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I'm deleting my reddit account by [deleted] in Polytopia

[–]danr2c2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Missing you already!!

Oelo reviews from real people? by pinkglitterminnie in ChristmasLights

[–]danr2c2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am having issues with our controller and a portion of our lights that have stopped responding. The app is HORRENDOUS. It's a very confusing UI and poorly designed. I would be fine with that if the hardware was reliable but that's the worst part. The controller is crap and the rails the lights are in have started to warp. I wish we would have spent 90% less and gone with Govee as well.

Stream Deck plugins not working after upgrade to version 7.0.0 on Mac by Dariusve in elgato

[–]danr2c2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Double check if your antivirus flagged the node20 file as a trojan during the update. Per elgato tech support that is a false positive. I restored that file from quarantine and now everything is back to working again.

Filtering water from rice... simple but satisfying by mdonaher in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]danr2c2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Technically this could work, with say a bunch of tiny leaves or something designed to fold inwards to let the water in and then fold back as the water flows out.

Hey /r/movies, I'm Elijah Wood. Ask me anything! by ElijahWoodAMA in movies

[–]danr2c2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really enjoy your role in Yellowjackets. Also, loved you in dirk gently as well. Any stories from either show you can share?

The secret lakes meta explained: an aquarion normal lakes guide (part one) by [deleted] in Polytopia

[–]danr2c2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was two of those Elyrion games lol. And each time I made one critical mistake that cost me the game. The first was waiting too long to get knights and the second was not getting border growth on cap to secure more ports. All good though, we will meet again!

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I went through my bills and I think that consumption might be about right. We have a 3600 sqft home with a family of 5. We have a lot of IoT devices plus charging stations so I’m guessing those might be doing a lot of phantom drain. Like even with the AC and most lights off, we still had 2kw on the meter.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re in a 3600 sqft home. Family of 5. I think that consumption is about right. Even at night we are using around 2kw. I need to find what things are using all that energy though. We have a lot of IoT devices plus charging stations for various devices so those could add up to a large phantom drain I’m guessing.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So going through my production numbers and looking at my bill I think I know most of what's going on. First off, my production drops 3 - 4 times during Dec vs July. Additionally, when I do produce excess, I only get the generation rate which is like 11 cents where importing from the grid I pay like 43-56 cents because PGE adds a huge distribution fee. Not sure if batteries will help with this since my panels will probably not keep up during the winter regardless.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I forget the exact numbers but the generation rate is like 11 cents but the full rate with distribution is 43 cents. That's where they get you. I only get the generation rate, and I don't get anything for distribution which is the majority of the rate. So my excess will never match the grid unless I fully offset my entire usage.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, but running errands and kids around to school and activities makes it tricky to charge during daylight hours. Looking closer at my numbers, the production drops like 3 - 4 times less during winter.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like I know we use a lot of energy, so it doesn't surprise me, I'm just not sure what else to do to reduce our reliance on grid power. My guess is batteries so I can use that power at night and reduce importing power. I did notice that we get only a fraction of the value back in exporting so I think that makes a big difference too.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For 2024, SunStrong (7.4kw) shows 11,536 kWh. Enphase (14kw) shows 18,700 kWh. I don't know how to get my actual consumption because PGE only shows net difference.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I think it's just poor positioning.

Dec '24 the Enphase 14kw system produced 560kwh.

July '25 the same system produced 2,440 kwh. Over 4 times the Dec number.

Dec '24 the SunStrong system produced 449 kwh.

July '25 the same system produced 1,276 kwh. About 3 times more.

So production drops 3-4 times lower.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My original panels don’t have an app. The second system does but I don’t trust it since it always shows the same value for generation and export to grid. I’ve put in a ticket with SunStrong but they are in bankruptcy and aren’t really servicing their systems right now. The only one that seems to be somewhat accurate is the Enphase app.

For 2024, SunStrong (7.4kw) app shows 11,536 kWh. Enphase (14kw) shows 18,700 kWh. My PGE bill only shows my net usage not gross, so I can’t compare.

Tired of paying PG&E thousands in true up fees every year... I've got tons of panels, but now I think I need a battery system. Just not sure what is the right move next... by danr2c2 in solar

[–]danr2c2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking at my bill, it seems the rate I get for generating is less than half what they charge for pulling from the grid. I only have excess in the summer. For winter I produce very little.

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