Sean HeberAug 13, 2025

Rooftop solar update: The power company has confirmed that they have completed their review of our submitted interconnect application and it is in fact a complete submission - BUT they have not yet completed the review of the confirmed-completed interconnect application so overall review of our complete application is not yet competed.

Estimated time to complete the review of the completed level 1 interconnect application is 15 business days.

Gotta love bureaucracy.

Show threadSean Heber

The installers confirmed that all relevant permits have been secured, so basically it's just waiting on the power company to sign off and then scheduling it.

So *maybe* it'll finally happen next month?

Aug 13, 2025 at 9:10pmWeb
Show threadSean HeberAug 14, 2025

Unexpected rooftop solar update: The power company has already competed the review of the completed interconnect application they messaged about yesterday and they approved it!

The solar installers texted minutes later to let us know that they're now working on their schedule and we'll get an install timeline soon.

Woo!

Show threadRonnieAug 14, 2025
@bigzaphod Put a tanning bed up there so you can get some rays.
Show threadSean HeberAug 14, 2025
@Ronnie I'm hoping to turn those rays into electricity, not skin cancer!
Show threadRonnieAug 14, 2025
@bigzaphod If they could’ve harnessed the skin cancer resulting from 80s tanning culture, we would be living in paradise right now.
Show threadSimon RolfmoreAug 14, 2025
@bigzaphod hooray! Unexpectedly good bureaucracy is always a win.
Show threadBrian LewisAug 14, 2025

@bigzaphod The next thing to watch is the time between commissioning and being able to turn on the system.

For me it was about a week. Sad just sitting there producing nothing.

Show threadSean HeberAug 14, 2025
@HanBrolo yeah, I heard that'll be a thing. Which is gonna drive me nuts for sure.
Show threadmanoloAug 14, 2025
@bigzaphod yay!!
Show threadMonty Hayter 🇨🇦Aug 14, 2025
@bigzaphod excellent!!
Show threadCarlos ChaconAug 13, 2025
@bigzaphod perfect, just in time for peak solar season to be over
Show threadSean HeberAug 13, 2025
@chacon yeah - pretty dang annoying, tbh. The solar installers have a summer sale, though, where they pay for two months of the summer bills if you sign up at the start of summer (which we did) which kinda offsets it a little, but it'll be another full year until we get full benefit because we won't have any banked credits carrying us over into winter.
Show threadTom HarringtonAug 13, 2025
@bigzaphod I had to wait a week after installation was done before my panels were allowed to be live, while my power company did whatever they were doing
Show threadSean HeberAug 13, 2025
@atomicbird yeah, we were warned that even with all this pre-crap, that'll still be a thing. They'll install and then they'll sit there not working until the power company finally decides it's okay to throw the switch for real.
Show threadTom HarringtonAug 13, 2025
@bigzaphod FWIW I think we’re at similar latitudes, and my panels stay above average until November every year.
Show threadSean HeberAug 13, 2025
@atomicbird ooh nice - midwest Iowa here (basically dead center vertically).
Show threadTom HarringtonAug 13, 2025
@bigzaphod I’m in the middle of Colorado, latitude wise, so you’re a bit farther north. I’d guess you’ll do slightly better in summer, slightly worse in winter.