Hey all-
I have had solar and Powerwall for about 4 years now and have SRP as my energy provider. I have an issue that I cant seem to solve. Right now, my Powerwall runs the entire house during the "Peak" hours and exports all of the solar I generate back to the grid. I do not feel that this is good for the batteries, and it is really bad for my reserve power in case of a blackout. My batteries are depleted to 35% every day assuming I do not run major appliances other than the smaller of my two air conditioners. Can anyone tell me how to set up the app so that the Powerwall just augments solar to fully run the house during the peak hours on my SRP plan? I realize that this will cut down how much I export during the peak, but there is not enough price difference in the credits to justify the increased battery usage. I am looking to use solar and the grid to run the house during off peak times, and solar and the Powerwall to run the house during the peaks so that there is no demand charge on my bill.
I have had solar and Powerwall for about 4 years now and have SRP as my energy provider. I have an issue that I cant seem to solve. Right now, my Powerwall runs the entire house during the "Peak" hours and exports all of the solar I generate back to the grid. I do not feel that this is good for the batteries, and it is really bad for my reserve power in case of a blackout. My batteries are depleted to 35% every day assuming I do not run major appliances other than the smaller of my two air conditioners. Can anyone tell me how to set up the app so that the Powerwall just augments solar to fully run the house during the peak hours on my SRP plan? I realize that this will cut down how much I export during the peak, but there is not enough price difference in the credits to justify the increased battery usage. I am looking to use solar and the grid to run the house during off peak times, and solar and the Powerwall to run the house during the peaks so that there is no demand charge on my bill.