Grid Back On!

Mahalo e Hawaiian Electric Company! Power was restored at the house at 4:51 this evening according to the Powerwall data. Just after I had finished cooking dinner on the gas stove. And done so without using anything that was in the refrigerator or freezer. Yay! for hurricane emergency food! Works also for times when I want to maximize keeping foods that need refrigeration cold. Now, back to working on those posts that did not get published when Spectrum was out. FYI Over the past day I have been strongly considering switching to Starlink. More on that later. 

From Powerwall data.

 

 

Tropical Storm Moke May Be Here Now

Tropical Storm Moke did not arrive late last night or early this morning as previously predicted. It is still working its way towards us. At 5 this morning it was about 310 miles south of Hilo & moving westerly at about 15 mph. Maximum sustained winds were about 45 mph with tropical storm force winds extending out about 90 miles from the center. As I write this the winds have become very strong making me believe it is passing by us now.

Grid Out Again

Last night, at about 7 pm, the Tesla Powerwall system sent me a message saying the grid was out & the Powerwall was providing the energy for the house. Fortunately, Spectrum is still working so I can get information from the Powerwall. I immediately started turning things off because it also told me it was charged up to 24% & could sustain the house for approximately 4.4 hours. The priority is keeping power to the refrigerator, router, & server. So I will not be using the laptop & posts I was working on will be delayed. I should not complain though, since earlier this week some people were without power for 4 days & some are still without power. Hopefully, HECO will be able to get us all hooked up again soon. Or maybe the skies will clear up enough so that the Powerwall can start storing energy for me while the sun is shining. Like the last time, when I was only without power for about 5 hours. Stay tuned!

Tropical Storm Moke Update

As of 5 this morning, Tropical Storm Moke was about 470 miles southeast of Hilo & traveling west-northwest at about 12 mph. It is expected to pass well south of Hawaiʻi Island either late tonight or early tomorrow morning. Maximum sustained winds are about 50 mph with storm force winds extending out about 115 miles from the center. The rains accompanying Tropical Storm Moke are expected to be heavy & will likely cause flooding due to the ground being saturated from Hurricane Lālā a week ago.

 

 

Tropical Storm Moke On Its Way!

Another tropical storm is headed our way! Tropical Depression Two-C became a tropical storm this morning after crossing over in to the Central Pacific region. It was given the name Moke, which is Hawaiian for Moses. Yesterday at lunch this was being discussed because one of the planners who had presented at the Leeward Planning Commission meeting, whose given name is Moses, goes by his Hawaiian name Moke unless it is for something official. 

Currently Tropical Storm Moke is about 660 miles southeast of Hilo & traveling west-northwesterly at about 9 mph. Sustained winds speeds are about 45 mph & are expected to gradually increase over the next few days. Tropical storm force winds extend out about 70 miles from the center; Moke is expected to bring heavy rainfall & may produce life-threatening flooding. Fortunately, I am in an area that does not flood; the topography is not conducive to flooding. Glad I did not remove the plastic sheeting that I covered the door to the deck with! 

IASA #4-28

Hurricane Lālā blew down 3 kiawe trees by gate; Lapakahi State Historical Park closed until further notice.

 

Finally Have Internet Again!

Spectrum finally got the Internet service in my area working. Though they did say there might be some interruptions due to the power still being out in some areas. It went out on the 15th at about 9 am, then came back on today; it was out for a little over 5 days. I am considering switching to Hawaiian Telcom which was only out for about a day or so. In 2019, when I had to get an internet hook-up so my solar photovoltaic system could get automated updates, Spectrum was the only option in my area. Before I learned that, people had been telling me Hawaiian Telcom was better. Last year Hawaiian Telcom began providing service in my area.   

 

I will begin working on getting the posts for the previous days on line. I wrote them up in Open Office, now need to transfer them over to Blogger & add the photos.  Check back every couple of days if you want to read about what happened while the power & Internet were down. (Wish me luck that Spectrum does not go down again!)