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I don't have a retailer field in my site_info. Gotta love that site import limit. o_O I just got more solar installed, so I will have to have the export limit increased to match the total solar.

My enrollment was active for several VPP events and the app said it was discharging to support the grid, but the behavior was exactly like normal TBC, supporting the house loads and allowing solar export from 3pm-midnight. No battery energy to the grid at all. My new solar is finally being...

Since they added prices to the TOU settings in the Tesla app, I don’t think the period matters much any more. The behavior is mostly dependent on the prices. In other words, if you have two rate periods per day, I don’t think it matters whether you use Off-Peak and Mid-Peak versus Off-Peak and Peak.

While you are technically correct, I have yet to see an EVSE that is designed for fixed mounting like the Grizzl-E that cannot easily and properly accommodate hard wiring by non-invasively removing the plug-in cord. The Mobile Connector example is a totally different situation.

It is always OK to remove the plug and hard wire an EVSE. The opposite is not true. You cannot legally add a plug cord to an EVSE that is listed to be hard wired. That’s a long way of saying that you don’t have to install an outlet to use a Grizzl-E.

You should be clear about where the liquid came from. Normally in these Large Drive Units it’s the coolant that’s leaking into the rotor space or even the inverter. The liquid is not from the environment.

I have a Ubiquiti system (Dream Machine + UAP-AC-Lite) and have been unable to force a dual band device to connect on 2.4GHz band due to weak 5GHz signal. Do you know of a way to do that? I resorted to buying the Ethernet accessory for my ChromeCast with GoogleTV to get the stability I needed...

Tesla seems unwilling to make RHD S & X now. I thought it was silly when they stopped, but with the recent price cuts they likely can't justify the additional variant.

It is a way for generators to sell their production to more possible customers. How “scammy” it is depends on who’s paying for it. Obviously, local rate payers should not be paying for their local utility to more easily export their generation. The generators themselves should be paying for that.

Like I said, if you only plug in one car, it can get 48A. As long as the second car is plugged in, it will reserve 6A. In your situation, that doesn't matter because 48A+6A < 80A. If both cars are actively charging, they will each get 40A. As a practical matter, I would not change anything if I...

Yes. Two Gen3 can be configured to 48 max each and 80 amp total simultaneous draw. It does not care about how much each car needs, it splits equally last I heard. However, rumor has it that more smart features will be released "soon" for Gen3 Wall Connectors (both Tesla and Universal) that could...

unless you have an old Gateway that only has 3G cellular radio. Those radios don't work any more.

My Version 1 Gateway is on 23.12.10.

It's after 8:30pm and my system has not discharged to the grid at all, it has only supplied my house load. My solar after 3pm went to the grid as normal for TBC. I just changed my Reserve to 0% and there is no change.

Right. The info you get is not a rendered web page, it is raw Json.

Mine says "Discharging to support the grid" but it's just supporting my house loads and the solar is going to the grid as usual in the Part-Peak period. "Active Event - 1 day 5 hours left" This is my first event since enrolling.

I think the best you will see is reduced tolls for EVs over bridges and on toll roads. Free Single Occupant HOV access is going to go away.

The way he talks about Tesla being J1772 + CHAdeMO on Tesla connector is not technically correct. He should have said CANbus. The Supercharger and CHAdeMO use completely different protocol on top of CANbus siganling.

I don't recall them ever rendering that data in a end user web page. I've had my system for more than 5 years now.

I normally have our Model 3 set to charge starting at 12:15am. It would make sense to me that if I wanted to use Charge On Solar during the daytime, that I should turn that charging schedule off.

I have JdeMO on my RAV4 EV. I would want the NACS to only do DC charging, just like the CHAdeMO port. There is no good reason to touch the factory J1772 inlet on the vehicle. Maybe Roadster owners feel the same about the round Tesla port on their cars, or maybe it would be a whole lot cooler to...

Yes, the typos are sloppy. However, I don't see any factual errors and the units are proper. I thought maybe the person who originally called out the labeling didn't understand the possible connection of a neutral line.

What makes you think the labeling is not correct?

No, two dedicated circuits is not better. What is better is to install a sub-panel in the garage. If you're going to pull a new circuit through the attic, you might as well make it a big one. The OP has 200A service and lots of spare capacity in the main. Why not pull a 100A circuit to a...

In Tom Moloughney's recent video on his YouTube Channel he showed an unboxing of the new Universal Wall Connector that has a NACS handle and a built-in J1772 "Magic Dock" like adapter integrated. Toward the end of the video he mentioned that Tesla promised that there would be app updates "soon"...

I don't see a good reason to use Grid Charging during good solar generation months. As long as you can recharge your Powerwalls enough from solar before 3pm to make it through without drawing from the grid from 3pm to midnight (Part-Peak and Peak periods), that is sufficient. Any extra grid...

I should have been more clear in my statement. You will never get MDCs back on their own. As you showed above, if your situation results in your true-up billing being based on NBCs, you will be credited for the MDCs against the NBCs that you owe. That is what I meant. If your true-up has a Net...

