> While the Volt won't be able to support more than approx 1kw, > that's enough to support my critical loads (fridge, freezer, . > minisplit heat pump) plus a few lights, etc.
Turns out the DC/DC converter in the VOlt is over 200 amps at 12 volts so it can support almost 2 kW. Compared to the typical 100 amps or so from most hybrids. Though the Volt also draws more overhead, II think 500W. Bob On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 4:53 PM Peter VanDerWal via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > >> A couple years after that my 'grandfathered' status runs out and I'll be > >> switched to their new > >> 'solar customer' rates, at that point it will cost me over $800 a year > >> just for the privilege of > >> being connected to the grid. iI figure it will be cheaper to buy some used > >> EV batteries and > >> disconnect, which is what I plan to do. > > > > Of course I do not fully understand your situation. But it appears you > > may have your PV paid for with the years of $.186 valued energy? The > > My solar array paid for itself years ago, took a little over 5 years to break > even. > > > $800/year surcharge overshadow the value of your production in the > > netmetering. > > Under the new rate schedule, I will have to pay approx $60 a month in > connection fees and taxes, > plus they will no longer do 1:1 > stability of a grid connection is not to be > taken lightly. Will > the > > Instead, I will have to pay retail for every kwh I pull from the grid and > they will pay me "export > rate" for every kwh I push to the grid, this is on an instantaneous basis, > not trued up annually. > The Export rate is higher than what I get now (~about 5 cents currently) and > the solar customer > retail rate drops to 8 cents per kWh, but that still means I have to pay 3 > cents per kwh to use the > grid as storage. > > By doing some smart energy management-- only charging the EVs, running the > dryer, etc. when I have > surplus solar -- I could potentially keep the bill down to around $800 > annually. > However, I figure it will cost me around $0.50 per day to bank power, that > plus the connection fees > and taxes mean I will probably end up paying over $900 a year. > > I keep meaning to write a program to use my energy monitoring system to > calculate my actual costs, > just haven't gotten around to it yet. > > >The stability of a grid connection is not to be taken lightly. > > I'm already building a second off-grid EV charging station, when I disconnect > from the grid I will > buy a second inverter and set of batteries for my existing array, so I will > have two totally redundant off-grid power > setups. > > I also have the Volt. The ability to use it as an emergency backup power > source was one of the > reasons I choose it. While the Volt won't be able to support more than approx > 1kw, that's enough to > support my critical loads (fridge, freezer, minisplit heat pump) plus a few > lights, etc. > > I'm also planning on buying one of the EV pickups that should be available in > the next couple > years. That will give me a much more capable backup power system > > With 3-4 independant power systems, grid stability is a non-issue. Not that > the grid in my area is > supper stable. We have had at least 4 minor power outages this summer and we > typically have a major > outage (8+ hours) once every 5 years or so. > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
