I have to say, living where electricity is just a flat rate is rather nice. I'm not going around saying NO NO don't run the dryer now don't run that other thing there now, do it later when we want to be in bed or any such stuff.
Haha... yes I had to persuade family to wash and dry laundry on weekends. Later I will have to change it to nights.I have to say, living where electricity is just a flat rate is rather nice. I'm not going around saying NO NO don't run the dryer now don't run that other thing there now, do it later when we want to be in bed or any such stuff.
Contracts historical prices are higher on summer than winter. So still I may get a good number by then... also enough time to continue testing my setupUsually you can switch for a termination fee of some sort. Run the numbers, you might save money just paying the fee.
I just had to renew in summer.. blech. I'm waiting until I find lower rates and I'll still probably save money canceling and paying the fee. I got gouged.Contracts historical prices are higher on summer than winter. So still I may get a good number by then... also enough time to continue testing my setup
going full solar is like obtaining freedom. For electric companies it is just monopoly business looking for their profits.I just had to renew in summer.. blech. I'm waiting until I find lower rates and I'll still probably save money canceling and paying the fee. I got gouged.
by the time the ac is cut on my automatic control, amperage is down and they are not working that hard, so noYou haven’t seen any issues with the fans turning off as soon as you cut the AC power?
Same here.by the time the ac is cut on my automatic control, amperage is down and they are not working that hard, so no
Ah, good point. I’d want to charge (say) 25-50 percent overnight if the batteries got low and hope the sun came out the next day.by the time the ac is cut on my automatic control, amperage is down and they are not working that hard, so no
Oops, I thought you had a ChargeVerter, sorry.I don't charge at all.
I only float the loads until the sun comes up.
If you set it low enough, it would essentially just float / supply voltage whenever the batteries dip low enough. Technically it would be "charging", but not very "charging", "charging".Oops, I thought you had a ChargeVerter, sorry.
Not that I trust voltage->SOC calculations, but I want more control over it than “Don’t let the SOC drop below 25%”. Maybe the min(SOC) should be based on time of day (don’t charge just before sunrise?) or configurable on the fly (there’s a hurricane coming, charge to 100%). I mean the major advantage of the GC version is the comms, no?If you set it low enough, it would essentially just float / supply voltage whenever the batteries dip low enough. Technically it would be "charging", but not very "charging", "charging".
I doOops, I thought you had a ChargeVerter, sorry.
It's basically just a power supply.If you set it low enough, it would essentially just float / supply voltage whenever the batteries dip low enough. Technically it would be "charging", but not very "charging", "charging".
I do
But I just use it to float the battery at 48v (just covering loads), until the sun comes back.
Yeah, mine was only needed in January.same here, I set to 43v (tesla model S, 36v is empty), and just run loads, waiting for the real battery chargers to come alive again with the sun
since low battery "usually" occurs at 5am in the winter, not much of a load in the house then. Have not had a low battery event since early March
Chargeverters are cool
Doh! Now I get it!I do
But I just use it to float the battery at 48v (just covering loads), until the sun comes back.