nosuchreality
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zubs said:
You might want to check in with your electric provider if they'll sign off on a system thst produces !ore than you use.
Tesla Solar Panels Price Cut
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You might want to check in with your electric provider if they'll sign off on a system thst produces !ore than you use.
irvinebullhousing
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zubs said:
This is the way to go Zub. Now, I have to convince my wife.
Been wanting this.
zubs
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Plus I feel like all that real estate on my roof for energy generation would go to waste if I'm not using it for the betterment of society. All that power I'm creating is benefiting everyone by making Edison not have to make it.
Why not cover your entire west and south side roof so more electricty can be made?
Actually you can cover your entire roof with solar panels, but the west and south side produce the most electricity.
Why not cover your entire west and south side roof so more electricty can be made?
Actually you can cover your entire roof with solar panels, but the west and south side produce the most electricity.
irvinehomeowner
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zubs said:
That's what I'm saying. If your whole street had solar and batteries, no one would need Edison.
irvinehomeowner
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For those of us with backyards, how feasible is a non-roof unit?
What's the average size per wattage for solar panels? If I could put it on my patio trellis, that would do dual duty of shade/rain protection and solar.
What's the average size per wattage for solar panels? If I could put it on my patio trellis, that would do dual duty of shade/rain protection and solar.
zubs
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There are some problems with it. I asked this of the sunrun sales guy and he said they only do roof installs. Plus the tile composition of your roof matters. If it's concrete it's ok. If it's clay, then it's harder to do.
I think you need a special permit to put it on a patio. These solar panels get real hot and can be a fire hazard. That's why the inverter matters too as the microinverter runs cooler than the string inverter.
I think you need a special permit to put it on a patio. These solar panels get real hot and can be a fire hazard. That's why the inverter matters too as the microinverter runs cooler than the string inverter.
Irvinecommuter
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irvinehomeowner said:zubs said:
That's what I'm saying. If your whole street had solar and batteries, no one would need Edison.
That's a real thing in about 10 years...utilities needs lots of people to spread out the costs...the more people that go off the grid, the higher the rates will be, which will lead to more people getting off the grid. Death spiral.
nosuchreality
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zubs said:
Minimum charges, bill will just under $10. But that's a side issue, LADWP and others are requiring certification by homepwners that they are not over building and no credit will be given for excess energy.
What kind of maintenance does the tesla battery pack have?
zubs
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I read that the rooms under your solar panel will be cooler as well.
The panels act like a heat shield. Not sure how much cooler, or it could just be a sellers gimmick.
After pondering this, I think if you use a microinverter where the panels run cooler than a string inverter, the room under your panels would be cooler. However, using a string inverter, the solar panels run hot, and so heat shielding has a minimal effect.
The panels act like a heat shield. Not sure how much cooler, or it could just be a sellers gimmick.
After pondering this, I think if you use a microinverter where the panels run cooler than a string inverter, the room under your panels would be cooler. However, using a string inverter, the solar panels run hot, and so heat shielding has a minimal effect.
Irvinecommuter said:irvinehomeowner said:zubs said:
That's what I'm saying. If your whole street had solar and batteries, no one would need Edison.
That's a real thing in about 10 years...utilities needs lots of people to spread out the costs...the more people that go off the grid, the higher the rates will be, which will lead to more people getting off the grid. Death spiral.
Then you can argue they might do a Nevada. Claw back the solar benefits or something.
zubs
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The grandfathering for the tier 1,2,3 for the early adopters of solar is 20 years (before 2017). So perhaps edison will give me the present adopter using the Time Of USE TOU system a grandfathering of 20 years as well. I'll buy a battery if edison does a clawback. Don't need one right now.
Irvinecommuter
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nosuchreality said:
Apparently nothing...Tesla monitors and maintains for 10 years...25 for the panels.
Irvinecommuter
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eyephone said:
Yes they could but California actually wants to push for green energy...Nevada is super beholdened to special interest.