<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Darryl<div><br></div><div>I’ve been able to use the basic function of TOU through a Mate function called FlexTime.</div><div><br></div><div>This video describes how it works. One of the modes to enable during a time window is Grid Zero. I use it and it limits the grid buying and uses more battery energy (solar or wind fed power). There is a white paper written about Grid Zero, see below. Basically, it says use the battery down to a set Vdc for loads above AC Amps load. That’s the two settings. It does not use SOC and I think that is okay. </div><div><br></div><div><div style="display: block;" class=""><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://youtu.be/AdGZ3rWTo_o"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/AdGZ3rWTo_o" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#E9E9EB;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><img style="width:300px;filter:brightness(0.97);height:168px;" width="300" height="168" draggable="false" class="lp-rich-link-mediaImage" alt="maxresdefault.jpg" src="cid:7DB492EA-4FE8-4A07-8A56-6CE91ACEB87D"></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#E9E9EB" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgba(233, 233, 235, 1);" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/AdGZ3rWTo_o" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);">Radian/FXR: FLEXtime Schedule</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:600;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/AdGZ3rWTo_o" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color: rgba(60, 60, 67, 0.6);">youtu.be</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><br></div><div><div style="display: block;" class=""><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; 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But, they have a chart on the inverter as well. </div><div><br></div><div>This video helps get you started. </div><div><br></div><div><div style="display: block;" class=""><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://youtu.be/5cJP7NPQ8FA"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/5cJP7NPQ8FA" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#E9E9EB;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><img style="width:300px;filter:brightness(0.97);height:168px;" width="300" height="168" draggable="false" class="lp-rich-link-mediaImage" alt="maxresdefault.jpg" src="cid:A244DF7E-8756-449D-A5E6-70040E3D3653"></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#E9E9EB" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgba(233, 233, 235, 1);" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/5cJP7NPQ8FA" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);">Sol-Ark Install Guide || How to Setup Time of Use</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:600;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/5cJP7NPQ8FA" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color: rgba(60, 60, 67, 0.6);">youtu.be</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><br></div><div>I have both setup and can help. Call or text. ;-)</div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div class="ApplePlainTextBody"><br></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody"><br></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody">Maverick Brown<br>Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006<br><b>Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.</b></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody"><b> • Solar Commander Remote Power</b></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody"><b> • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection <br></b>maverick@mavericksolar.com<br>512-460-9825</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody"><br></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 13, 2024, at 5:37 PM, Darryl Thayer via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large">Advice, please; I was about to purchase a SunPower inverter. Have other people been having problems? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large">I cannot reach their support line with my questions. As many of you know, I am a small contractor. I have noticed a reluctance of solar equipment suppliers, both Outback and Sol-Ark, who have recently stopped answering my questions. I have sent many email questions to their support line without a response. Two examples: can the Outback Radian do TOU? It can not! yet they assured me it could. I asked for the possibility of a workaround, and their response was, to read the manual. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large">Can the Sol-Ark do TOU this under my utility rules? I think it could but I can not get them to confirm. They also will not respond to my questions,</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 4:25 PM Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi Daniel, <div><br></div><div>after three months of back-and-forth we have finally received a replacement panel from SunPower and getting ready to affect repair. Are you saying we are going to have a hard time getting compensated for our services?</div><div><br></div><div><br id="m_-5335951284854486528lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23166"><b id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yui_3_16_0_1_1418769668206_5436"><b id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23165"><font id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23164" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Andrew Koyaanisqatsi</font></b></b></div><div id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23122"><b id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yui_3_16_0_1_1418769668206_5437"><font id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23121" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">President</font></b></div><div id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23122"><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:28pt">Solar Energy Solutions, Inc.</b></div><div id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23169"><font style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><i><b>The BRIGHT CHOICE</b></i></font></div><div id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23169"><b><b><font style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><i><br></i></font></b></b></div><div id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23174"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><b id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yui_3_16_0_1_1418769668206_5439"><font id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23170">Since 1987,</font></b><b id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yui_3_16_0_1_1418769668206_5435"><font id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23171"> helping you and your Portland neighbors move</font></b><b id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yui_3_16_0_1_1418769668206_5440"><font id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23173"> towards an environmentally sustainable future.</font></b></span></div><div id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23177"><b id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yui_3_16_0_1_1418769668206_5442"><font id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yiv6172462826yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382394418853_23176" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span dir="ltr">503-238-4502</span><br clear="none"><a id="m_-5335951284854486528ydp7684bda3yui_3_16_0_1_1418769668206_5441" href="http://www.solarenergyoregon.com/" shape="rect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font>www.SolarEnergyOregon.com</font></a></font></b></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 13, 2024, at 2:38 PM, Daniel via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="auto"><div id="m_-5335951284854486528message" dir="auto"></div>If you are doing warranty work for Sunpower for non leased systems, you may be like many other solar companies that are not getting vendor service payments for the work you are doing. <br id="m_-5335951284854486528br3">If this sounds familiar to an experience you have or are having please contact me. I am trying to aggregate those that are having this experience and see if we can get a larger collective force together and see if we can move them for payments before they are extinct. <br id="m_-5335951284854486528br3">Thanks<div dir="auto">Daniel<br id="m_-5335951284854486528br3"><div id="m_-5335951284854486528signature" dir="auto"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Daniel Tittmann <br></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Greenwired<br></div><div><a href="http://www.greenwired.com" target="_blank">www.greenwired.com</a><br></div><div><a href="mailto:daniel@greenwired.com" target="_blank">daniel@greenwired.com</a><br></div><div>707-206-5088 <br></div></div><div><br></div></div><div id="m_-5335951284854486528content" dir="auto"></div></div></div></div><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance</span><br><span></span><br><span>Pay optional member dues here: <a href="http://re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://re-wrenches.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Change listserver email address & settings:</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>There are two list archives for searching. 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