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I'm in chilly Upstate NY, it's 24F outside and 34F in my insulated, but not heated garage, and my PW+/PW2 combo is charging at 7.2kW @ 79% charge.

Ever since the web page on deciphering option codes went live I've wondered if whomever programmed the codes into my car had just come back from a liquid lunch break. My 2019 M3 reads out these code errors: AFP0: Autopilot Firmware 2.0 Base (I have Full Self Driving - should readout AFP2...

Actually, if you get the Tesla Pros app you can login using your original Tesla login/pwd.

I'm accessing the PW+ ethernet (wired) interface. I initially set up the Ethernet interface myself while they setup the WiFi interface. I'm on firmware 23.28.1 fa0c1ad0.

Just went to access my PW+ via web browser and got the message that it's no longer supported - only through the Tesla Pros app. Considering that you can't really change anything when logged in as a Customer, it's a pretty crappy thing to do to your Customers, especially since the phone app has...

Here in Upstate NY the minimum charge is $17.33 & fees, which comes to just under $18.

Posted from TOCNYS... An EV, Solar, & National Grid VTOU For anyone in NYState under National Grid. If you have VTOU service, the day is split into two rate periods most of the year - On Peak: 7am-11pm, and Off Peak: 11pm-7am. During June-September a third rate period is added - Super Peak...

Somewhere I did a whole writeup on NG & Solar, but never saved a copy to paste here. I don't have the "value plan," I got my Model 3, then switched to VTOU, then got Solar & PWs. Regular Residential Service is SC1, which I think is around $0.16-.18 per kWh (cost plus fees) in the Utica Load...

Same thing here. Even with advanced betas selected I'm stuck at 2023.7.20, and don't see any logical reason why. There's got to be some algorithm selecting who gets the latest betas - possibly depending on the number of edge cases you report?

If you track all your readings in a spreadsheet like I do, all you have to do is add an "=SUM(from the net - to the net)" function to the column that used to contain the overall net plus or minus, then tell it to apply that function to the whole column. Also, I see that the Powerwalls % readout...

I'll stand corrected in, oh, a few hundred thousand years. :P

The only trouble with that is that oil doesn't come from dead dinos, it comes from dead plants. Oh well! :P

For anyone in NYState under National Grid, the whole process is a lot simpler. If you have VTOU service, the day is split into two rate periods most of the year - On Peak: 7am-11pm, and Off Peak: 11pm-7am. During June-September a third rate period is added - Super Peak: 2pm-7pm. Power credits...

I tried that on myself, but I ended up declaring bankruptcy. :P

AHC certainly did give a damn about the complexity, but they've already averaged out their ratio of complex to simple installs that will keep them out of the red, so they might eat some profit on your roof, but make it up on someone else's. Yes, it sucks that Tesla didn't do more research...

I'm surprised they don't mention induction ranges, though the microwave should be a bit more efficient.

All it takes is a look at the complexity of your roof to know why Tesla cancelled. Their original algorithm was base on something like the roof of a ranch house, and suddenly they were roofing McMansions and taking a beating. AHC's quote more likely reflects the actual work they'd need to do...

I didn't say that I was paying the actual wholesale price, because like you, I know that it's based on mWh's, not kWh's. However, YOU stated that "wholesale power pricing has zero to do with what a residential customer is being charged for that period of time." Which is untrue for those of us...

I beg to differ. National Grid in NY charges VTOU (SC1V) customers based on the daily wholesale cost in 3 rate periods, and they publish these daily rates based on the different Load Zones around the State. They also segregate solar power exported during each rate period, so if you export...

Personally, I'd prefer that Tesla add the ability to set charge times for the Powerwalls, or at least the Start-time. Yes, I can fudge the rate periods and rates to make it think the cheapest rate period starts at, say 7am, but I'd prefer an actual control. My problem is that I'd like to...

Here's something to check into since you're on VTOU - my Utility will not allow you to use credits earned in one rate period to offset usage during another period, so if you don't have batteries, then the power you use during night rate will be billed to you even though you generate credit...

Here in Upstate NY's Mohawk Valley we only got 4-6" during the storm. I got out my Eversprout 30' telescoping pole with their Snowbuster end and pulled the snow right off my 24 panels as soon as the snow stopped. No outage in my area but just South it went out.

Finally an answer to the many times I called national Grid about how they settle up on my anniversary. The short answer is they settle at the "on-peak" wholesale price of electricity on the day of your anniversary (I have VTOU service) So even though I generated 686 KWh during their...

Well, here it is, over 5 months since I asked about National Grid's true-up rates, and I'm beginning to feel like the Maytag repairman. In spite of many phone calls to National Grid, I've never even come close to getting any real information nohow they plan to pay me for excess power I...

Amazon has "Solar Panel Pest Control"... Sianson Solar Panel Bird Guard Mesh - 6" x 100' for $75 (black color)

Since Tesla did my install, they automatically installed the skirting on 3 sides. From what I understand, the panels Tesla installs have a proprietary ZEP frame that the attachment clips lock into.

