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Elon definitely sells solar panels as well. Tesla has already started providing a few battery packs to solar city [0] (which Elon helped his cousin's start) for

Elon definitely sells solar panels as well. Tesla has already started providing a few battery packs to solar city [0] (which Elon helped his cousin's start) for storing energy from solar panels. I am wondering where you are that the electrical power allows you to have real time pricing. I think in California some of the utilities have already banned people from using battery packs to help smooth out the grid while gaining money from it. [0]: http://www.solarcity.com/residential/energy-storage http://www.solarcity.com/residential/energy-storage

joezydeco 12y ago
I'm in Chicago, the primary utility offers the real-time plan as an option: https://rrtp.comed.com/live-prices/ https://rrtp.comed.com/live-prices/ (For reference, the local fixed price default option is around 7.5c/kWh) Granted, our latitude and climate doesn't offer the best location for solar generation so other things that hang off the grid aren't a huge problem for us at the moment.
- reportingsjr 12y ago
  That is pretty awesome. And wow that is crazy cheap electricity!
  - joezydeco 12y ago
    Well remember this is the basic supply prices. ComEd tacks on another 4-5 cents in delivery charges and other supplemental crap. Then there are local/state taxes and etc. And, sometimes, it isn't crazy cheap (especially when there's a cold snap in the south and everyone turns on their heat pumps) https://rrtp.comed.com/live-prices/?date=20140130 https://rrtp.comed.com/live-prices/?date=20140130
    - reportingsjr 12y ago
      Ahh, I did not realize that. That makes more sense than 3.5c/kWh. It is really interesting to look at this information and see how it changes from minute to minute.
      - nandhp 12y ago
        It basically pushes the burden of averaging to the consumer -- except the consumer gains the advantage of being able to adjust their usage patterns to take advantage of the cost fluctuations.

joezydeco 12y ago

I'm in Chicago, the primary utility offers the real-time plan as an option: https://rrtp.comed.com/live-prices/ https://rrtp.comed.com/live-prices/ (For reference, the local fixed price default option is around 7.5c/kWh) Granted, our latitude and climate doesn't offer the best location for solar generation so other things that hang off the grid aren't a huge problem for us at the moment.

reportingsjr 12y ago
That is pretty awesome. And wow that is crazy cheap electricity!
- joezydeco 12y ago
  Well remember this is the basic supply prices. ComEd tacks on another 4-5 cents in delivery charges and other supplemental crap. Then there are local/state taxes and etc. And, sometimes, it isn't crazy cheap (especially when there's a cold snap in the south and everyone turns on their heat pumps) https://rrtp.comed.com/live-prices/?date=20140130 https://rrtp.comed.com/live-prices/?date=20140130
  - reportingsjr 12y ago
    Ahh, I did not realize that. That makes more sense than 3.5c/kWh. It is really interesting to look at this information and see how it changes from minute to minute.
    - nandhp 12y ago
      It basically pushes the burden of averaging to the consumer -- except the consumer gains the advantage of being able to adjust their usage patterns to take advantage of the cost fluctuations.