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Power interuptus. Not sure what's going on but between ~7:15 and 9:15 tonight on north side of stx power has gone out 5 times. Thankfully only for a second, but with orange surge boxes that turns into 5+ minutes for each event, plus the dish reboot. Annoying but not big complaint. Otherwise power good. Must be the rain? What's going on? Anybody know?
Posted : November 3, 2013 1:28 am
Yes. It's 4th World power generation from WAPA. Unusual that the power went out during the storms this evening. Normally it goes out when it's sunny and bright. Oh, and the WAPA rates recently went up which of course makes no sense with the level of "service" they provide.
Posted : November 3, 2013 4:51 am
Battery backups are a requirement for delicate electronics.
Posted : November 3, 2013 11:05 am
Battery backups are a requirement for delicate electronics.
And a whole house surge protector.
Posted : November 3, 2013 11:24 am
That's because you all keep putting up with it.
Posted : November 3, 2013 1:36 pm
That's because you all keep putting up with it.
I lived in a private lake community having about 500 homes. There were grid problems identical to what happens here. Numerous complaints to the Board of Public Utilities got us no where. We all banded together and didn't pay our bills for about three months until we got shut off notices. All the problems we experienced were fixed shorlty after our "protest". The rest of the town followed after hearing about it. When the electric company started losing that monthly income everything changed drastically.
Posted : November 4, 2013 2:03 pm
Solar is wonderful.
Posted : November 4, 2013 2:18 pm
Must be nice to be able to afford.
Posted : November 4, 2013 6:57 pm
Must be nice to be able to afford.
Can't afford not to!!! After federal 30% tax credit your payoff should be less than 3 years if you size it right. Then it pays you! Pretty good return on investment. Even if you required a short term loan this can be a great investment in your home.
Posted : November 4, 2013 7:30 pm
Solar will be my next major investment.
Posted : November 5, 2013 12:16 pm