Hills, Had my inspection about a month ago for 2 Powerwalls. Solar was pre existing. Powerwalls and backup panel, non backup panel and Powerwall controller are all in the garage. The big Switch is outside on the common wall to the interior equipment. Inspector was thorough...

Drive the neighborhood and find others that may have that same issue and use that to get them to approve. With my HOA, changes and things that are visible outside typically require approval of immediate neighbors. My neighbor came to me to sign off when he was replacing a cracked driveway with...

All of the settings will not be available when you first fire up. The system does some learning and then opens the advanced settings for you. Mine took 4-5 days as I remember.

Good Catch! Yep, Square D breakers are like Hen's teeth, almost impossible to find and Tesla has the majority of them and that is all they use.

OK, makes sense although every circuit they pulled through to the backup panel had its own Hot, Neutral and Ground. Seems awkward to me but I can live with it. Just surprised. The words "Common Trip" and the plastic pieces tends to indicate it is needed. Doing a little additional reading...

Here is a picture. The plastic breaker ties are labeled Common Trip, which means if one of the breakers trips, the other one that is tied to it will also trip. Makes sense on a 240 circuit but not sure why they would do this on individual 120 circuits and shut off a neighboring circuit. When...

A little strange on my Tesla Panel. They installed the snap on Plastic Breaker ties on almost all of my breakers. So even a single 120Volt outlet circuit has a plastic tie on the handle that connects it to the next breaker position. This means that to turn off one breaker, I have to switch...