I'd be interested to know what this kind of power storage does to the lifetime of the EV's battery.
How many years does it take off the car's lifetime? How much does it cost the car owner?
I'd love to see Xcel actually compensate homeowners for giving them access to power storage.
@bkeegan the picture in the link is a bit deceiving since the area is actually on Walnut, but I agree. The city shouldn't be subsidizing condo prices downtown at the expense of the public good.
Put something more useful than a concrete pad!
Getting some pretty amazing #aurora photos with a 4 second exposure at ISO 320 from my backyard in #Boulder thanks to our G5 #solarstorm big reds, oranges, and some greenish-blue streaks right now, at latitude 40°N 105°W - caught a helicopter, too
Weiß gekachelte Wand in einem Vorraum einer #Toilette.An der der Wand hängt ganz oben, knapp unter der Decke, ein Waschbecken. Um das Waschbecken erreichen zu können, sind hilfreicherweise rote Klettergriffe, wie an einer #Boulder-Wand angebracht. #PublicToilets#ToilettesDuMonde
After gathering signatures through the pandemic, suing #Boulder City Council for blocking them from the ballot, and narrowly losing a city ballot initiative, the state legislature took action and now occupancy limits preventing unrelated people from living together are now illegal across all of #Colorado.
Well, I'm disappointed to report that #Boulder city council voted 7-1 against designation of the historic district proposal that would have highlighted a history of racial prejudice going back a century. The one thing I'm grateful for is that the councilmembers appeared moved by the history that was uncovered during the investigation into the origins of Central Park. The public comment also highlighted the deeply racist practices and effects of reknowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. Onward to the next battle for justice and equity! #COpoliticshttps://boulderreportinglab.org/2024/04/11/boulder-city-council-votes-against-creating-a-historic-district-in-the-downtown-civic-area/
Lots of power outages planned and eminent for my part of #Boulder county due to this #wind event. Our section of town has not received notification of outage from the provider yet, but most of the town has.
Batteries are charged on everything, backups and in place, and my hybrid truck with its 7.2 kW onboard generator is ready to power critical things (refrigeration, heat, cooking) if needed.
@kreynen@lisafw yeah that is the issue with EV's. We have a Nissan Leaf but no way to power the home with it's nice big battery! I wish EV's had vehicle to home (V2H) capability.
My truck is a hybrid F150 Powerboost. I have not wired in an interconnect panel (but plan to someday) but I can still run power cords from the truck to things in the house that need power. The truck powers the circuit off it's hybrid battery and then the engine starts to recharge it when needed. It can provide up to 7.2 kW.
The power is still on at our place near Pine and Tyler
@bud_t@lisafw We still have power off Dahlia near Safeway too. We have a camper van with a generator that runs off the van's gas. That's what we'll be using for the refrigerator if we lose power for more than a few hours.
We don't have solar yet, but I'd be really interested in a system that included a V2H option.
Xcel cutting power seems like it is going to be new normal during (now normal) 75+ mph winds.
Boulder County, Boulder, Louisville among areas that may have power turned off from 3pm today (Saturday) through noon tomorrow for high winds and wildfire risk