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Spamming the TMC brain trust, since I have no clue who else to spam. Some Mercedes EQ vehicles now come with a free Wallbox EVSE. Unfortunately, it doesn't have normal screw/hex/torx lugs for the conductors (L1, L2, GND). Instead, it has what you see in the images below (potato chip for...

I miss the days when @wwhitney would give amazing advice about PV+ESS installs on TMC. If you miss such Tier-1 content as well, you need to check out the TerryLove plumbing forums. My contractor screwed up the venting of our bath tub, and I was researching about how the vent should have been...

This thread is for the general discussion of the marketplace listing FS: New Model X Trailer Hitch PN 1452685-00-C $125 PN: 1482424-00-A. Please add to the discussion here.

This thread is for the general discussion of the marketplace listing FS: Unused Model 3 Rear seat cushion (with heat) WHITE 2017+ PN 1452685-00-C $450. Please add to the discussion here.

I'm sure some on this sub-forum is familiar with how terrible my 2023 Ultra Red Model X experience has been. While some probably wish I would never post again, other users have instead PM'd me telling me how I'm a crybaby and probably cannot afford the car. It's likely that casual lurkers...

So I'm having a terrible time dealing with Tesla Service on a 2023 Model X. The location I'm at is Dublin, CA. The Model X forum doesn't seem to have any recent positive things to say about this place, and the rest of TMC seems to dislike Dublin as well. The service ambassadors (the frontline...

My Tesla Energy Gateway is now on version 23.4.2. And I just noticed that it's not executing Time Based Control like it used to. Previously, my batteries would only discharge from 3pm to midnight every day. This is because those times are the EV2-A shoulder or peak times, where energy costs...

I recently took delivery of a 2023 build Model X, and I've noticed the button on my Gen 3 Tesla Wall Connector (with the Tesla plug; not J1772) won't open the charge door. But even if I manually open the charge port door, I've found the wall connector plug doesn't seem to seat as well compared...

Super inane topic but I’m legit curious if there’s something simple I missed. Got two teslas. The app by default shows the model 3 with miles remaining and the model X with % charge remaining. Of course I can tap on each to cycle them, but it’s odd to me the default view is different. Why...

So between weird firmware glitch and generally poor paint quality, I’m starting to feel pretty down on this purchase… going to pile on the list of stuff with what I just discovered when my neighbor came over to ask why I was cussing at my new car. Is this normal? Does anyone else see this on...

I’m on a weekend trip and Tesla service is impossible to reach on weekends. Need help if anyone is familiar with this. Brand new “non-demo” 2023 model X with 300 miles is throwing all these errors and driving oddly. Got 2 toddlers, and not sure if I should keep driving it. I did not get...

I asked the person who helped me take possession of this Model X - but they just told me to RTFM. Jokes on her... I can't read good. https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modelx/en_us/GUID-F1B6801A-8946-41AD-8CF9-7A963CDA38E4.html So I was hoping every time I put the car in park (at least at...

I took delivery of a new Model X today from a Tesla showroom. The vehicle is tied to the same email address as a Model 3 in the household; and also tied to my Tesla Powerwalls. They said the vehicle would come with a free year of Premium Connectivity. I got an email that said I have a year of...

Just a mini-rant that is kind of in reverse. I wasted a month of my life trying to hunt down an Escalade Sport or Yukon Denali ... but they're all going for like $20k to $30k over MSRP. Finally got a verbal from a somewhat local dealer that they'd do something more reasonable. But of course...

TBH, I have no clue where to post this ... but since there are a ton of folks in Northern California who read this sub... I just got a notification that I owe PG&E $91.17 and our account is past-due. But the whacky thing is I'm on auto-pay and the bank account they draft from is well funded...

Not sure if this is an Energy topic or EV topic, but I’m excited to try this. https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-charge-on-excess-solar-powerwall/ I know some people had luck with ChargeHQ, but I didn’t. Clean EV charging here we come.

