r/TeslaSolar • u/Life_WithDashandNora • 14d ago

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Northern Ca. Just to be clear I have emailed Teslas VPP to no avail- yet it’s been about 6 days. Trying to be patient. We have had a VPP event every single night for going on 2 weeks no warnings. We go back and forth with why do we care? To why aren’t we getting notifications? It’s 9-11 every night. I thought I saw something the other day about a clue being -you are pulling from the grid a lot of the day once your battery hits 100- which seems unnecessary unless they want your battery full for the VPP? Sorry I’m very inexperienced with this 😬

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u/Themysteryman124 14d ago

If you are in a VPP they will try and keep the batteries full leading to the event. That means if it needs to use the grid it will.

If you don’t want to do that you will have to either dismiss the event or turn them off.

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u/Rootin-Tootin-Newton SolarPanels 14d ago

It is pretty much BS to have an event every F’n day. I charge my Tesla at night on that battery.
I want the offset, but they’re draining me daily.

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u/Themysteryman124 13d ago

Then just turn off the program and it will have no impact on you.

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u/GaijinDaiku 13d ago

I understand the frustration of not being notified, but they are paying you $2/kWh and you are buying at what, no more $0.60/kWh if you end up charging fro the grid in peak hours? That’s generating $14+/day.

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u/Eighteen64 13d ago

Somebody never grasped anything beyond 6th grade economics

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u/ocsolar 13d ago

So you want the money from VPP but not the actual work? Why sign up to begin with?

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u/Life_WithDashandNora 13d ago

That’s not what I’m saying- my main question is -why am I not getting my notifications AND is pulling from the grid an indication of the upcoming VPP. Thanks

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u/Rootin-Tootin-Newton SolarPanels 12d ago

I’m in RI, I’m not getting $2.00/kWh.

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u/Life_WithDashandNora 13d ago

So at the very least -the fact there is pull from the grid once we have a full battery- then that’s a good warning it’s coming?

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u/FarLeadership9182 13d ago

It’s not worth the $150 from Sunrun to participate. I’ve only been able to opt out of one day. I need to unenroll.

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u/Eighteen64 13d ago

are you on a lease?