chadconway

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by chadconway 2y ago
Awesome to see BYD continue to innovate! I wish Tesla continued to push on powertrain improvements like this rather than making a triangle shaped truck.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Can back feed when the grid is up. Can't back feed when the grid is out. It has an onboard relay to disconnect from the grid when there is an outage.
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by chadconway 2y ago
100% right!
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by chadconway 2y ago
Yes, it has 4 outlets and can turn them off automatically based on your priority settings.
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by chadconway 2y ago
This is mostly correct. One additional feature is that it can back feed when the grid is up. This allows you to save money on your energy, charging when energy is cheap or from solar and discharging when energy is expensive.
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by chadconway 2y ago
I agree!
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by chadconway 2y ago
Yes, absolutely!
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by chadconway 2y ago
Yes & no, there are two reasons to push power back: 1- to save money on energy, charge when cheap discharge when expensive. Pila can do this. 2- to backup. Pila can’t do this. It can only backup appliances plugged into it.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Suicide cords are from dumb generators. Pila has smart safety controls that don’t feed power back through the plug unless it’s connected to grid. Utah just passed a law allowing this & Germany has allowed it for years.
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by chadconway 2y ago
I think the modern path for new builds is a SPAN Panel which adds an MID, breaker level load control, & flexibility of install.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Correct, integration is key for a seamless consumer experience.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Pila can only back feed on-grid. Pila has a built in Microgrid Interconnect Device (MID). When an outage is detected, like Powerwall Pila opened the MID and continues to power downstream loads that are plugged into Pila.
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by chadconway 2y ago
How will you power your fridge when the car isn’t home?
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by chadconway 2y ago
Great question, our device has a metal case that offers much better thermal performance than your typical camping battery. Yes, you can boil a kettle with it!
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by chadconway 2y ago
Generators in this price point are loud, low power, unreliable, & even require maintenance.
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by chadconway 2y ago
There is a MID (Microgrid Interconnect Device) built into the battery which opens when there is a grid outage. During an outage power is only supplied to devices plugged into Pila.
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by chadconway 2y ago
This only backs up appliances plugged into it.
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by chadconway 2y ago
I think offering financing & working with utilities to further reduce the price will be a key unlock for more affordability.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Challenge accepted
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by chadconway 2y ago
Yes & in Utah.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Thank you for the feedback! We’ll try to simplify the wording and streamline the website.
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by chadconway 2y ago
This product is capable of bidirectional power.
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by chadconway 2y ago
The ITC (Investment Tax Credit) doesn’t go to the company it goes to you as the consumer.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Safety is #1. That said, there are millions of EVs on the road today & I feel like they are pretty safe.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Where do you live now?
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by chadconway 2y ago
This is my favorite comment!
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by chadconway 2y ago
Zigbee is on the same frequency as WiFi and therefore suffers from all the same issues that WiFi has interference and limited range. SolarCity used Zigbee for communication with solar inverters. It was very unreliable. Tesla moved to WiFi a
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by chadconway 2y ago
Unfortunately, AC powerlines are extremely noisy. Powerline comms are used by SolarEdge to communicate with their optimizers. Because it’s a small closed loop there is far less noise than the home grid.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Lithium batteries can be made to be safe. There are millions of electric cars on the road.
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by chadconway 2y ago
Would financing help?

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