Running on generator power now...

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth

No electrical power is no electrical power no matter how you want to justify it.

I'm not justifying. A cumulative total of less than a week over a FORTY YEAR span does not require justification.

Tell me about rolling brown outs again and not charging cars between 4:00 and 9:00.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth

I cannot speak for rolling brownouts never had one. If I did have an EV, why would I not be able to charge between 4 and 9 PM? Rolling blackouts happened in 2001 when Enron manipulated the energy market. Worked great for Enron? Since 2001 99% of Californians have not experienced rolling blackouts. You read and watch too much false news about California. A few weeks when 115-degree temperatures hit, the information reported California had to conserve electricity for rolling blackouts. Guess what? No rolling blackouts wonder why with every house with A/C going full blast, including mine.

Try to stop being a dick. It'll be tough, but try. You believe too much bullshit you hear about the Texas grid.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...face-blackouts
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cal...es-2022-08-17/

https://www.kcra.com/article/cal-iso...ornia/41035677

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ev-ad...FKF1GBe2FZukVa

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...mate-extremes/

[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by aerovette

Try to stop being a dick.

good luck with that request.

[6spdC6]

The bottom line once the power goes out many times you do not have a clue how long that can be. It could be long enough for the power company to get a crew at the location and take a dead squirrel of the transformer wires. It could be the time necessary to replace a pole hit by a car or a tree branch taking out some wire.

Then again it could be a super bad snow storm, those power outs could last for days and of course its not that easy working in -20F weather, so that ads to the time. (FWIW I have worked out side in those tempts and if your putting out a 1/3 of the work you do in good weather your real unusual!)

Then we get the real nasty stuff a ice storm now those bastards can take out power for multiple weeks. Just getting around to fix could be nasty and I have seen where over a mile of high voltage wires and tower's went to the ground.

You got to be prepared for what your area is capable of doing to you.

In my case I have a whole house propane genny a shared 500 Gal tank. (general house use & genny) At that point the only thing other than running the genny is to also power the furnace. Also have a pellet stove that while not big enough to do the whole house will help a lot and a deal worked out with the summer only people that if I can make it to their property to take out the 4'6'' tanks they have and utilize them at my house.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by 6spdC6

The bottom line once the power goes out many times you do not have a clue how long that can be. It could be long enough for the power company to get a crew at the location and take a dead squirrel of the transformer wires. It could be the time necessary to replace a pole hit by a car or a tree branch taking out some wire.

Then again it could be a super bad snow storm, those power outs could last for days and of course its not that easy working in -20F weather, so that ads to the time. (FWIW I have worked out side in those tempts and if your putting out a 1/3 of the work you do in good weather your real unusual!)

Then we get the real nasty stuff a ice storm now those bastards can take out power for multiple weeks. Just getting around to fix could be nasty and I have seen where over a mile of high voltage wires and tower's went to the ground.

You got to be prepared for what your area is capable of doing to you.

In my case I have a whole house propane genny a shared 500 Gal tank. (general house use & genny) At that point the only thing other than running the genny is to also power the furnace. Also have a pellet stove that while not big enough to do the whole house will help a lot and a deal worked out with the summer only people that if I can make it to their property to take out the 4'6'' tanks they have and utilize them at my house.

The only thing I think I would run from a generator is two window units I have for auxiliary use and my refrigerators. Maybe a modem/router assuming cable and internet are functioning. I would not need a large generator. I just haven't had reason enough to justify something that would sit 99.9% of the time. I'm sure I'll think differently the next time I lose power, but it's only sucked one time and that was the big freeze.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth

Where in your media scare links does it say rolling blackouts actually happened?
Let's give you little education. The government will use media to scare people. In this case, State is always looking for people to use less energy. Let's feed the media POSSIBLE rolling blackouts to save on energy emissions at power plants. Guess what? No rolling blackouts during the highest heat load state have ever experienced. Not everyone believes the media to be 100% truthful. The state of California wants to reduce emissions at power plants. That's why you get the rolling blackout scare news that never happens.

August 2020
In August 2020, hundreds of thousands of Californians briefly lost power in rolling blackouts amid a heat wave, marking the first time outages were ordered in the state due to insufficient energy supplies in nearly 20 years.Sep 9, 2022

[Stevedore]

Originally Posted by 6spdC6

The bottom line once the power goes out many times you do not have a clue how long that can be.

