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Even getting just a battery "for backup" purposes - then charging it over night (cheaper) - then having the battery run during prime, can cut your monthly due to it playing the peak/prime cost game.
 
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Siliconemelons said:
Even getting just a battery "for backup" purposes - then charging it over night (cheaper) - then having the battery run during prime, can cut your monthly due to it playing the peak/prime cost game.
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Weirdly, I think its actually illegal to charge your battery from the grid during off-peak and use it during peak. The powerwalls and most battery systems will only charge from the solar, not from the grid. Otherwise if I got a free nights/weekends plan I would never pay for electricity again.
 
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Cad said:
Weirdly, I think its actually illegal to charge your battery from the grid during off-peak and use it during peak. The powerwalls and most battery systems will only charge from the solar, not from the grid. Otherwise if I got a free nights/weekends plan I would never pay for electricity again.
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can't have people avoiding dynamic pricing. most places that have it, 3-4pm til 7-8pm can be up to double off peak rates. seen clips where cities have quadruple rates during critical peak times, like during a heat wave.
 
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Cad said:
Weirdly, I think its actually illegal to charge your battery from the grid during off-peak and use it during peak. The powerwalls and most battery systems will only charge from the solar, not from the grid. Otherwise if I got a free nights/weekends plan I would never pay for electricity again.
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Just gotta get creative and fill your water tower at night then!
 
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Just gotta get creative and fill your water tower at night then!
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If you did a custom battery management system that you can program yourself you could do it no problem, but none of the integrated systems will do it off the shelf since it violates the power company's rules.
 
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Day five now of 101+ fever....

Have you ever had a fever long enough that the thought comes into your head "I can't remember what healthy feels like"?
 
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Cad said:
Weirdly, I think its actually illegal to charge your battery from the grid during off-peak and use it during peak. The powerwalls and most battery systems will only charge from the solar, not from the grid. Otherwise if I got a free nights/weekends plan I would never pay for electricity again.
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Not sure about that. I haven't called these guys yet to get details, but base power supposedly installs batteries in your yard that charge during off peak and discharge during peak. According to the website they have agreements with power companies for lower rates to do this because it provides electrical stability to the entire area by taking away some of the peak load. Now, maybe the agreements are the key and for some reason we can't do that without an agreement. But I thought the agreement was more about a lower rate.

www.basepowercompany.com

Texas' Only Energy Provider With Home Backup Power | Base Power

Below-market electricity rates and home battery backup from Texas' modern energy provider. Reliable power made affordable.
www.basepowercompany.com www.basepowercompany.com

I'm actually thinking about doing this at my mother's house but I haven't gotten around to calling them for more details.
 
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Wasn’t paying close attention while trimming my beard so now I cant leave the house for 2 weeks.
 
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Wasn’t paying close attention while trimming my beard so now I cant leave the house for 2 weeks.
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I let my wife talk me into going to a ballet. "For the kids...." yadda yadda. I am consumed by irrational, white hot rage. I feel confident that she knows I won't be attending any more ballets.
 
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yahoo mail is down. All of my deliveries use the yahoo address so I don't have a way to track whether all my gifts are in or on their way.
 
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I let my wife talk me into going to a ballet. "For the kids...." yadda yadda. I am consumed by irrational, white hot rage. I feel confident that she knows I won't be attending any more ballets.
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You just haven't seen the right ballet. There's something out there for you.

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USPS is undependable more than normal. We had 3 different people send us Xmas gifts , they all in every case , came to us on multiple days. So I told my wife I didn't want to play that game. Unless they are in town with us , we were going to send electronic gift cards (mostly Amazon) so we know they get it. I sent 3 to my brother in SC. 1 for him , 1 for my niece, and 1 to his wife. They all went out yesterday. My brother's wife is the only one to say thank you. Seriously WTF?!
 
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I let my wife talk me into going to a ballet. "For the kids...." yadda yadda. I am consumed by irrational, white hot rage. I feel confident that she knows I won't be attending any more ballets.
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If you wind up coming to Vegas, the shows here are good for everyone, especially the circ shows. Except for one which is all nude but it tells you that in advance. But yeah, fuck going to ballet. You need to learn man lesson #1, start out like you can hold out.
 
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If you wind up coming to Vegas, the shows here are good for everyone, especially the circ shows. Except for one which is all nude but it tells you that in advance. But yeah, fuck going to ballet. You need to learn man lesson #1, start out like you can hold out.
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Let's go to a show together. We'll get cheap seats all the way at the back and you can bring your telemicroscope thing so we can count pockmocks on the nutcracker's cheeks.
 
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Kajiimagi said:
USPS is undependable more than normal. We had 3 different people send us Xmas gifts , they all in every case , came to us on multiple days. So I told my wife I didn't want to play that game. Unless they are in town with us , we were going to send electronic gift cards (mostly Amazon) so we know they get it. I sent 3 to my brother in SC. 1 for him , 1 for my niece, and 1 to his wife. They all went out yesterday. My brother's wife is the only one to say thank you. Seriously WTF?!
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They all use seasonal temp workers.

I'm surprised anything gets delivered at all.
 
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