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A few more states have recently joined it. https://pluginsolarus.com/states


You can install a 800Wh installation without a certification. Your monthly usage is 300 - 800 kWh.

In theory a 800Wh system can produce between 25kWh and 105kWh per month, depending on the location and month of the year.


I have used to https://www.solarpricewatcher.com/ to find panels.


A price comparison tool for solar panels and batteries


You should check out Hover https://hover.to/interiors/


You can find much cheaper batteries. But they will require additional components that are included in the Powerwall, will be less integrated, less pretty to look at, the mobile apps not as pretty, more complex to purchase, etc

Example 30kw for $8k. https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-ll-s-lithium-batteries-kit-30... or https://batteryhookup.com/products/new-24-56kwh-lifepo4-batt...


I vaguely recall a youtube comparison of "Ford F-150 lightning vs 3x Tesla Powerwall" and that the lightning was a better deal for the same amount of backup, even if you left it parked. (Different spot on the curve, you can't buy a third of an F-150... but at the time, actually getting 3 powerwalls actually delivered was a challenge too.) So there are definitely opportunities to push the consumer price down quite a bit further...


I'm still surprised that there isn't a remotely affordable consumer friendly solution for "I want these batteries to take over when my power goes out". I don't need an app or something pretty to look at. I want to insert my credit card and a couple weeks later someone has installed it in my house and I rarely have to think about it again.


> there isn't a remotely affordable consumer friendly solution for "I want these batteries to take over when my power goes out".

That's called a UPS. You can buy them in stores. Closer fit for this purpose might be solar-charging portable power stations, which are also COTS hardware that similarly costs a few hundred dollars each.

Anything more elaborate than that needs to be wired into your breaker box, requiring licensed electricians and inspections. Not terribly expensive, though. Installing an automatic transfer switch in your home is pretty common in rural areas with frequent power outages, for generator installations.


The fancy app is just something extra you get for close to no cost. Vertical integration is where Tesla is really strong at. An app or something pretty to look at is almost guaranteed once you get the rest right, IMHO.


But the mobile apps and local administration might be far more functional than a Powerwall. “Pretty” apps are not necessarily useful apps.


Look at that beautiful geothermal baseload. Providing clean, consistent power no matter the time of day or season.


Try https://hover.to/ Homeowner can get a 3d model of their house for free


A tool to get insights into the usage of Github Action.

Starting with basic analytics, then adding the ability to create SLA, and maybe predicting spend.

Still very early https://github.com/marketplace/action-insights-repotower


They can do it, it is just turned off by default and require more advanced configuration.

https://github.com/terser/terser#cli-mangling-property-names...


I don’t know any codebase that’s enabled these kinds of transforms because the compiler doesn’t know if a type’s properties will be introspected or iterated, so the transform is likely to break at runtime


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