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I'm starting the process with Tesla today. I'm a bit upset that at most Tesla was able to design a 9.6 kW system whereas competitors came in at 12.8 kW max. I signed up today because they gave me the best price, and was assigned March 14 as the Site Assessment date...nearly 30 days out. Then it will take another 3 weeks for them to come up with the "planset", and another couple weeks to submit the application to the utility company. Really cutting it close here.
The only other feedback I will say is, any customer service feedback on teslas process or lack thereof will be moved to the thread that contains that, which is stickied at the top of this subforum, and for reference is here:
Discussion: Tesla Energy / Auto Customer Service
The couple say they have now faced 18 months of recurring, damaging leaks, a severe mold infestation that forced them out of their home for three months, and an ongoing dispute with Tesla over how much money Tesla will pay for repairs...teslamotorsclub.com
I wish you the best in getting accomplished what you are trying to get accomplished, in the time frame you desire.
I'm starting the process with Tesla today. I'm a bit upset that at most Tesla was able to design a 9.6 kW system whereas competitors came in at 12.8 kW max. I signed up today because they gave me the best price, and was assigned March 14 as the Site Assessment date...nearly 30 days out. Then it will take another 3 weeks for them to come up with the "planset", and another couple weeks to submit the application to the utility company. Really cutting it close here.
What they are doing now is prior to filing for permits, they apply for the utility application. But that in itself takes a "couple" weeks per the Tesla representative. So April 4th + 2 weeks = April 18th which just misses the deadline. I feel like I'm playing with fire here. I do have other options with other installers who promise to get it done if I give them the go ahead by March 1st, but they all cost $20,000 more for nearly the same system.To reiterate what the above said, March 14th + 3wks brings you to April 4th. I think that only gives you about a week to get the permit filed in time, right? If so, it's not going to happen...
What they are doing now is prior to filing for permits, they apply for the utility application. But that in itself takes a "couple" weeks per the Tesla representative. So April 4th + 2 weeks = April 18th which just misses the deadline. I feel like I'm playing with fire here. I do have other options with other installers who promise to get it done if I give them the go ahead by March 1st, but they all cost $20,000 more for nearly the same system.
What they are doing now is prior to filing for permits, they apply for the utility application. But that in itself takes a "couple" weeks per the Tesla representative. So April 4th + 2 weeks = April 18th which just misses the deadline. I feel like I'm playing with fire here. I do have other options with other installers who promise to get it done if I give them the go ahead by March 1st, but they all cost $20,000 more for nearly the same system.
I don't think people invest in solar energy for their houses with the purpose of selling back the excess. That's just a side benefit...the return on the investment is still very much there and intact.We'll all see how this all plays out, but if the deadline passes, I assume most people will simply not go solar at all so that's the main risk I see (know that you simply will not get solar at all if you don't get NEM2.0 or until they change NEM3.0).
Depends on how you ask the question. If one is all electric, like, if I cannot sell back in the summer at a decent price, then to buy back in the winter at a high price probably makes the numbers such that solar makes no sense.I don't think people invest in solar energy for their houses with the purpose of selling back the excess. That's just a side benefit...the return on the investment is still very much there and intact.
I don't think people invest in solar energy for their houses with the purpose of selling back the excess. That's just a side benefit...the return on the investment is still very much there and intact.
dahNot to sell back excess to make $$, but to sell back excess to zero out their bill over a year via generation credits for oneself.
Without the 1:1 and soon to be 1 : 0.13 metering in San Diego, the credit you get back is so miniscule that for a lot of folks, the $$ upfront is too high for a common person and they will still have bills each month since they won't be able to generate enough to zero it out under NEM3.0.
Even for many NEM2.0 installs, at the end of the year, those installs were generally sized/speced/IOU allowed to cover 100% energy use assuming excess generation in fall/spring, but you're now thinking that with the NEM3.0 change, you will still be like that?
Do the math, a person simply can't generate much/any credits when they are selling at 13-25%, but forced to pay at 100% cost of what the IOUs will soon charge during peak when there is no sun (for no ESS installs).
This is complete nonsense.I don't think people invest in solar energy for their houses with the purpose of selling back the excess.