Recent content by TSV2000

Please report back. :) It was hard enough to get Tesla to give access to the SolarEdge portal. And they make you acknowledge a waiver that you will not ask them for any support for the SolarEdge portal.

Do you mean the layout matches your installation layout? My layout is messed up. It is a straight line when my physical layout is in 3 rows. I don't know which virtual panel matches up to which real panel. It also makes it impossible for me to view all the panels at once since they won't fit on...

SCE Grandfathered Rate Plans There is a FAQ for "Will I have to change my rate plan" that mentions 2020, but also "Some customers with grandfathered solar generating facilities may be allowed to stay on longer, depending on the date their solar system was activated." This article mentions the...

How come you plan on switching from TOU-D-B to TOU-D-PRIME in 2020? Are they kicking you out? I think if you are PTO on TOU-D-B then they need to grandfather you until July 31st 2022. The 2pm-8pm peak is much better for solar production. You will lose 2 hours of peak pricing generation with the...

Don't you get credited for production based on the time of the production, so the value of the lost production is higher than $0.13? I hope I'm understanding CA net metering correctly. I'm still waiting for my first bill and was hoping that I would get $0.50 for my over production during peak...

That's the A series which has different faceplate and max ratings. RoBoRaT and I have the H series which has rated and max AC as the same, so it is surprising that it is going above max.

I was surprised by RoBoRaT's $0.13 rate which was mentioned in association with clipping loss, so I thought it was a daytime rate and not a nighttime rate. I'm also taking advantage of the EV rate arbitrage while it lasts.

Yeah, I think it is rarely worth it changing after install. And in this case even before install the cost differential might be higher than the value of the extra energy even over 20 years. You guys have such cheap energy. This is SoCal, right? in SF Bay Area our rates are twice as much for the...

What about one SE3800 and one SE5000? Would that have passed 120% rule and given you more capacity? Or maybe mix the inverters and downsize the main breaker by a little bit to be under 120% rule?

I guess going a little above is normal then. Weird that the specification specifies 3.8kw as the max. I took a look at the box and see a limit of 4.0kw on one of the screens. Maybe that is the true limit. Do you see that on your inverters?

I have a SolarEdge SE3800H inverter that is rated for 3.8kw max AC output. Most of the time it stays below this and clips at 3.8kw as expected. But today I saw it go to 4.0kw before clipping. Anyone else observe this behavior? Is my unit faulty, leading to premature failure?

I'm not sure if this is true. The 120% estimate is probably on a kWh basis and not cost basis. PGE will charge 49 cents at peak and 27 cents at partial peak. Imagine a case where all solar production is during partial-peak, you will only be paid 27 cents a kWh for what you are feeding back, but...

EVA is the best for solar since you get high price net metering from 2pm to 9pm and partial peak from 7am to 2pm. Summer solar production window sweet spot is from 10am to 4pm, so most of you production will be in partial peak or peak. And if you are charging your car off peak then it is likely...

So did they install 28 panels then will come back to add more or did they leave without any work and will come back later for the full install when the new design is ready? If they left without doing any work, I wonder how that affects their comp or cost to the company.

I think JFChenger meant that the mandatory tip or surcharge went to the server (not the owners) as a guarantee that they did not work a table for an hour without getting any tips. Restaurant tips have become an expected component of compensation. As such, I think in many places wait staff can be...