Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: Re: $300 + transmission fee!

2024-02-26 Thread david quattro via RE-wrenches
Hi William, I’ve never done this but talked to the electrical/electronic engineer who did:: he took all the CT current, and voltage inputs and ran them into a small cheap Linux PC, which was easy to find support and used a common programming language. These guys only used it for a custom moni

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: Re: $300 + transmission fee!

2024-02-26 Thread david quattro via RE-wrenches
Jay, there are three major utilities in CA. I don’t know much about LADPW nor SDGE. PGE executes demand charges depending on the ‘rate schedule’ applied to a specific meter. Customers can request to change their rate schedule, sometimes with significant financial savings just doing that. M

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: Re: $300 + transmission fee!

2024-02-26 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
Hi williamIs California now doing demand charges? And is it instantaneous or 15 minute average?  JayOn Feb 25, 2024, at 11:23 AM, William Miller via RE-wrenches wrote:Friends:I am pondering a plan to prevent usage spikes. It would involve installing a battery inverter that has true generator supp