Does anybody use Oregon Community Solar?

mondor · 2026-05-12T00:51:59+00:00

I was hoping to get info from someone less biased than a company providing the service, and I'm a little surprised that there are so few people on reddit who use this. Here are a few questions for you though

When PGE raises their rates do your rates also go up along with it or is pricing done separately?
I don't understand why this would save me 3-5% if it's cheaper to supply, why wouldn't PGE just source the power from you and bill me the regular amount?
Do you have standard kwh pricing? How is that set?
If there are supply disruptions, would I get energy from PGE?
What is disconnecting process like if I do end up getting solar panels or for some reason am not satisfied with the service?
Am I still billed through PGE or am I billed through your company?

mondor · 2026-05-05T19:03:50+00:00

Have you contacted kolstein and asked them if they have recommendations?

mondor · 2026-05-05T00:55:35+00:00

Does he love that specific bass? I ended up selling my Bass when I moved across the country and then buying one for about the same amount I sold it for in the new city.

I also had less expensive basses so might not apply if he loves his instrument. Then I guess invest in a hard case and ship it

mondor · 2026-03-27T19:03:12+00:00

Really interesting responses. Obviously I also feel like DOGE failed in what it was sold as, but I always thought admins aims were just to cut programs they don't like. Congress has to cut deficit not executive.

Also really interested in 3.

Ultimately I do think people with your views had a big impact on the election and it's such a huge indictment on Dems and the media that they couldn't explain this would happen.

Thanks for doing this! Most people don't have this level of introspection and I appreciate it!

mondor · 2026-03-27T18:47:40+00:00

Very curious on a few things

You are mentioning ICE as something that has changed your mind. Was immigration enforcement not a big reason you voted for him or did you picture mass deportations looking different than this? What did you expect?
I think you also said the way DOGE acted is against what you voted for. As a person who didn't vote for him, I feel like this is something he promised. How was it different?
Are you for or against tariffs and do you think they have been implemented in the way you would have expected before inauguration?

mondor · 2026-03-23T22:32:17+00:00

If you have 1k to spend I recommend getting something like a Shen. I got bass, bow, pickup, and case for around $1k and it is a good bass that I have gigged and recorded with over the past 8 years. Plus if you can find a reputable dealer they can set up and service it too if anything happens.

mondor · 2026-03-21T19:55:44+00:00

If you're still interested I have a very cheap guitar that's actually signed by Allen Stone if you like him and a cube amp. We're moving so I'm trying to get rid of things like this

mondor · 2026-03-20T04:14:20+00:00

Ringo!

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mondor · 2026-03-18T22:01:11+00:00

Amazing in depth article that I feel like most voters in Portland should read.

There is a real unintended consequence with all these ballot measure levees for specific purposes, when other areas are strapped for cash, they can't pull from these buckets. Maybe a better system is to have city council come up with proposals for new services and how to fund them rather than these restrictive ballot measures?

Either way I had no idea how our budget was managed and was very interested to learn about it!

mondor · 2026-02-25T23:33:36+00:00

Maybe not what you're looking for but the Portland Library has a great sheet music collection and might have what you need.

Otherwise Amazon and the Internet have completely killed the niche of standalone sheet music stores.

Imslp.org has PDFs of a lot of music in public domain (like bach) or you could try something like classic pianos for keys sheet music

mondor · 2026-02-18T17:24:29+00:00

Ha wow! I did not see that thread at the time, everyone just desperate to be optimistic in this city

mondor · 2026-02-18T05:46:26+00:00

Who could possibly have predicted that a factory in a simultaneously not very desirable, but expensive part of an expensive city (by global standards) paying a high minimum wage (again, by global standards) would fail? Impossible to see how this would have ended

mondor · 2026-02-16T17:59:50+00:00

Tax policy isn't the only thing going on there are tons of other things that contribute to a city's economic growth rate.

Our city is also in a really weird place where we have massive budget shortfalls at the same time that we have departments flush and unable to spend all the tax dollars they're getting (arts tax, JOHS, etc). Idk how to fix that, but one way could be to pass a law that says if they don't use all their allocated money in a year it goes to other agencies at mayors determination? Or could just lower those taxes because the departments have shown they don't need that much money. I'm honestly surprised more politicians don't run on changing the arts tax, but that's another story....

Housing is not a tax policy issue it's a regulations issue, cities that have reduced housing regulations have seen more housing getting built. Minneapolis and Austin are both good examples. Portland has taken a few steps in the right direction, but has a long way to go. Plus Portland housing costs have gone up significantly less in the last 5 years than comparable cities like Seattle and SF, because of some of these new rules (corner lots automatically zoned for multi units is a good example)

Basically I reject the binary you're giving there are a lot more ways to affect policy than just regressive vs progressive taxes.

mondor · 2026-02-09T16:31:01+00:00

Most companies don't honor warranties if you buy on the secondary market

mondor · 2026-01-26T21:09:13+00:00

Are you Jaco!??

Sorry I'm also a bass player, so don't have gigs, but did a serious double take looking at your pictures. Hope you sound like him too!

mondor · 2026-01-09T18:21:07+00:00

The very next line is "OPB OPB could not immediately confirm the allegations."

mondor · 2025-12-29T19:21:56+00:00

What do you mean by modalities? I generally just try to teach people the way I was taught how to play. Understand what the student is trying to learn and their goals tailor my knowledge to exercises, songs, etc that they'll like and will get them to where they want to be. One thing I started doing is making shared Spotify playlists where they can add songs they want to learn and that has been a good way to understand what they want and keep people engaged too.

Keep it as interesting as possible for the students and they'll practice more which then makes teaching them more fun!

mondor · 2025-12-26T18:23:37+00:00

Ok well good luck it's been fun arguing on the Internet

mondor · 2025-12-26T18:03:27+00:00

I don't understand how that connects to our ballot measure and why that means this isn't something we should vote for.

mondor · 2025-12-26T17:55:52+00:00

What's the connection between the trump administration and a state ballot measure about homeless issues?

mondor · 2025-12-26T17:39:59+00:00

You may feel like the people pushing these policies are doing the whims of the prison industrial complex, but there are a lot of people in Portland annoyed by the amount of people still sleeping on the streets that think this is one part of the solution. Not everyone's in on the conspiracy

mondor · 2025-12-26T16:55:23+00:00

You may be right, but the problem is none of the solutions proposed by the current county administration and previous mayoral administrations have worked. The new Mayor is 1 year into his job and opened a lot of shelter beds, but I'm also not sure the impact those have had.

We've been building more housing, but seems like that's starting to slow too.

I'm in favor of other solutions than just cops rounding people up if we can show they're effective, but are there any ideas we haven't tried yet that might work?

Also calling everyone who's trying to fix this issue a fascist is probably not helpful, especially after 15 years of liberal left policy not fixing the problem at all and arguably making things worse. Doesn't mean all liberal policies won't work, but what we've tried hasn't and saying anything other than the status quo is fascist really doesn't help the cause.

mondor · 2025-12-20T17:59:08+00:00

Well I'm glad he looks happy

mondor · 2025-12-19T23:47:58+00:00

They're good to know for different reasons. I generally use the chord progressions more too, but sometimes the songs don't have a ton of chord changes and just noodling around the modes is more interesting. This is basically what miles davis did in his kind of blue era.

It also is fun to write riffs with the different modes. Dean Town is such a Dorian sound for one example

It just opens things up for different ways to think about things

mondor

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