A quick question. How long are people seeing from initial money down to complete installation? Thanks in advance!!
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A quick question. How long are people seeing from initial money down to complete installation? Thanks in advance!!
I paid my $100 on 6/29 and I had my final inspection yesterday. PTO should be 2-3 weeks according to Tesla for SCE.
Tesla's speed does seem to vary significantly by region though.
The cost is usually higher on a split install. I think we got a $1500 discount for doing the PWs at the same time as SolarRoof. And a discount makes sense since they are onsite running wiring and installed boxes for the solar already. And PowerWalls let you say "PSPS? What PSPS? My power has been on the whole time!"But you didn't have Powerwalls right? I still think breaking an install into PV first then Powerwall second is smarter than doing it all at once. Powerwalls are such a headache haha.
The cost is usually higher on a split install. I think we got a $1500 discount for doing the PWs at the same time as SolarRoof. And a discount makes sense since they are onsite running wiring and installed boxes for the solar already. And PowerWalls let you say "PSPS? What PSPS? My power has been on the whole time!"
4 days of PSPS last year drove use to add Powerwalls. But the most significant side effect might turn out to be never having to buy power in the evenings at the high Time of Use rate.
The cost is usually higher on a split install. I think we got a $1500 discount for doing the PWs at the same time as SolarRoof. And a discount makes sense since they are onsite running wiring and installed boxes for the solar already. And PowerWalls let you say "PSPS? What PSPS? My power has been on the whole time!"
4 days of PSPS last year drove use to add Powerwalls. But the most significant side effect might turn out to be never having to buy power in the evenings at the high Time of Use rate.
Yeah I thought the same as you a few months ago. Intuitively... going with a single shop should be be cheaper.
But what I learned is that the good PV installers just don't know much about Battery backup. Even though Tesla bought Solar City, I don't consider them a good PV option any more. They only take on jobs that are "easy" and seem very hit or miss now to deal with someone new Solar build.
Also unfortunately, while local PV shops knew their PV inside and out. But they came across as clueless on the non-PV stuff. You know it's bad when I'm telling their "Tesla Certified" employees to open the Tesla Powerwall 2 + Gateway 2 installation PDF manual to explain stuff. Or having another PV installer say they will only do whole-home backups since that's all they would do with Generac and LG Chem.
But the really good local battery/generator installers just know their stuff better. Dedicated installers like the one @Vines work with are also the only ones that seem to understand the battery SGIP program in California; which I'm assuming would translate to other local battery incentives in other states.
I think you'l get the Best X by having a PV expert do what they do best and having a Powerwall expert do what they do best. On paper Tesla would seem to fit the bill; but that was not my experience. Tesla will not do complicated PV builds and Tesla will not help 3x or greater Powerwall Customers obtain the California SGIP.
Honestly I would gladly pay an extra $1,500 to split my install up, but I'm too far down on the contracts/deposit phases.
Public Safety Power Shutoff. It is when the power company shuts off your power for days at a time because the conditions might cause a power line to fall. And this could spark a fire that could kill people and get the company sued.Living in the middle of the city lets me say PSPS? What PSPS?
Are you north or south of the Driscoll bridge? I heard there are two groups supporting solar installs. I’m located in Ocean County. Really interested in solar roof.System: 8.1 kw + 2 PW
Location: NJ
Order date: 5/23/20
Install date: 8/3/20
They could have installed in July but it didn't match my timeline... glad I waited because a week prior to install they changed me to 340 watt panels and Backup Gateway 2. They had already matched the price per watt on the 315 watt panels and I kept that price. I did not ask for either of these things, but I did have to approve a new layout due to the new (larger) panels. They also made additional layout changes on site.
Install was completed in 1 day (7 AM to 4 PM). The crew were all pretty enthusiastic about the work and Tesla in general. Some have been with the company since the Solar City days.
They had 3 licensed electricians working the Powerwall install and 4 guys on the solar install. Everyone was professional and (mostly) knowledgable. The lead powerwall installer did not know the Backup Gateway 2 negates the need for a generation panel with a system my size. They installed one anyway. I questioned him and he said the internal breakers are only for non-backed up loads. I guess they didn't read the directions or get proper training. They said they had been installing them for only 2 weeks.
Are you north or south of the Driscoll bridge? I heard there are two groups supporting solar installs. I’m located in Ocean County. Really interested in solar roof.
Public Safety Power Shutoff. It is when the power company shuts off your power for days at a time because the conditions might cause a power line to fall. And this could spark a fire that could kill people and get the company sued.
We had our power shut off for 4 days in 2 separate incidents last fall. That is why we now own two power walls.
And BTW, the closest fire was over 60 miles from my house. So it does not matter where you live. I live in the suburbs where there are no above-ground power lines. But miles away, one leg of our area's grid has some lines that are above the ground. So when the wind blows hard and dry (red-flag warning), we (3,000+ homes) pre-emptively lose power. This is repeated through the west including SoCal.
FWIW, this map shows the SoCal High-risk and PSPS areas for SCE. (Click the buttons it the color-coding does not show). Its a good thing to monitor when the winds blow.
Sorry, I was joking because I'm in an area where they don't shutoff our power at the whim of the power company.
A quick question. How long are people seeing from initial money down to complete installation? Thanks in advance!!
panels only
By “panels only” I assume you mean no powerwalls and not literally only the panels with no inverters or anything, correct?
Where do you live? I ordered on July 23 and am still waiting on permits to be approved. I live in the San Mateo County in the Bay Area.Panels and Inverters, no Powerwall.