Tesla Virtual Power Plant
I'm contemplating enrolling in this.<p>Right now I'm a net generator, even with our 100 deg days, but I am not 100% off grid. The Panels charge the Powerwall during the day, the Powerwall is drained overnight.<p>The batteries currently do not survive the night. Even though the house cools down, it retains enough heat that the AC still kicks on, thus draining the battery. Note my AC is 78 all day/night. We got a thing from the power company "do these things on this day and get power credits by lowering your usage", and, of course, we already do all that...no credits for us!<p>So typically during transition at dawn, I pull in grid power.<p>But I'm still a net generator, they get more than I take.<p>The concern was simply if I enroll in this, then the batteries kick in and drain even before the evening, and I go to grid power sooner.<p>But, thinking about it, "I don't care". It's an offset. They're draining because they need the load NOW, and I can provide it. Later, when things settle down, I'll pull it back.<p>I think this works out, simply as a "be a good citizen", use my battery to prevent someone in Fresno's AC browning out late in the heat of the afternoon.<p>Maybe I'm just being whimsical, but I'm still thinking about it.<p>Also thinking about bolting on another battery, I already have two.