lettcco
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boomer, have you gotten SCE to give you a quote on the TOU meter yet? I called SCE and they said someone will called me within 5 days but that never happened.
lettcco said:boomer, have you gotten SCE to give you a quote on the TOU meter yet? I called SCE and they said someone will called me within 5 days but that never happened.
Boomer23 said:lettcco said:boomer, have you gotten SCE to give you a quote on the TOU meter yet? I called SCE and they said someone will called me within 5 days but that never happened.
Nope. I first spoke to them last Monday and I called back Friday for an update. The lady said that she saw my request on my file, but no further action. I asked her to note in my file that I had called a second time. No word today.
Boomer23 said:Update. tbleakne just PMd me that SCE is discontinuing the TOU meters for reasons of "difficulty with local codes and inspectors, and "incompatibility" with newer electric vehicles." ???
Maybe this is why SCE hasn't gotten back to me. I'll call them tomorrow, but it looks like I'm on to Plan B, which is upgrading my main panel and going with SCE's TOU-D-TEV rate plan, which is probably better for me because of my solar PV system.
Boomer23 said:Boomer23 said:lettcco said:boomer, have you gotten SCE to give you a quote on the TOU meter yet? I called SCE and they said someone will called me within 5 days but that never happened.
Nope. I first spoke to them last Monday and I called back Friday for an update. The lady said that she saw my request on my file, but no further action. I asked her to note in my file that I had called a second time. No word today.
Update. tbleakne just PMd me that SCE is discontinuing the TOU meters for reasons of "difficulty with local codes and inspectors, and "incompatibility" with newer electric vehicles." ???
Maybe this is why SCE hasn't gotten back to me. I'll call them tomorrow, but it looks like I'm on to Plan B, which is upgrading my main panel and going with SCE's TOU-D-TEV rate plan, which is probably better for me because of my solar PV system.
You should invite them and charge them to watch you doing the last step of that install ! :lol:EVDRIVER said:... could not be easier for them unless I did it myself.
LEAFer said:You should invite them and charge them to watch you doing the last step of that install ! :lol:EVDRIVER said:... could not be easier for them unless I did it myself.
hill said:Is anyone else aware that the Coulomb brand EVSE has already been delivered to some private EV'ers?
Boomer23 said:Update. tbleakne just PMd me that SCE is discontinuing the TOU meters for reasons of "difficulty with local codes and inspectors, and "incompatibility" with newer electric vehicles." ???
Not from the meter, but from your main panel you can replace 2 existing breakers with a large 2-pole breaker that feeds into a sub-panel so that you can install additional loads.lettcco said:not sure if this is against the code, but is it possible to "T" off a line from the meter and build a secondary breaker box, vs tapping from the main breaker box thus avoiding the need to upgrade? The meter should still see the load from both location...the only differences is you can't shut down everything from one location.
Boomer23 said:Boomer23 said:Update. tbleakne just PMd me that SCE is discontinuing the TOU meters for reasons of "difficulty with local codes and inspectors, and "incompatibility" with newer electric vehicles." ???
Further update. I just spoke to SCE's PEV help line and was able to confirm that SCE has notified their staff that they are no longer offering TOU second meter installations for EV charging. The salient point that the lady read to me from the letter she was given relates to overheating, I presume overheating of something in the second meter due to EV charging. She is going to mail me a copy of the letter.
I've requested to go to a TOU tiered domestic plan TOU-D-T as soon as possible, and then I'll transition to the TOU-D-T-EV plan when I get my EV.
This also means that I have no choice but to upgrade my main panel, which is currently at capacity of 20 breakers, to connect an EVSE circuit.
I would ask about a subpanel.Boomer23 said:This also means that I have no choice but to upgrade my main panel, which is currently at capacity of 20 breakers, to connect an EVSE circuit.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------hill said:Here's the Coulomb base line charger ... "on-sale" now:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/coulombs-ct500-ev-charging-station-now-available-for-residentia/
They've got quite a selection of bigger models too. AV needs to step it up imo.
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