ERCOT Urging For Energy Conservation

[Trey3216 15325]

We keep ours at 77 during the day (78 if it’s over 98) and once we get home and settled in, we drop it 1 degree per hour until we go to bed (usually 72 at night.   Keeps it warm enough for the babies, cool enough for us, and doesn’t make the damn thing run non-stop when we turn the temp down.   

[Deej 76654]

1 hour ago, Neonmoon said:

Wife keeps ours between 76-78

I’ve lost the battle and war 

Bitches always be cold. 

[Grimas 669]

2 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

Wife keeps ours between 76-78

I’ve lost the battle and war 

Wait until you meet Auntie Menopause...

[Grimas 669]

2 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

Wife keeps ours between 76-78

I’ve lost the battle and war 

DP

Edited May 15, 2022 by Grimas

[InkaUtexas 25636]

80 during the day. I work on the back patio unless it is over 100. Drop it to 73 at night. Ceiling fans always on. 

[HenryJames 65931]

9 hours ago, totallynotabuttpirate said:

Some of you motherfuckers like it hot as shit. I do 70 during the day and 67 at night. No way setting it any higher than that. 

You sound fat.

[Armybrat 40768]

I am a fat guy who has the thermostat set at 78/daytime and 72/nighttime during the summer. . Run the ceiling fan too.

During the winter the heat is set at 72/daytime and 68/nighttime.

[totallynotabuttpirate 5375]

3 hours ago, HenryJames said:

You sound fat.

It's actually the opposite. A higher metabolism and active lifestyle leads to higher body temperatures. 

[rage-a-holic 4317]

14 hours ago, immamac said:

1.5Mwh is not cheap. Battery makes sense there. 

My neighbor and I both have similar solar setups, thought I have 2x the panels, and he uses half the power I do. He got a recent Tesla Powerbank install quote for $40k.

You would need massive annual electric bills to justify dropping $40k.

[immamac 42736]

44 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

My neighbor and I both have similar solar setups, thought I have 2x the panels, and he uses half the power I do. He got a recent Tesla Powerbank install quote for $40k.

You would need massive annual electric bills to justify dropping $40k.

Power walls are ridiculously overpriced. You can get a similar setup for 1/4 the cost nowadays. 

[rage-a-holic 4317]

9 minutes ago, immamac said:

Power walls are ridiculously overpriced. You can get a similar setup for 1/4 the cost nowadays. 

Feel free to post links for a $10k install that is actually available now and won't void your solar warranty.

I can pay some guy to aggy-rig a bunch of LiPo batteries together for a few grand, but I'd get about 6 hours of whole house backup power and probably void my solar warranty.

[immamac 42736]

1 hour ago, rage-a-holic said:

Feel free to post links for a $10k install that is actually available now and won't void your solar warranty.

I can pay some guy to aggy-rig a bunch of LiPo batteries together for a few grand, but I'd get about 6 hours of whole house backup power and probably void my solar warranty.

https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-lifepower4-lithium-battery-48v-100ah/ x3 in a server rack and a grid tie inverter is more capacity and more potential sustained output that a power wall which is only 13.5kwh @ 9kw

 

[Orale 1087]

7 minutes ago, immamac said:

https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-lifepower4-lithium-battery-48v-100ah/ x3 in a server rack and a grid tie inverter is more capacity and more potential sustained output that a power wall which is only 13.5kwh @ 9kw

 

Can these be added to supplement an existing power wall? We have an 8.8 kwh panel system with a 13.5 kwh power wall. A second power wall would be something like $12k or more here. 

[utee94 15752]

Holy shit all the fuckers on this thread complaining about ERCOT and also complaining about anything above 74 in the house.

It's shocking... SHOCKING I tell you... that we have energy issues.

[Nivek 16887]

I am disappointed Steel Shank hasn't chimed in to tell us he keeps it at 69.

[Nivek 16887]

Just now, utee94 said:

Holy shit all the fuckers on this thread complaining about ERCOT and also complaining about anything above 74 in the house.

