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Genre: Science & Technology
Date of upload: Jul 28, 2023 ^^
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27:00 the $5.75 isn’t just to have an account. It’s your fee to be connected to the grid so you get to use it (through net metering) as a huge battery backup by proxy! Not bad for effectively having a backup that’s gigawatt-hours in size!
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Really interesting, thanks for sharing this data! One thought is.. The solar panels are under warranty for 25 years, but probably not the power walls? As we all know batteries don't often last too many years, so the power walls would likely need to be replaced after 10 years? Adding a longer payback period, as I'm sure Tesla battery banks of that size are a large cost.
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What to consider before going solar:
1. What are my total appliances power rate?
2. How long am I using them in a single day?
3. What are the sun hours in a single day in my location?
4. What battery capacity can handle my appliances without being completely drained?
5. What solar panel capacity is able to fully charge the battery from 0%-100% on a single day?
6. Can the system sustain my energy needs for two to three days when there's no sufficient sunshine?
Once you are able to answer these questions, you will have no problems once you install your solar power backup system.
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Probably the best MKBHD video so far. My PhD was about optimization of smart grids, including smart houses with solar panels and EVs. I'm saying this because I understand how much research and effort in general was put in building up for this video. The most difficult part in this process is how to make it simple enough so that the general audience would understand most of what you're talking about. I think you did a very good job in making it as simple as it can be, although I understand that it still could be very complicated for some people with all those numbers and graphs. Overall, well done Marques! An incredible video that even professionals and researchers can find it useful.
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@mkbhd
8 months ago
So it appears Tesla found a bug in their app after watching this video that accidentally counted all production and usage totals as DOUBLE their actual numbers. Doesn't affect my payback timeline calculations, but it does make more sense that I was seeing ~4000kWh of production in a month, not 8000 🤓
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