SMECO raises rates 25% per KWH effective Feb 1st.

[stgislander]

Can't you have SGI do it as collateral duty during the 15 minutes of lunch/break time you allow him per day?

I had to take personal time today to setup the new company Kuerig coffee maker.

 

[Kyle]

Besides, he took 15 minutes of break time to put on his makeup this morning. (He puts on blackface every other week so that we can show we're meeting our employee diversity goals).

I'll say a prayer for him that he doesn't have to fulfill the gender specific portion of your diversity program.

 

[black dog]

I had to take personal time today to setup the new company Kuerig coffee maker.

There was three hours you'll never get back.

 

[Sneakers]

The complete system has a very high-end overall power management system and inverters...over $8000 in total for all the do-dads and capability. We're stil debating the battery type though..your points being why its still under discussion. We have a guy working this project design that is more expert than I by far on these exact off-grid setups.

Sounds great. I'd love to see the final setup.

 

[Gilligan]

Sounds great. I'd love to see the final setup.

Looking forward to not hauling diesel fuel out there in 55 gallon drums so darned often. We're hoping to cut our diesel consumption down to only a hundred gallons or so a year instead of 200-250 gallons a month.

 

[Kyle]

Sounds great. I'd love to see the final setup.

 

[Gilligan]

I'll say a prayer for him that he doesn't have to fulfill the gender specific portion of your diversity program.

You are assuming he doesn't already. And wait 'til you see what he does to imitate someone with disabilities.

Hey..don't judge me...if I can't check all those preference boxes on the Reps and Certs we file every year, we'd be disqualified from a lotta contracts.

 

[black dog]

The grid would collapse

You would be surprised at the amount of new substations that have and are being built in the heartland. Massive rebuilding of high tension along with them.
Its been going on since Trump took office.

 

[black dog]

You are assuming he doesn't already. And wait 'til you see what he does to imitate someone with disabilities.

Hey..don't judge me...if I can't check all those preference boxes on the Reps and Certs we file every year, we'd be disqualified from a lotta contracts.

Dont ever Google " Imitate with Disabilities"

 

[RoseRed]

Dont ever Google " Imitate with Disabilities"

Gilligan: Challenge Accepted.

 

[Kyle]

Dont ever Google " Imitate with Disabilities"

Went badly, like "creme pie" huh?

 

[Clem72]

Good luck. My only comment is that I repeatedly see horror stories from people using LiFePO4 batteries. When working they have great charging and discharging specs and seems to be the "goto" battery of choice, but the rate of failure is very high, even from reputable dealers. Most of the time it's an individual cell that fails, but it renders the entire battery useless. A LiFePO4 battery also requires a BMS (battery management system), a small circuit board in the battery. It also has a high problematic history, turns off unexpectedly, doesn't pass the current it's rated for.... again, rendering the battery useless.

Between cost and reliability, I'd stick with AGMs if you want a known expectancy with good availability and ability to recycle.

If space isn't an issue, AGMs are better cost/perf. LiFePO4 is supposed to be more robust than regular LiOn, more recharge cycles and higher operating temperatures. If we are talking utility scale (or small commercial) you can get custom Lead Acid batteries that are very cost effective. Minimal battery management (to keep them from going below 40% I think) and need to add water / check the acid periodically, but can't beat the price.

 

[black dog]

Went badly, like "creme pie" huh?

Add " Imitate with Stump Disabilities" to "cream pie"

Yea, thats going to affect me....
NewsGroups, had to love them.

 

[stgislander]

... and need to add water / check the acid periodically....

 

[Clem72]

Are you laughing because it's old tech, or because you know you wouldn't do it regularly? For stationary application large-scale flooded lead acid is still the best $/w and will last a long time if maintained.

 

[Sneakers]

It's old tech, but also not the best tech for a site that is primarily unattended most of the time, where periodic maintenance is a scheduling problem. You want something that can be installed and pretty much take care of itself for months.

 

[stgislander]

Are you laughing because it's old tech, or because you know you wouldn't do it regularly? For stationary application large-scale flooded lead acid is still the best $/w and will last a long time if maintained.

Oh, I'm not a member of Gilligan's high falutin island club. I am familiar with how maintenance is performed out there though. Some of the language coming out of Gilligan's office is quite colorful.

 

[LightRoasted]

If I may ...

Funny, on one hand they want everyone to convert to electric cars, when, the other hand is shutting down electricity producers. Wonder how that gonna turn out?

 

[NextJen]

Just read an email I received from SMECO. They have submitted a filing to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) that would adjust the summer rate from 7.8 cents to 8.17 per kWh. If approved, this rate will go into effect on July 1.

Yippee :/

 

[RoseRed]

Just read an email I received from SMECO. They have submitted a filing to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) that would adjust the summer rate from 7.8 cents to 8.17 per kWh. If approved, this rate will go into effect on July 1.

Yippee :/

I received that, too.