If you do a search on "850-1608 ARRAY SKIRT" you'll find places selling the straight sections in lots. No luck on finding anyone selling the needed 850-1606 SKIRT GRIP for mounting the skirts, or the 850-1586 & 1588 END CAPs. The problem is that ZEP SOLAR, who makes the mounting hardware...

Personally I wish they'd given us a choice between the old UI and the new one - I like the old one better. I guess it's a good thing I upgraded to an iPhone 13 last year from my 6S+ or I'd be having problems too. Has anyone gotten the Tesla app to work on an M1 Mac yet? The M1 is supposed to...

Shortly after the initial install my system started shutting down with DC ARC Faults. Tesla came out and replaced the PW+ which includes the inverter. Not familiar with Delta's inverters.

There shouldn't have been splices in the first place. If they cut the wires too short they should have moved a few of the lower breakers to be able to put the 50/60A breaker lower in the box and eliminate the need for splices. Ugh! Not only that, but they shouldn't have used wire nuts for...

Can anyone give me the rates that National Grid uses to true-up credits at their anniversary? They mention that they use the SC-6 rate on their website, but no matter how many times I've contacted them, I can't get an answer on how much this rate is, or if they're going to pay based on the...

The first thing I thought when I watched this video was "Didn't he do ANY research into how solar works?" Phhhhiiittt!!!

I'm a bit further North than you (Central NY), and with an 8K system I'm usually charged before noon. And that 6-90 days?... try 215 days to PTO. My initial install was 6/25/21, but NatGrid wouldn't allow Tesla's backup switch, so the install finished on 8/20/21, and I finally got PTO on...

Holy crap! I hope I don't have to wade through that gobbledegook when my National Grid True-Up comes due.

Do you have touch-up paint for the titanium? I just recently kissed a curb avoiding trash in a parking spot.

Meh. When I first looked at the panels, they looked like i'd painted them yellow. I tried hosing them off, and the result was the first picture. I used the brush I bought on them today and as you can see, they're much cleaner.

I noticed a few days ago that mine were covered with pollen. I hosed them off, and it removed some of the pollen but not all of it. I've since ordered a 24' solar washing tool from EquipMaxx so I can do a better job. The water running off the panels the first time I hosed them looked like...

Is this an I agree or no (re: Hanwha Q-Cells)? Q-Cells are Korean, not Chinese, and they're what many reputable Solar Installers use, including Tesla and Solar Harmonics (They mention this on their blog "Straight Talk Solarcast".)

Well, it took 215 days to receive PTO. Most of it due to Tesla. NY-Sun, who gives out the grants was quick, and National Grid, my Utility was also quick (like 2 day approval) though even after that I had to call Tesla to remove the export restriction. I've gotten my first utility bill since...

I've got an 8K system with 2 Powerwalls, and it seems to me that for the amount of power my house draws, the Powerwalls are dropping rather too fast. My house averages 500-800W draw, and after being at 100% around 7pm, at 9:30 I'm down to 91% with a pretty steady 600W draw. Is there any way to...

I called their Customer Service number and asked for the Pre-PTO dept. for my State, but since I already had PTO from my Utility they were going to switch me over to another dept., but while I was on hold my system started exporting. Hmmmmm... BTW, I called 1 day after receiving PTO, so keep...

One of the first documents I received from Tesla was a "Sales & Use Tax Exemption" form.

My 8K System with 2 Powerwalls was $33.400 installed. NYSERDA approved $4,080 grant, and I got about $8,000 Federal tax credit and $5,000 NYS tax credit, though I could only use $500 of the NYS credit this year (You have a rollover of 4 more years to use the balance.) So the System cost...

That's funny, especially since I don't even use the Tesla OEM rims. So I should be getting errors according to you, eh?

Well, they do it for rims - if you change from 19" to 18" or 20" they have you select which one you have.

What Tesla needs to do is allow the selection of battery type in the service section - AGM, Li-Ion, LFP, rather than jerking around the battery manufacturers to try and fake Tesla's software into working.

I installed their v2 battery in my M3 back in 10/20, and everything was fine until update 2021.44.30.13, after which I got the Low Battery message and my USB stopped working. I followed their instructions to do a hard reset and the error went away for a short while. Now software 2021.44.30.14...

The only "issue" with the Backup Switch has to do with local Utilities resistance to change. Though the BuS has been tested by ETL, Local Utilities want to test it themselves - kick the tires, drive it around the block, etc. before they'll approve it. In my case Tesla installed my solar panels...

It depends on the pitch of your roof. I've had the snow build-up and then slide off the panels. My house is a raised ranch, so the pitch isn't that much, but 2 story houses usually have a steeper pitch. Otherwise you'll have to clean them off. No, they don't heat themselves, but like...

Meh. The Mohawk Valley is listed as one of the least sunny areas in the US. (rats!) I ordered the roof, and was told no installers in my area. After my panel install was started I found out they were installing a roof 10 miles away. No problem in Rome. Just required the fire rated...