It's shocking... SHOCKING I tell you... that we have energy issues.

Why cannot our grid manage the demand?  This shit wasn't happening in the 00's.  My folks in Florida don't have a problem.   

[Nivek 16887]

When it comes to energy usage adjusted by population, Texas does considerably better in being conservation-minded. According to the EIA’s analysis of the state from January, we’re in the bottom 20 percent of states for residential energy consumption per capita. (We appear to be somewhere in the middle of the pack according to the blue map above, but this map illustrates the combined tally of residential, industrial, commercial, and transportation usage, not residential alone.)

More than half of the energy consumed in Texas is for industrial use, according to the EIA, while residential use—which in terms of sheer BTUs is the most in the nation, even as our per capita usage is relatively low—accounts for just over 13 percent. Transportation accounts for nearly a quarter, while commercial comes in slightly lower than residential.

 

link

Edited May 15, 2022 by Nivek
accidental quoting

[utee94 15752]

13 minutes ago, Nivek said:

Why cannot our grid manage the demand?  This shit wasn't happening in the 00's.  My folks in Florida don't have a problem.   

Lulz yeah that's the spirit.

You can complain about ERCOT, or you can complain about not wanting it above 74.

You can't do both.

Oh and if you can't handle 79 inside the house you're a gaping pussy.

[formermav43 4606]

I don’t even turn it up to 79 when I’m gone on vacation. If that makes me a gaping pussy, I don’t care. 

But I’m not on ERCOT either. 

[utee94 15752]

Just now, formermav43 said:

I don’t even turn it up to 79 when I’m gone on vacation. If that makes me a gaping pussy, I don’t care. 

But I’m not on ERCOT either. 

[formermav43 4606]

[Slacks 6807]

On 5/3/2022 at 4:25 PM, atomheartbevo said:

There are things happening in November that should be an incentive for them to keep it going this summer.

And the blame will be placed on the Californians.

[Nivek 16887]

Lulz yeah that's the spirit.
You can complain about ERCOT, or you can complain about not wanting it above 74.
You can't do both.
Oh and if you can't handle 79 inside the house you're a gaping pussy.

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[Fudge Nuggets 19166]

3 hours ago, utee94 said:

You sound poor.

[utee94 15752]

29 minutes ago, Nivek said:

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Lulz, go fuck your own face, pussy.

[utee94 15752]

11 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

You sound poor.

You sound stupid.

[Nivek 16887]

5 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Lulz, go fuck your own face, pussy.

haha.  someone is hammered and I am jealous.  

[atomheartbevo 89513]

3 hours ago, utee94 said:

Holy shit all the fuckers on this thread complaining about ERCOT and also complaining about anything above 74 in the house.

It's shocking... SHOCKING I tell you... that we have energy issues.

I forgot to run vinegar through my condensate drain line a few weeks ago, and so now the AC is off while the vinegar does it work and the temp is at 81.

[InkaUtexas 25636]

I think you will make it. But in case.....

 

[JesusSweatDuck 17780]

12 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I forgot to run vinegar through my condensate drain line a few weeks ago, and so now the AC is off while the vinegar does it work and the temp is at 81.

If you have a shopvac just use that plus some tape to suck the line clean

[atomheartbevo 89513]

5 minutes ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

If you have a shopvac just use that plus some tape to suck the line clean

Trying not to wake up the kids, but I have one and that's my last resort.  I have a 3-foot drain clog remove for hair that I use on the shower, and pulled some gunk out, got the water level down, poured in vinegar, will flush it in a few minutes, and then repeat once more.

I've done a few times before - forgot to run vinegar through regularly in the spring because I wasn't using the AC much, and then blammo, circuit trips and I have to clean the line.

[Steel Shank 9417]

4 hours ago, Nivek said:

I am disappointed Steel Shank hasn't chimed in to tell us he keeps it at 69.

Was just about to say it got a little hot at your momma's house last night.

