Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

UltravioletClearance t1_jdxy280 wrote

Out of everyone I know who bought a home in the past 30 years, almost all of them purchased more than they could afford according to dated "rules of thumb." The dirty little secret is you either need to be filthy rich or "house poor" to own in this state. It's been that way for many years.

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SeaworthinessLeft88 t1_jdxxnou wrote

Well, first of all the odds of everyone charging all 7 cars at the same exact time are fairly low. With my Ioniq 5, I don’t even charge daily. It’s more like every 2-3 days. And with a relatively low amperage charger (32A), it’s only charging for 4-5 hour increments typically.

They also make chargers that network with others for load sharing. My Juicebox 32 can be paired with other ones to ensure that the load is below a certain threshold. So if I have 2 cars and set my current limit to 32A, it will deliver 16A to each car instead of 32.

So to answer your question, you would maybe have 1 charger for each level of the triple decker. Maybe even two for each. You could have each on its own 40A 240V circuit. Or you could place multiple on the same 240V circuit with load sharing enabled.

And if you’re going to ask how a triple decker can have 3 40A 240V circuits operating at the same time, I would note that it’s not unusual for each unit to have its own service and meter, with each meter having its own panel with similar circuits such as heat pumps, electric ranges, baseboard heat, and dryers operating at the same time.

I guess you can stop waiting?

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aSadEconBoi t1_jdxwvvw wrote

I have a feeling you have a very tenuous grasp of how your employer projects returns for potential developments. The short version of the story is just that there is so much demand that whatever additional units we build aren't going to immediately result in drastically lower housing prices, but it's still a step in the right direction. There is no overnight solution to a problem of this magnitude.

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