SMAlset
Well-Known Member
We charged last night at a SC after 10p (when Flex Alert ended). There were a few Teslas charging at that hour. This SC has a rate of .47/kWh all day presently. One SC further south I checked was same all day rate but at .45/kWh. There use to be a tiered charge, where if you charged from like 9pm to 11a it was at a discounted rate (.24/kWh commonly). Thought when I went last night that’s what I would see, although the map location did show one rate. I added 127mi for $15.36 at .47 rate. Matched what was posted to my car’s charging history.
If not for the current extremely continuous high 100+ temps, I typically charge for free off our Solar/PWs when needed. Even with our 3PW system (24 panels) these temps and our desire for AC (set to 78 degrees upstairs and down) just can’t sustain us through out night without going out to grid. Last night grid triggered at 9:55p (PWs at 20% reserve in case of outage—which clearly couldn’t handle AC usage at that point—reset today to 25%). Temp at 11p when car charging completed was 89F. We’re suppose to have another 3 days at 100+ (live somewhat inland). I don’t understand why some SC locations still have off-peak pricing while others don’t.
BTW 101 south of Gilroy buckled in the heat yesterday across a number of lanes. Repairs being made for Highway 101 near Hollister for raised asphalt – KION546
Last night maybe around 9 we decided to get takeout from TacoBell. Had just driven up and in line when all of the lights in shopping center and buildings there a bit north (McDonalds and hotels too) went dark and from PG&E map a wide swath of area past San Martin was out. I spoke to a guy charging at the SC at 11p and he said his mother’s house in Gilroy lost power and she just called to say it was restored.
If not for the current extremely continuous high 100+ temps, I typically charge for free off our Solar/PWs when needed. Even with our 3PW system (24 panels) these temps and our desire for AC (set to 78 degrees upstairs and down) just can’t sustain us through out night without going out to grid. Last night grid triggered at 9:55p (PWs at 20% reserve in case of outage—which clearly couldn’t handle AC usage at that point—reset today to 25%). Temp at 11p when car charging completed was 89F. We’re suppose to have another 3 days at 100+ (live somewhat inland). I don’t understand why some SC locations still have off-peak pricing while others don’t.
BTW 101 south of Gilroy buckled in the heat yesterday across a number of lanes. Repairs being made for Highway 101 near Hollister for raised asphalt – KION546
Last night maybe around 9 we decided to get takeout from TacoBell. Had just driven up and in line when all of the lights in shopping center and buildings there a bit north (McDonalds and hotels too) went dark and from PG&E map a wide swath of area past San Martin was out. I spoke to a guy charging at the SC at 11p and he said his mother’s house in Gilroy lost power and she just called to say it was restored.
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