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@old_scientist I have had the first PW for some 2 years and 8 months, the second for some 2 years 3 months. As to their present capacity, I don’t know...
@old_scientist Quarterly updates would be much appreciated please! Toodles.
Having perused the ‘net, I see that the capacity at 10 years is warranted to 70% not 80. However, I wasn’t aware that … ”Tesla monitors the performa...
@old_scientist Can’t help wondering how well the Powerwall will perform when coming up to 10 years of daily thrashing; will that 10 year warranty of 8...
@old_scientist I’ve heard a rumour that OE may reduce the Outgoing Fixed tariff next month; should this happen, I may have to reappraise my present ch...
@majordennisbloodnok Of course, you are right Major, I had been trying to use a number of years to obtain a meaningful average (and created much extra...
@majordennisbloodnok In my case, comparing energy costs over the last 4 or 5 years is fraught with ‘gotchas’ as we have changed suppliers with the pre...
@majordennisbloodnok Yes, I’ll try not to overthink it all! A saving is a saving, large or small, as you say, giving an approximate percentage is prob...
@editor Ok Elon, I have your battery, go on, make me an offer I can’t refuse!😉 Toodles.
@jamespa Indeed they are; we had a NeoStat device as this I think was the default device fitted by the installers. The first thing I did was set the t...
@jamespa A few days after the installation had been commissioned, I had a ‘phone call from someone within the hallowed temples (AKA MCS) to enquire if...
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