Tesla Solar Panels Price Cut
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zubs
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Naturally the rain should clean off your solar, but if there is no rain between JUL ~ OCT, perhaps around AUG you should take a hose to it.
Producing 30% less electricity for 3 months waiting for rain while fire debris collect on your panels is a unique southern CA problem.
Producing 30% less electricity for 3 months waiting for rain while fire debris collect on your panels is a unique southern CA problem.
usctrojancpa
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USCTrojanCPA said:
The issue was with one of the Enphase optimizers so it was replaced and no everything seems to be working properly with that solar panel.
Hugo Township
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It's been 3 months since we've put down our deposit with Tesla. Still no install date. Sad.
usctrojancpa
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HMart said:
Are they waiting for something? I'd reach out to your assigned rep and find out what's going on.
Hugo Township
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USCTrojanCPA said:
Yep, I've been emailing our rep every few weeks. It usually takes them a few days/weeks to get back. It's not fun. Last I heard, permits have been issued and an install date is pending.
irvinehomeowner
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eyephone said:
Wow... Tesla Solar is officially Prime Time!!
So you are doing a purchase not a rental?
OCtoSV said:Ours took 3.5 months, but that was due to them needing to subcontract out the roof decking under our tile roof.
City inspection is tomorrow, then PGE activation is 1-3 weeks.
You should be able to flip the switch to turn on solar even if you get no $ back from PGE yet from net metering. And you have 3 powerwalls, should be storing any surplus, but during the winter you'll probably just use it all up overnight if you have excess.
When I asked Tesla told me I would get fined by PGE if I turned on the system before their hook up.
It was mildly stimulating the moment they turned off PGE and tested my house with AC on running purely off battery. While I'm no greenie I can claim I am in that I will be working my way out of the carbon hole that was dug by the manufacturing of the batteries in my EV and the PWs by charging them from solar or battery. With 3 PWs I will be 100% self sufficient in electricity production and consumption barring a massive change in the CA sunshine quotient. Tesla also does a nice job with the edge trim on the panels - much more aesthetically pleasing than other solar installations I have seen.
It was mildly stimulating the moment they turned off PGE and tested my house with AC on running purely off battery. While I'm no greenie I can claim I am in that I will be working my way out of the carbon hole that was dug by the manufacturing of the batteries in my EV and the PWs by charging them from solar or battery. With 3 PWs I will be 100% self sufficient in electricity production and consumption barring a massive change in the CA sunshine quotient. Tesla also does a nice job with the edge trim on the panels - much more aesthetically pleasing than other solar installations I have seen.
Their analysis of my total load dictated the 3 PWs. I also got the 26% fed tax credit for having it installed by 12/31. Goes down to 22% this year, still a good incentive.
We experienced a multi-day outage up here in the summer of 2019, and with the credit this works out to the same monthly as my avg PGE bill. To me it was a no-brainer.
We experienced a multi-day outage up here in the summer of 2019, and with the credit this works out to the same monthly as my avg PGE bill. To me it was a no-brainer.
usctrojancpa
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I'm curious...with all you folks that have solar with SoCal Edison what is plan that you have selected? I have the TOUD-4-9PM plan. I finished my first year of solar and ended up the year with about 700 kWh of excess generated power which resulted in a credit of about $35. Should I be on the TOUD-4-9PM plan or switch to another plan?