That was a key factor in our decision to get a whole-house system several years ago. We had a portable generator that I had to drag outside & hook up, change the interlock on the breaker panel, etc. Then worry about gasoline availability & transportation. It kept us going OK, except for the AC units. But whenever the power went out, which admittedly wasn't very often, we'd sit around wondering how long we should wait before dragging out the generator, which at my age & condition was becoming a concern.

So we went for a Kohler whole-house system with automatic transfer, and enough capability & features to run everything. We later added a module that lets me charge my EV as long as there's enough capacity available, which basically means that if both AC systems are not running. EV charging is the lowest priority, so it turns on & off as AC loads come & go.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth

Where in your media scare links does it say rolling blackouts actually happened?
Let's give you little education. The government will use media to scare people. In this case, State is always looking for people to use less energy. Let's feed the media POSSIBLE rolling blackouts to save on energy emissions at power plants. Guess what? No rolling blackouts during the highest heat load state have ever experienced.

It's like the Y2K bug: lots of publicity about the potential problems caused people to get their asses in gear and fix their code. Result: crisis averted.

Similarly, during the recent heat wave, people cut back their electricity use sufficiently to avoid any blackourts.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by Stevedore

We later added a module that lets me charge my EV as long as there's enough capacity available

Is that it in your avatar?

[Mike Mercury]

In August 2020, hundreds of thousands of Californians briefly lost power in rolling blackouts...

more here:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/california...ry?id=89460998

The 2019 California power shutoffs, known as public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events, were massive preemptive power shutoffs that occurred in approximately 30 counties in Northern California and several areas in Southern California from October 9 to November 1, 2019, and on November 20, 2019, by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E).

more here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_California_power_shutoffs

Over half of electricity consumption in California is fueled by natural gas. About 14% of electricity in the state comes from hydroelectric power, 11% comes from renewable resources other than hydroelectric, and a small percentage is generated using nuclear power.

more here:
https://education.nationalgeographic...rnia-blackouts

[Stevedore]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Is that it in your avatar?

No, my avatar is a Commutacar, or possibly Citicar, which had about a 30-40 mile range. I had an acquaintance back in the early 80’s who owned one. The last I saw, it was sitting in the weeds behind his house.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Stevedore

No, my avatar is a Commutacar, or possibly Citicar, which had about a 30-40 mile range. I had an acquaintance back in the early 80’s who owned one. The last I saw, it was sitting in the weeds behind his house.

I’d feel more safe in a modern UTV side-by-side.

[PLRX]

[snide]

Originally Posted by Stevedore

No, my avatar is a Commutacar, or possibly Citicar, which had about a 30-40 mile range. I had an acquaintance back in the early 80’s who owned one. The last I saw, it was sitting in the weeds behind his house.

Aren't those made by Little Tykes?

[C3C7NIC]

Anyone heard from datawiz?

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by C3C7NIC

Anyone heard from datawiz?

https://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/...5&postcount=10

[Mick]

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth

You could purchase a Storyteller van with 15 KWH of battery storage to run your house using the 30 amp plug outside the van. The battery pack is recharged with solar or auxiliary generator run by the van's diesel motor.

Good to see that you are still being honest about the fact that you are only here to push your "Storyteller" van products. I appreciate the honesty.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by Mick

Good to see that you are still being honest about the fact that you are only here to push your "Storyteller" van products. I appreciate the honesty.

Only took two days for me to get tired of his know it all asshole attitude.

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth

Storyteller vans are made in Alabama and have nothing to do with except enjoying a great product. storyteller has year waiting list to get one they do not need my help. The electrical system is amazing. Just pointing out could be used to power a house.
This would be a bad forum if I wanted to push Storyteller vans. Not many here are going to pay $200k for a van.

What most of you EV idiots don’t realize is that CT’s (current transformers)are directional. So, you start charging at my facility, I charge you a price per KW. My peak is about to happen so I either (if I’m honest) turn your charger off, or pull power back out of your battery to lower my peak (what most will do.) Will you get reimbursed ? No. You will get charged the amount you pulled-not the amount I pulled from you.

Go ahead, let a business or the .gov have run of your vehicle.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth

Storyteller vans are made in Alabama and have nothing to do with except enjoying a great product. storyteller has year waiting list to get one they do not need my help. The electrical system is amazing. Just pointing out could be used to power a house.
This would be a bad forum if I wanted to push Storyteller vans. Not many here are going to pay $200k for a van.