Tesla Powerwall
Tesla Powerwall
Yes, it is an interesting tidbit of news that Tesla cooperated with anyone, but it appears the moving force here was Sr. Maximo, the owner of the installer company, after I notified him that if he thought he had a prayer of getting the 10G's I still owed him he was going to put my case on top priority and quickly, or I would get it resolved myself with his money. Money still talks, apparently. Results are what counts, and he def took the baton and ran with it, or he's totally full of baloney and none of this was his doing...I have no way to prove either case and I wouldn't spend the time...I'm just glad it's working, and I'll choose to believe him.
I agree, the Envoy should be an integral part of the complete system. It does appear to control the PV array with the phase shift, and I notice that the charge rate has gone down a tad, from peaking at 5.2Kw, to the mid 4's, which I suppose is a good thing. Getting closer to trickle charging is preferable to ramming it into the battery, or so I've been told. It still charges up to 98% (theoretical max with PV) by 2-2:30 at the latest, and this is winter when the sun is lower. Overall, we're quite pleased with the system, even though it took quite a bit of effort and laying down the law with certain parties, but the good part is I got to know one of Tesla's better engineers here, I have his phone and email, and he's helped me a lot, especially with the State Of Energy (SOE) situation, a fancy-schmancy way of stating the battery charge percentage, and letting me know what could happen if we let the SOE sink to certain critical levels. Nice. If you'd like that info, just say so and I'll PM it to you. I'd still have a hard time recommending this installer company, essentially because their front office was totally disorganized. Their installers and techs are excellent and did fine work here, but dealing with their office can be a nightmare...you wonder if anyone is listening.
Jeff