I have a random question on what you all do with taxes in a household with two incomes. Yes, asking random internet strangers beats trying to figure out what my friends and co-workers do. Assume zero kids, no EV-tax-credit, no 401k, and no mortgage to simplify this a bit. Let's pretend Bob...

Huh, Contra Costa County tells me a roof can’t have more than 50% of it covered with solar. Since a solar panel is like 18.5 square feet, I’d need like 90 to hit this magical 50% limit. But how do you prove to them what is your roof surface area? Like if you say you’re going to end up with 35...

I pinged a few electricians to install a 14-50 a foot away from a load center at my MIL’s house. We just want to be able to get some mobile charging when visiting there. First one asks - what EV is it? I said it doesn’t matter right? Just a 14-50 with #6. But he said he wouldn’t quote it...

I don't even want to try and explain why*... but it'll help me out if I can find the part with the green arrow on it. If I understand things correctly (which is probably not the case since I suck), if I had that part I could remove the 200A whack-job Eaton breaker from my TEG2. So the utility...

Looks like Californian's will only be getting electric water heaters by 2030... https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-09-23/california-moves-to-ban-natural-gas-furnaces-and-heaters-by-2030 This means if a normal homeowner (edit: who has electric water heating but no solar+ESS) takes a...

I've been researching some of the energy-related tax incentives in the latest Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). While I am clearly an idiot (have you read my posts on TMC? they're usually just me ranting about PG&E sucking or talking about blade disconnects), I figure it could be useful to share...

Lol, so I was looking at the ITC language on the DOE (energy.gov) website... https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/homeowners-guide-federal-tax-credit-solar-photovoltaics The following expenses are included: 1. Solar PV panels or PV cells used to power an attic fan (but not the fan itself) 2...

Since a lot of people here got new load centers along with your ESS installs, it's worth checking to see if you're affected. Per the CPSC... The recalled circuit breaker boxes were manufactured between February 2020 and January 2022, with date codes between 200561 and 220233. Unfortunately, I...

Just a reminder to ya'll that it's worthwhile to pop the frunk and remove that plastic trim that goes over the 12 volt battery every once in a while. There's a thread about this in the Model Y forums, but not in the Model 3 forum (at least, not that I found)...

I have no clue where to dump this, but since you all are nerds this could be useful here. Edit: I DO NOT work for State Farm; but please delete if you think this is a shill post. I don't know how which insurance carriers this could apply to. I've learned that homeowners insurance underwriting...

I have no clue which forum this goes in; I guess since F150 Lightning talk is in this sub, then some Silverado EV talk can go here too hah. https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22965919/gm-pge-ev-charging-grid-home-california Not much details, but it seems PG&E (on paper) wants to actually work...

Just posting here to see if any one else is encountering this weird phenomenon. Wife bought a 2021 Model 3 Performance in August 2021. Since then we've only put 3,000 miles on the odometer with mostly freeway driving and errands (aka no track days). Stock uberturbines and tires. I'm in...

For the nerdy types on the TMC Energy Sub... (which is like all of them amirite?) I found this analysis about ESS as conducted by an Australian firm (ITP). It looks like they've been running some long-term tests for SoC and efficiency for the last few years. Worth a look if you're into graphs...

Just an observation from a drive last night... I was going down CA-24 in Northern California, and I noticed I kept getting a "Left front fender camera blocked or blinded" message. The car is pretty clean, so I was a bit confused. I slowed down... and the error went away. Then I sped back up...

Saw this car pass me today... and saved a couple of images from the TeslaCam. I knew California had some of these test "digital plates" out in the wild, but I hadn't seen one until today. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/back-seat-driver/article211828814.html I gotta say, the...

I know this is just a "first world problems" type of post, but I hope to help inform someone that may be considering getting a new iPhone 13 Pro Max alongside their new Tesla Model 3. Last week, my wife got an iPhone 13 Pro, and I got a 13 Pro Max. Since we have a 2 year old that likes to mess...