I believe you pay the NBCs every month with PG&E (not sure because I'm still on NEM 1 and don't pay them) but you get credit back for MDCs in true-up in most circumstances.

You don't appear to understand how Japanese business and culture works.

Any "repair" at any point cannot exceed the parameters you gave (+10% or +1.0kW whichever is greater) of the original PTO in order to remain under the original NEM tariff of that PTO. Also, the calculation is based on CEC AC Watts. That is the PTC DC Watts of the panel(s) times the CEC...

That is what my "Blue Bill" looks like when my Annual True-Up hits. You really need to look at your Paired Storage "Black and White" bill to see what has been going on.

Just for your own education, I would suggest disabling Grid Charging and Export Everything just to see how it behaves without those. If you have an actual need for either one, turn it back on after you see what the "Normal" operation looks like. I would only need Grid Charging during the darkest...

Sorry, but I would not have allowed that drywall conduit penetration and patchwork on my house. There are many better ways to handle connection into a breaker panel that is recessed in a wall. I would have suggested moving the existing 120V outlet and placing a gutter box below the breaker panel.

That is the normal way. It should be no problem as long as you get enough battery relative to your solar. Tesla recommends no more than 7.6kW of solar inverter capacity per Powerwall. So, with your 15kW system, you should get either two or three Powerwalls. More battery is better, especially if...

I have yet to hear a credible report of a grid connected solar system that is not compatible with Tesla Powerwalls. You should be fine to get Powerwalls integrated with your Sunpower system.

That is just the rate schedule. It says how much you buy electricity for. It doesn't say anything about how much they pay you for your exports. We are really waiting for the Net Billing Tariff. Just like I am on the Rate Schedule EV2-A but there is also NEM or NEM2 that puts forth the terms and...

I don't think the Net Billing Tariff has even been issued yet. So, I don't think it's possible for anyone to be actually paying a bill on "NEM 3" yet. It will take some time for them to get the details approved in a formal tariff. I don't have time to look it up right now, but I recall that...

I think it's normal to receive two PG&E bills after PTO that are completely oblivious to the changes that should have taken place at PTO. The bills will be reversed and replacement bills issued in their place, Normally about 3 months after PTO. Four months is probably above average, but the...

Anyone who tells you they are going to capture carbon and store it as a liquid or gas is just playing games. If someone was actually going to turn carbon into a black solid, I might believe that it would stay out of the planetary ecosystem. Also, anyone who captures CO2 to turn it into synfuels...

I saw the PG&E gas service being installed at my house while it was under construction. Two interesting things: 1. There is a specially trained guy who welds onto the pipe in the street, under full pressure, to provide a tap for a new gas service. Yes, gas is spewing out of the pipe the whole...

I don't even want the hotels to offer free charging. I would prefer to pay the prevailing rate, like $0.20/kWh. That will reduce the freeloaders who don't really need it or locals trying to get free juice. It is still cheaper than DCFC because it's slow, but there should be a reasonable number...

Certainly, the same panel could be wired to a High Leg Delta or Wye transformer. I have to wonder if there used to be a different label depicting a Wye service usage glued over the original one that you photographed. It certainly looks like a bunch of adhesive was spread over the label.

This is actually not standard for light duty North American 3-phase. His pictures depict a High Leg Delta arrangement. In his panel you have to be careful not to wire any circuits from a single pole breaker in a C position to neutral for 120V loads because that voltage is 208V. Any double pole...

You could also use a complete kit like this one. https://evchargeplus.com/shop/ev-portable-charging-cable-type-2-to-cee-plug-with-controlbox-16a-3-phase/

Using the data for where EVs currently charge completely misses the places where people would RATHER charge. For example, when I take my kid to a multi-day sports tournament, I charge at Superchargers in the city where the tournament is. I would rather charge at the hotel where we're staying...

You did not buy a NACS EVSE, you bought a Tesla Wall Connector. It is intended for use with Tesla vehicles. Adapters may work but you should not expect a seamless experience with a non-Tesla vehicle on a Tesla Wall Connector. Today, people who want to select an EVSE to charge all brands or cars...

The best way is to get the installer to place the Grid CTs so they measure the total grid draw near the main breaker. My installer did this for me, but that was with Gateway 1 in 2018. They are simply taking the easy way out and using the Grid CT built into the the Gateway 2.

Tesla bought Maxwell Technologies for the dry electrode technology. The old Maxwell employees bought back the ultra-cap business and are continuing to run it because Tesla had little interest in that part of the business.

There are many newer cars that don't need the "Bundle of wires" because they have the latest generation charge port and ECU rev, they just don't have the PLC chip due to supply chain problems. The PLC chip is mandatory to speak CCS protocol.

There really needs to be an "Excess Solar" setting that only charges the car after the PW batteries are full. My definition of "Excess Solar" is energy that would otherwise be exported to the grid, if not for the feature redirecting it to the car.