Overall the Vue 3 looks like a solid refinement of the Vue 2. Including some of the points, like better terminal/port retention for the CT plugs. Pricing looks good, and I’m glad to see that the enhancements in the size and layout of the main device. It will be interesting to see how the improved accuracy compares to the previous generation.
The Latest Generation of the Celebrated Energy Monitor Packs New Features and Is Poised to be the Hub of the Smart Home Energy Management
Littleton, CO – March 5, 2024 – Emporia, a leading provider of home energy management solutions, today announced the launch of the Vue 3 Energy Monitor packed with new features and upgrades.
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]]>Testing out the 60A version of EVDANCE’s NACS (Tesla) to J1772 adapter. Lets you use Level 2 Tesla chargers (EVSE) at hotels, parking lots, or sharing one at home. EVDANCE’s adapter is a clear leader in value for money, some of the competitive models are 3x the price.
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]]>I’m a little late to this party. TL;DR Haier tried to bully a FOSS developer who was making their product more useful, and got schooled. I love it.
It is worth reading the timeline and the associated FAQ. Not just because it’s fun to watch a company try to abuse someone providing a free service that makes their products more valuable, get skewered. But also because it provides a framework for how to deal with this sort of thing in the future, should when it happens again.
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]]>The SPAN IO Smart Electric Service Panel is a really neat approach to solving some electrical service load issues. But there are several drawbacks that make it the wrong choice in many situations. Especially all-electric homes.
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]]>I wasn’t able to find any reviews of the Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Ai Theta camera system that answered my questions around imaging performance. Specifically, how well it worked in low-light situations. So I picked one up, along with a Pro lens and the AI Audio speaker/microphone, to dig in and figure out how well it works; or in this case doesn’t.
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]]>Every so often I see an opinion piece like the one by Steve Hanley at CleanTechnica (which TBF is a heavy copy/paste/echo job based on an opinion piece by Christoph Schwarzer) around why we should expect DC fast charging (DCFC) to become The Way we refuel battery electric vehicles (BEV / EV). I think that’s crazy talk, and have to question the motives/agenda/acumen of anyone pushing that narrative.
That might sound mean or dismissive, so let’s walk through it.
]]>Starting January 1st, 2024 new residential housing will need to include the infrastructure necessary to enable owners to easily add Level 2 (L2) EV charging (SB40). That’s true for single, and multi family housing. I think that’s great. Not everyone in the state is on board with that approach though. Which is how we get to this post :).
I understand the hesitancy to actually install EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment, aka chargers) in every residential parking space.
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]]>A friend recently mentioned some hesitancy around parking an EV in their attached garage. I get that, kind of, we all probably remember the problems that Chevy had with their Bolt EV. They actually said out loud “don’t park it in the garage”. But it’s important to keep some context around the actual risk. While EV do occasionally light on fire, it’s not a thing that happens very often. We actually find out about it because it’s new, and unusual, i.e.
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]]>This is a review of the Gen 2 Emporia 2 and a comparison to the IoTaWatt, which provides similar functionality.
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]]>There seems to be a strange number of people who are trying to DIY a fix to the charge port overheating problem on Kia/Hyundai GMP platform cars like our EV6. Normally I’m totally down with fixing things yourself if you can, but all of these cars are under warranty right now. There is no reason to try to DIY a fix here.
Having experienced this problem ourselves, I can say this from experience.
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