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I'm looking at my nest usage and it shows on cold days I'm running heat for about 2-3 hours max. My understanding is that heat pumps are generally something that will consistently run just at variable speeds depending on the temp swings but if I'm only using the heat 2-3 hours a day, would that...

Are those numbers based upon just heat pump system only or total consumption for your house during those months?

Just to be clear, this is 720kWh for the heating portion of your heat pump? How many months is that for? I'm trying to see what annual additional kWh I can expect to see if my excess kWh will cover. At this moment, I keep the thermostat at 65-78 (heat on if drops below 65, AC on if above 78)...

Trying to decide if it is worth going from standard HVAC system to heat pump. I'm based in Northern California where temps are mild. Winter mornings hit in low 30s and summer temps hit highs in high 90s low 100s. With that said, I just got PTO on a a 12kW system with 2 Powerwalls in October...

On October 21, I switched my settings from Self-Powered to Time-Based Control. So just looking at the last 3 weeks of data, this week still with 2 more days left I get the following table: Oct 10 -16 Solar Generated: 294.8kWh Home Usage: 156.6kWh PowerWall Discharge: 72.9kWh Net Grid Use...

I switched to TBC and trying to figure out what % split I should be using for backup vs time-based control. Also, how does the system work compared to Self-Powered? When I switched to TBC, it looks like all the PV was sent straight to the battery and whatever the house needed, it pulls it from...

Thank you so much for this detailed response. Because I have an oversized system at the moment, I expect to be a net exporter come my annual true up. Since my PTO date of October 7 through October 20, per PG&E's Energy Usage Report, it shows a credit of ~304kWh and a monetary credit of ~$83...

Thank you for this breakdown. So is the end goal to import enough by year end to offset the MDC? What if you are importing more? Yes you will get a "payout" but it is at a fraction of what it should be so you are better off having it consumed right? Since PTO, it shows that I am exporting an...

I got PTO activated last week and since turning it on, I've just monitoring our usage pattern. Setup is 12kW System + 2 PW. Tesla settings is self-powered mode with 80/20 reserve split. Average house consumption is ~18.7kWh with solar being ~37.2kWh (28% to home, 25% to PW, 47% to grid). My...

Ok well I flipped the 4 bar at the main panel and it disconnected from the grid but I was expecting Solar to be generating still and not just discharge from the batteries the entire time. So I flipped the connect back on and now I have a connection to the grid but no solar production?

Going to be a dumb question but which one is the main breaker? I'm going out of town for the weekend and I know with solar and battery it can run 100% off grid. The installers took breakers from the main panel and installed a new 200A box inside the garage but they never explained anything...

So I checked my PG&E usage stats on 9/14, the day the installers finished, and was surprised that PG&E is already providing me credits? Take a look at the attached screenshot. At 11:00 AM that day, the installers shut my power off to do the load transfer for the whole home backup. The power...

If I disconnect from the grid through the main breaker, does that address the 65hz issue referenced or is that only the case when you disconnect through the app?

Thanks all again for your feedback. My system included a "whole home backup" where they installed what looks like a 2nd 200A panel? Regardless, I tested the "Disconnect from Grid" in the Tesla app just now and then went around the house checking each room to see if there was something not...

I sent an e-mail to the company I'm in contract with regarding my system. See my e-mail and response from them below. Would this holdup should I need to go after my solar company in case PG&E takes any action or something comes from this? Thoughts? My E-mail Their Response