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Re: Windy this week in norcal and socal. Get your genset now
I'm not so sure about investor owned utilities necessarily being subject to short-termism. The utility sector tends to be attractive to investors as a source of stable, long term income. Executives a…1 · -
Re: I guess it is Official... Northern California cannot keep the utility power on in sunny/warm weather
I suspect politics and energy are going to be entangled for at least the near term. If nothing else, CA makes for an interesting test case for when policy changes are proposed elsewhere.1 · -
Re: Solar Not Charging Batteries
For a start, I'd reboot the controller by; turning it off, opening the pv breaker, then the battery breaker. Wait ~1 minute, then close the battery breaker and wait for the controller boot-up sequenc…1 · -
Re: New to off-grid; need help to fix/upgrade existing system
I'd check around locally to see if you can get GC2 or L16 size flooded batteries at anywhere near US prices (~$125 for GC2). Sealed AGMs have advantages, but tend to be about 2x the cost of flooded, …1 · -
Re: New to off-grid; need help to fix/upgrade existing system
In terms of safety, there isn't a whole lot of difference in an application like yours. Flooded do gas in normal operation, and need to be topped up with distilled/de-ionized water occasionally. This…1 ·
