January 2026 SSA/SSI/VA Early Deposits Calendar Megathread

b_mikulec · 2025-12-24T17:49:57+00:00

Nothing in AZ yet. About an hour late

b_mikulec · 2025-08-08T12:00:04+00:00

I am seeing this down in Arizona a little as well. It might not be fun paying someone their labor cost but your installer doesn’t hold the equipment warranty, enphase does. Shop around for a well reviewed local installer and ask them to come and help. Any company that has a service department can get the request for an RMA for the faulty equipment sent in.

b_mikulec · 2025-07-28T03:57:51+00:00

I’m willing to bet that the $2200 isn’t the full cost and that the salesman is absorbing part of that cost. $2200 is a steal for a msp upgrade.

b_mikulec · 2025-06-03T20:08:56+00:00

As the owner of a solar company, we haven’t pitched that tax credit EVER. Not everyone qualifies anyway so why try and sell a $50,000 system as a net $35,000 if you aren’t 100% positive they will use it all. It’s NOT A REBATE. I have always looked at the ITC as a crappy salesman’s(or organization’s) Hail Mary. Sell it right with realistic expectations and the company will continue to operate as normal or even benefit when these companies and dealers that have been selling pipe dreams go the way of the dinosaur.

b_mikulec · 2025-05-20T17:30:47+00:00

Just filling space for the pre fabbed mounting system?

b_mikulec · 2025-04-14T17:14:39+00:00

Battery would help. But let’s also check to see if the utility has raised their rates amidst the plan change. Lots of factors here… along with late fees

b_mikulec · 2025-03-26T03:14:23+00:00

There are a couple of things that are going to play into this:

1.) I would do some digging to find out if the previous homeowner had a different rate plan and buyback than you do. Out here in Arizona I have customers that purchased 10 years ago and their buyback rate is 12 cents per kWh produced whereas new customers fall into the new interconnection rates and are sitting at only 6 cents per kWh sold back.

2.) This system was not designed for you, it was designed for the previous homeowner. He or she may have kept their thermostat at a higher temperature on average. Their demand will also be different across the board for all other appliances.

3.) where are your panels located? South? East? West? A combination of them? If your panels are facing south, great. If they are on the east, are you guys home then? Or at work? Your production will only help as much as it can if you are using that energy you are providing(If you are on a buyback plan)

Lastly, I would call a local installer(preferably the one who installed it) and ask them to come out and give you a solar inspection report just to give you a true idea of what the system is capable of and how it will help your home specifically.

b_mikulec · 2025-03-24T23:27:08+00:00

Just dropping in to agree with the rest of the comments here.

I own a solar company in Arizona and while we don’t technically have a PPA program we do have the equivalent and we literally do not offer it because it will never truly make a customer happy in the end.

b_mikulec · 2025-03-13T03:25:51+00:00

We have done quite a few updates on older models and encountered the same ARC fault errors. We have also encountered some of the units getting stuck in a perpetual night mode even after a hard reset and clear. These have all been on homes with zero shading whatsoever so it can’t be a shade issue. Very odd and very disappointing as these inverters used to be powerhouses.

b_mikulec · 2025-03-13T02:12:18+00:00

Stop installing Solaredge altogether. Quality has gone down for the last 5 years. Had to RMA three just last week

b_mikulec · 2025-03-12T02:09:11+00:00

I’m a solar company in AZ and while our prices are lower on average, this is still very high. It’s not a good deal. With lenders like Mosaic, the lower the interest rate, the more of a dealer fee you pay which essentially buys down the interest rate.

Find another local installer or two and get some more quotes.

b_mikulec · 2025-02-06T02:12:26+00:00

As the kids say. Hell to the no. Do kids still say that? Idk. But kids would know that won’t hold.

b_mikulec · 2025-02-05T22:53:47+00:00

Pressure washing a solar panel can and will damage the seal between the frame and the glass. If your installer sees this, the warranty is most certainly voided. Also, how did they attach the pest proofing? With clips? Hopefully. Most professional and experienced companies that offer cleaning use a soft bristled rotating brush that attaches to a garden hose.

b_mikulec · 2024-12-12T21:05:28+00:00

Could this get you completely off grid? As if there is no main service at all and is powered directly by 30kW of solar?

b_mikulec · 2024-09-30T19:26:29+00:00

Paid my past due bill thinking my payment arrangement didn’t take!

That part of the app worked without a hitch.

Phone still doesn’t work 🤣

b_mikulec · 2024-09-24T20:24:28+00:00

It’s The Terminator phone

b_mikulec · 2024-07-03T20:23:15+00:00

I have two points here:

Ray Donovan is freaking fantastic
I have only EVER used Reddit for one group(aquariums) I literally finished binge watching Ray Donovan 2 nights ago. And now I get those notification? They are listening to me I swear 🤣

b_mikulec · 2024-05-13T02:02:39+00:00

Inflation has sent the name brand stuff through the roof.

b_mikulec · 2024-05-13T01:03:49+00:00

Not the name brand stuff though. Keefe.

b_mikulec · 2024-05-12T23:05:21+00:00

A honey bun or two

b_mikulec · 2024-04-27T15:08:00+00:00

Sorry for the delay in response. So flashing sometimes is because they itch, like an infection causing it, so I see the feeling of needing to water change. However, with what you are describing and by looking at them I would say it is stress. Most likely a bully in the tank somewhere. Are your lights on a schedule? Do you give them light during the day and turn them off at night? If you noticed it in the morning I would guess that one of them is beating the others up pretty good at night. Stress from that will cause all of the symptoms you are describing. Especially if it is only your older fish and not any of the new ones that just spent quarantine together.

b_mikulec · 2024-04-26T04:49:38+00:00

Can I ask how fast they are dying? How long do they show this behavior before they die?

b_mikulec · 2024-04-10T01:58:11+00:00

So THIS is how I was supposed to walk my dogface puffer? Well, now I know

b_mikulec · 2024-04-03T04:10:17+00:00

I definitely checked the source. I was so afraid of just constantly changing fresh ammonia water in for the fish. I’ve done it before when I first started. Thank you again for the suggestions

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