Tesla Solar Roof Tiles

It looks like Tesla is getting serious as they let CalFire do a video on their roof tiles. Too many wires for my taste and being on a roof is something I never encourage Offgrid. I am sure there will be plenty of folks to send a check and get on Elons waiting list. The design does look to me as decent but time will tell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=zunHya-0EQY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=zunHya-0EQY

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> Tesla seems pretty good at selling waiting lists
Nice work, if you can get it
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Musk has been in business since 2002. His stated goal is nothing short of transforming humanity through his products: his electric cars, space travel, and an underground high-speed Hyperloop system.
He has yet to succeed at anything but somehow spins every failure into proof of imminent success. His only accomplishment has been this decades-long Jedi mind trick.
Tesla is best known for blowing deadlines and consistently falling short on production.
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SpaceX dominates their launch Schedule.
So anybody look at the roof tiles?
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All roofs are pretty bad for temperature effects. Most of the wire in this Ap is 1KV or higher now so that is not an issue.
I was told the Calfire guys in the video are here in my area/town fighting the Ferguson Fire. Day 14 for us stuck mostly indoors because of smoke outside. Getting very old....
here is some more.
"There are only a handful of Tesla Solar Roof installations out there at this point, but they are slowly ramping up production and installations, which means that first responders need to be ready to know how to approach this new kind of roof in case of emergency.
A training video showing how to do just that gives us a rare and interesting look at Tesla’s solar roof tiles.
Brock Archer is a first responder training expert who has often worked with Tesla in the past. For example, we have seen him go through the Tesla Model X’s unique structure by dismantling it.
While his methods are obviously destructive, he is often one of the first people to give us a detailed look at the architectures of Tesla’s products and it is the case again with Tesla’s solar roof tiles.
Archer said about the structure found underneath a solar tile installation:
The first responder training expert added that based on all the testing conducted, there’s “almost zero risks of shock or electrocution when cutting or crushing the tiles or diode trunk harness.” The roof installations are not earth grounded.
All Tesla solar roof installations still also include a “rapid shutdown device” which shuts down the DC power leaving the roof.
As for removing the tiles in a first responder situation, Archer explains that it is fairly easy since they are basically mounted on a hinge:
In the video below, they dismantle a demonstration Tesla solar roof tile installation in order to show how to create ventilation or a path to walk on the roof if needed.
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They could care less how they are installed, spec or warranty. They care about safety and putting out fires
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By Tim Binnall
SpaceX founder Elon Musk briefly discussed the possibility that intelligent extraterrestrials may be out in space and largely dismissed such a scenario. The colorful entrepreneur reportedly made the comments on Saturday at the long-awaited unveiling of his private space company's reusable launch system known as 'Starship Mk.' While musing about his ambition to quickly develop a self-sustaining colony on Mars, he observed that "as far as we know, we're the only consciousness or the only life that's out there. There might be other life, but we've seen no signs of it."
Musk went on to note that he often gets asked "'what do you know about the aliens," presumably since the head of a massive private space company might have some insight into the matter. However, he claimed that he is as in the dark about the subject as the rest of us, revealing that "I'm pretty sure I'd know if there were aliens" and yet "I've not seen any sign of aliens."
Regarding the longstanding belief of many that the government knows about the existence of aliens and is keeping the information hidden from the public, Musk offered his own somewhat conspiratorial answer to that idea. "Let me tell you, the fastest way to increase defense funding," he said, would be to announce "hey, we found an alien." For that reason, he seemed doubtful that the government would cover-up their knowledge of ETs for very long, arguing that "guaranteed, that would be on display in like two seconds."
He wrapped up his thoughts on extraterrestrials by asserting that "the reality is, as far as we know, this is the only place, at least in this part of the galaxy or in the Milky Way, where there is consciousness." When pressed by a member of the audience who jokingly said that they didn't believe Musk when he claimed not to have knowledge of aliens, he responded "I hope I'm wrong. If they are here, I hope they're nice. You know, they haven't killed us yet, so they must be not that bad."
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He's probably right about the defense spending thing.
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The lake is already really high for this time of year, and the bush soaked. If it doesn't drain, likely another bad slush winter and maybe too high water spring?
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Did you see Elon's starship?
https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-interior-video-elon-musk.html
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I have a certain fondness for interesting conspiratorial explanations - I'll keep those to myself.
Going back to 2018 posts - I think Musk is credited with inventing PayPal - a pretty successful venture. I also suspect that running a car company in today's regulatory infested environment is not something any mild mannered person would relish. If anyone thinks succeeding in business is easy, I would bet they have not done it.
Politically, PG&E did what the state regulated. If you have people at the top who are clueless, the Utility just takes care of their shareholders and California is the deep pocket. Same in most any business where the prices are most always payed by the consumer.
Don't forget Elon's Boring company, hope for people who live in LA.
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I thought a multi-day power outage with extensive use of LIDAR surveillance technology was interesting. Perhaps Big Brother provided funding for the data that Big Brother is noted for craving. Very few will have any idea what is being referenced of course.
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