Only article I think exists about PG&E that also has the word "jackass". https://www.kqed.org/news/11881837/why-it-took-pge-9-5-hours-to-get-to-the-scene-where-dixie-fire-started

So I'm in the world's most boring meeting and need to kill 5 minutes. Do the people who have the 60A disconnects have problems with neighbors and randos who like to walk up and open the damn disconnect cover while the disconnect is in the closed position? Like why would Square D make this...

I’m not at home this week… but the last two days have seen solar production down like 20%… peak production kW AC is down as well. Is it the smoke? Or maybe I’m having micro inverter issues?

Where are the disconnects and bollards????

I'm not really posting about a specific problem with panel gaps and flushness; I'm more interested to learn how people are measuring panel gaps and flushness upon delivery. Are people basically just telling Tesla "hey this looks wrong" to ask Tesla to look into an issue? And similarly are...

Looks like PG&E believes it needs a few billion dollars to make their grid safe (edit, and improve infrastructure and better fund its pension), And since they can't make their operations more lean and intelligent, that just means it's time for rate payers to pony up...

Probably nothing new here for anyone that frequents the forum, but still a fun read. https://environmentamericacenter.org/reports/ame/blocking-rooftop-solar The California Governor insists that the IOUs here are only interested in sustainable, safe, and reliable energy since they do not profit...

I just need to post here for catharsis. Feel free to downvote me to oblivion or flame me for sucking. I live in the SF Bay Area. I didn't grow up here though... I moved out here about 8 years ago. My wife is also a transplant having lived here about 12 years. I want to believe that we're...

I actually found someone that PG&E hates more than me (like for real, is that even possible)?? One of my neighbors saw my Powerwalls and chatted me up today. It seems like last year during sheltering, his August 2020 electricity bill was over $750. He doesn't have an EV; and doesn't have a...

Thanks to @Redhill_qik for posting the link about the CSI-EBPP estimator: http://www.csi-epbb.com/ I guess this tool is a similar thing to PVWatts, and is used by California utilities to do some weird maths around their solar/incentive programs. You can punch in your array spects and it'll...

Interesting thing showed up in my inbox. It looks like Sunrun is taking steps to allow PG&E to command my ESS to grid-export at peak time. The incentive to do this is to effectively "load shift" banked off-peak solar production and export it at peak time to generate peak NEM credits. Plus...

So I post a lot of PoCo hate, But to turn things on a more happy upside, I just want to post about how great PV+ESS is for a homeowner. Like, it's amazeballs, and I hope anyone on the fence about getting such a system can be motivated to try and make it happen. While it sounds like Tesla...

I'm sure half of this forum has blocked me to avoid hearing about why PG&E sucks, SGIP, and blah blah. But for the other half that haven't blocked me... Also, if you're a highly technical wiz with Linux boxes all over your house + a CS background, you probably don't care about this thread...

I'm still fishing out there to find quotes to install a Gen 3 HPWC with a 60A breaker (I don't have a Tesla; so consider me a newb/idiot on charging). Previously, I had a few quotes; but those installers wouldn't put the breaker for the HPWC on the backup side of the Gateway. But now I got a...

I don't currently own a Tesla, but I plan on a CT down the road. I was trying to get a few quotes to get a Gen 3 HPWC (one that I already have purchased) installed in my home. I got two quotes from local Northern California electricians that say they require a blade disconnect (like the one in...

So I just had a weird experience... about an hour ago (6:45pm Pacific) we were cooking dinner and doing some chores. The Emporia Vue showed a modest 5kW of home loads at that time. But then a few of our lights dimmed in the kitchen; the vent-hood fan slowed down then sped up. I went to my...

I got a PM asking me to explain just "how bad" my 7.9 kWp + 3x Powerwall installation was since it seems like I posted an infinite set of problems throughout the last year. I'll just share the details here in case anyone is browsing TMC to research solar+ESS for their own house. This shows you...

I have a few days worth of data now comparing how much more energy it takes to operate my refrigerator set to 34F vs 38F. So far, it looks like the refrigerator is taking ~17% more energy to get those extra 4F's. Some notes: 1) I have this refrigerator (Samsung RF23J9011SR/AA 23 cu ft...