Does anyone know if PG&E will trigger any sort of warning prior shutting down power to allow for the "storm" system on the PW to charge up from the grid?
You can install our site as a web app on your iOS device by utilizing the Add to Home Screen feature in Safari. Please see this thread for more details on this.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
I think the actual issue will happen tonight/tomorrow. Our area delayed the cutoff until 8pm tonight.Yeah, it triggered for me two days ago. We had power cut at 1:56am and are on powerwall/solar. There is not even a breeze in the trees...
If you go into Customize in the app, perhaps try selecting "Backup Only." It should back up regardless, but maybe that will trigger something. Very odd.Power went out but powerwall not discharging to power the house.
Powerwall is at 65% green light still on. Inverter is off and Tesla app shows everything gray. Tried to cut the main breaker and reset all the breakers but nothing. Any ideas?
My district wasn't impacted either. I felt slightly empowered having the PW online. I even threw the main breaker because I grew impatient to test the system for that one corner case of having a full PW with solar coming in. My WiFi network Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) went to battery backup (PW went 65Hz to shutoff solar), LED lights didn't flicker, and solar kicked back on to refill the PW (at 60Hz). Really happy with system. I really bought the system because solar was undersized (using rate arbitrage) and desired backup for blackouts (not red-flag fire related). Today, rate arbitrage is out the window (does not apply) due to new PG&E rate schedules, and PG&E mandated red-flag blackouts was unheard of when I placed my order for a PW. The utility side of things seem more unpredictable than earthquakes themselves!Was lucky enough not to be impacted, but if PGE keeps this up I will have to re-think getting a PW. Standby generator still makes more sense economically, but nice not having to worry about when the power goes out.
Red flag warning season coincides with no rain clouds and cooler weather, so solar production is consistent and cooling loads are nearly non-existent. I kept my spare non-Tesla EV charge station as the critical load. During the simulated outage test, I did the same and charged the car. I would even recommend even a single battery PW setup for those affected. You really don't need two to just keep the refrigerator going. You really just need the refrigerator to operate once a day during a prolong outage until one depletes a PW. (Next day, PW automatically recharges.) A single PW with the smallest solar PV system can handle refrigeration and internet/WiFi. Spoiling food seems to be the greatest concern, and maintaining communication to loved ones next.We lost power Wednesday evening. Powerwalls took over without a flickering light, only my small computer UPS started beeping initially (as expected), but stopped once powerwall was below ~95%. Had excess solar during Thursday, so I dumped it into my car to avoid loosing it. Power came back early Thursday evening. Again no signs of the transition. The whole thing was as smooth as possible and we ended up with powerwalls almost full and the car having a higher charge level despite us using it during the day.
We couldn't be more pleased - Way to go, Tesla!
@ohmman How long did Comcast stay up after the outage? Curious if Comcast employs battery backup and if so at what level (i.e. time duration).My two PW and 10kW setup ran our house just like normal. Electric washer and dryer, oven use, well pump, etc. It couldn't keep Comcast up, unfortunately, and I had a little "power guilt" when I was included on some group texts of people in the area having trouble, but we were in great shape. Like @Late2theGame, I charged both cars with surplus solar as well. I still want to add more capacity for winter outages, but I am definitely in excellent shape for red flag season. At least, assuming we get rain by November.
I'd like Tesla to include some way to automatically transfer power from the PowerWalls to my cars if they're plugged in and solar is about to be curtailed. As it was, I just manually monitored it, but it would be neat to have it transition on its own.