When I post about the huge savings with home solar (Grid tied)(50% the cost of the utility) I often get pushback from several people such as Mr. Keeland and I just found out why. His state Louisianna gets an "F" on renewables. Here are the states: The 2019 Community Power Scorecard – Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ilsr.org) <https://ilsr.org/2019-community-power-scorecard/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIte69gvm87wIVjoVaBR2YGA3xEAAYASAAEgLT7fD_BwE#maps>
Wow, That is an eye opener and a shock as to why Solar has no foothold in all these backwards states. Without NET metering, solar has to rely on batteries for energy storage and that triples the cost of the system making it totally uneconomical. But the good news is that with people on thie EV list all owning huge batteries in their EV's they may already havae the big battery to make it economical. But only if retired and their EV is there at home with the solar panels when the EV can absorb the free solar electricity. So a good home solar DIY project is solar-to EV charging for the small subset of EV owners who are at home during the solar day. A corollary is that if you live in a progressive NET metering state and have sun on your property, you are crazy not to sign up. This is in case they backtrack and take away net metering due to u tility greed. At least you will be grandfathered. Bob On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 1:24 PM Bobby Keeland via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark said “I’m also building a Tesla Coil that throws 5’ lightning bolts.” > > Have you read the book “The Seventh Plague” written by James Rollins? In > that book there is an extensive part about a guy that wants to generate > power for everyone by building a giant Tesla Coil. The Tesla Coil did not > work in that book. I also have thought about building a Tesla Coil, but I > also want to build a trebuchet. Unfortunately I’m still working on my solar > water heater, my battery backup for the solar panels, earth tubes and many > other projects. Retired does not mean having nothing to do ... > Bob Keeland > > On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 10:54 AM paul dove via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > No parking brake. It has a break paw in the gear box that engages when in > > park. > > > > > > Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > > > > On Friday, March 19, 2021, 9:32 AM, Mark Hanson via EV < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Thanks Folks for helping me make my decision. The Ford Escape PHEV seems > > like it’s made of Unobtanium anyway (factory Covid shutdowns,layoffs). > > Maybe there’s a reason Ford’s stock remains in the single digits and > Tesla > > $300+. I’ll pick up the Blue Tesla Y Saturday In Richmond, since I’m 65, > > paid from my IRA so no payments $52k, 4 wheel drive 316 mile range. > We’re > > no longer fossil fools now with a Leaf, Bolt and a Tesla. I’m also > building > > a Tesla Coil that throws 5’ lightning bolts, 6.0 kit from Eastern voltage > > research.com. > > The Tesla Y looks like it has a steep learning curve compared to the > Bolt. > > Had to sign up last night for a Tesla account and download an app on my > > iPhone to access the car. It looks like you’re Information tracked For > > charging convenience (automatically charges credit card without using at > > supercharger stations). The controls are not in the usual places and a > lot > > is done through the laptop size touchscreen. Probably why you don’t see > > them as Hertz etc rentals. I’ll have to dig into the wire harness to set > up > > a trailer hitch from Etrailers.com To tow the boat. Say where’s the > > parking brake to set when I launch the ski boat at the boat ramp? It > would > > be a bummer to submerge a $52k car. > > One big reason for buying the Tesla Y is the self driving capability as > we > > get older and decrepit, so we don’t get kicked out of our house to an old > > fart home like the nieghbors did when they couldn’t drive. Of course > > you’ll still have to have the cognition to operate this fancy car... > > Have a renewable energy day > > Mark > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210319/40213516/attachment.html > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210319/9237a882/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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