Recent content by SoundDaTrumpet

I installed the NetZero app yesterday to discover 26% & 25% degradation! I’m 4 months away from reaching the (ITC-related) 5 year mark where I plan to enable grid charging to maximize cost savings.

@alexbbt Glad you posted this. I am converting from a NEMA 14-50 outlet (today!), and stopped thankfully to read your post. I step drilled using the lower left hole guide per the instructions. For me to cover the 2 gang opening, I would have to have super precision drywall anchoring with no...

@getakey I myself have been waiting to be forced out to EV2-A, but it never happened. I have a suspicion that my Powerwall interconnect agreement restarted my 5 year clock (inconsistent with the rules). In 2025, EV-A (EV1-A) will be eliminated.

I recommend sticking with option 1 and be patient with the transformer upgrade. PG&E was fairly swift (~3 months) with an above ground transformer when upgrading to a 400A service. I would avoid using the NEM2 sunset FAQ as the counter argument for transformer upgrades. The purpose of it was to...

I suggest asking about putting the PW Gateway on the largest branch circuit you can muster. I have mine on a 125A branch circuit. I put nearly everything behind the gateway minus my A/C and Tesla Wall Connector. Keep in mind that my system is a partial home backup (almost whole!) and not a whole...

Explains why after washing car Homelink closed on my M3 (traded-in for MY) in 2018. I skip auto open/close for the other reason of closing the door upon approach when my spouse is unloading groceries with the tailgate open. I wished Homelink was smarter (with open and close button) but not too...

If you miss the “activate” button, there’s a blue disturbing mention of link My Q. I paid for HomeLink so this is also annoying to be reminded I don’t need MyQ despite owning a MyQ opener.

Began VPP event at 89% and discharged the full 3 hours to 9%. I had to lower my reserve to survive thru the event. Increased thermostat temperature remotely ensuring the AC stays off. Requested family to not use the electric oven. I estimate VPP contributed 1% of utility batteries looking at...

If you see this: Go here: Registered Demand Response Providers (DRPs)/Aggregators & FAQ Beware: Nest isn’t listed. Then: For anything familiar, make many phone calls to remove participation. Turns out for me they ALL verified I was enrolled with them! Somewhat frustrating that PG&E and...

All my exports went from 3.9 kW (inverter size) to 9.5~9.7 kW (max discharge for 2PWs) ever since Monday, 6/18/22. (Initially suspected that Tesla tweak my discharge cap after inquiring about the Tesla Virtual Power Plant. Looks not to be the case.) In response, I have moved my peak later to...

I have a weekday and weekend periods as well. The PWs behaved differently that how it was in 2021. My PWs used to charge to 100% SOC, but more recently charged to a lower 50% SOC. The logic appears as if PWs wanted me to reach the reserve each day at the end of peak. This behavior is related to...

I have (2) PW2s as well. The discharge to grid for my system is limited to 3.9kW which rounds out to match the 3.86kW SMA solar string inverter. Pre-existing solar from 2016 and in 2019 Tesla installed PW2s & original gateway. Having a small PV array, nowhere near the max output capability of...

Thanks for the post! (Page 5) @wwhitney Called Tesla Energy Help Line, and under 12 minutes, L1 support updated my configuration to allow the App to show Energy Exports = Everything. This feature will boost more cost savings. [NEM 1, EVA, 2xPW, 6.8kWh annual solar production, 6.0/3.0kWh home/EV...

I installed that way because the Tesla app didn’t have a feature to stop charging during an outage in 2019. My regular EVCS does have the ability to stop charge remotely, but not integrated with the PW. In practice, I would have to manually stop charging on my EV JuiceNet app once I have...