[JesusSweatDuck 17780]

1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

Trying not to wake up the kids, but I have one and that's my last resort.  I have a 3-foot drain clog remove for hair that I use on the shower, and pulled some gunk out, got the water level down, poured in vinegar, will flush it in a few minutes, and then repeat once more.

I've done a few times before - forgot to run vinegar through regularly in the spring because I wasn't using the AC much, and then blammo, circuit trips and I have to clean the line.

Yeah, been there but couldn't snake the line. This did the trick. 

[JesusSweatDuck 17780]

Just now, Steel Shank said:

Was just about to say it got a little hot at your momma's house last night.

Nivek is South Austin?

[UT_OB1 2204]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Trying not to wake up the kids, but I have one and that's my last resort.  I have a 3-foot drain clog remove for hair that I use on the shower, and pulled some gunk out, got the water level down, poured in vinegar, will flush it in a few minutes, and then repeat once more.

I've done a few times before - forgot to run vinegar through regularly in the spring because I wasn't using the AC much, and then blammo, circuit trips and I have to clean the line.

I just use the water hose outside to run water up the line and let it flush out. Works well and I’ve managed to never end make a mess in the attic. 

[atomheartbevo 89513]

Vinegar did its thing, but letting it work a little longer until I turn it back on.

 

[atomheartbevo 89513]

We might get rain next weekend.  *might*

ERCOT should have learned that 2021 was really just "2020 won" and that 2022 is just "2020 too" because if the dryness keeps up and the ground stays dry, that doesn't bode well for the temps in June and July, which means August is going to turbo-fuck us.

 

[HornOnTheBayou 8882]

5 hours ago, utee94 said:

You can complain about ERCOT, or you can complain about not wanting it above 74.

You can't do both.

Actually, I can. Other states don't have these issues because they're connected to the national grid and can share power in times of need. So, yes, I can definitely complain about ERCOT and our state leaders while washing clothes and dishes and keeping my house at 72.

[utee94 15752]

5 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Actually, I can. Other states don't have these issues because they're connected to the national grid and can share power in times of need. So, yes, I can definitely complain about ERCOT and our state leaders while washing clothes and dishes and keeping my house at 72.

Cool, cool.  At least now we've found that internet badass.

 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19098]

2 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

You sound poor.

[fattyflattie 4637]

74 at night, 76 during day. Upstairs at 76.  I’ve lost power for more than 1 hour, only once that I can remember in the last 9 years.  11 hours to the minute during the Feb freeze, on the last day of the rolling blackouts. I’m not near a hospital or fire station, but they sure act like we are. 

[Bookman 4627]

Pussies. Why y'all even using air conditioning?

[atomheartbevo 89513]

24 minutes ago, Bookman said:

Pussies. Why y'all even using air conditioning?

Because we aren't living in 100 year-old houses that were built without air conditioners and so had decent ventilation?

[SHOOTER12 8795]

On 5/14/2022 at 6:11 PM, Paper_jam said:

Y'all are some energy hogs. I'm doing my part at 79 F, which is tolerable with ceiling fans. Think what Jimmy Carter would want you to do.

I don't think my AC is even strong enough to keep my house at 72, on a hot day. 

 

Lol, fuck Jimmy Carter and you, you lizard assed prick.

[SHOOTER12 8795]

4 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

You sound poor.

Sounds like a thin blooded old woman to me.

Edited May 16, 2022 by SHOOTER12

[Bateshorn 9916]

In Maryland, where it’s humid as fuck, in my prewar house, I have to run fans in every room and the hallway to move enough air to keep my upstairs less than 10 degrees warmer than my downstairs. 

Edited May 16, 2022 by Bateshorn

[GreenspointTexas 9573]

71 during day, 70-69ish at night

 

<72 or gtfo

 

anything above 75 is… oof

[Immaculate Vibes 114]

75 during the day. 
71 at night. 

[texasdago 7553]

Thank God I can modify the A/C remotely from an app when the family is trying to turn the house into a pricey icebox

[kevwun 15716]

I'm pretty sure my wife would keep the ac at 65 round the clock if I let her.  It is never cold enough for her.