‘Tesla Powerwall 2 Is a Game Changer in Home Energy Storage’

October 28th, 2016

Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand.

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Yep. I’d agree with that.

As far as I can tell, this authoritatively blows away all other residential energy storage options.

14 kWh capacity for $5,500, 5kW (7kW peak) inverter included, AC/DC charging options. It looks like hybrid, backup and off-grid modes will be available.

This is a bit disturbing because this upsets the entire storage industry. There is no competition to this. For companies with existing energy storage offerings, there are two options:

1) Drastically drop prices

2) Die

And what’s Tesla going to do next year? Double the capacity again?

Via: Electrek:

Tesla just released all the details of its Powerwall 2 and it is a game changer for the residential energy storage. Tesla managed to double the energy capacity without doubling the price and while also adding a ‘fully integrated Tesla inverter’ into the home battery unit.

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Mounting: Wall or Floor Mounted, Indoor/Outdoor
Inverter: Fully integrated Tesla inverter
Energy: 14 kWh
Power: 5 kW continuous, 7 kW peak
Round Trip Efficiency: 89% for AC Powerwall, 91.8% for DC Powerwall
Operating Temperature Range: –20°C to 50°C (–4°F to 122°F)
Warranty: Unlimited cycles for up to 10 years
Dimensions: 1150 mm x 755 mm x 155 mm (45.3 in x 29.7 in x 6.1 in)
Weight: 122 kg (269 lbs)

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3 Responses to “‘Tesla Powerwall 2 Is a Game Changer in Home Energy Storage’”

  1. RBNZ says:
    October 28, 2016 at 11:41 pm

    should I wait for it to come to NZ?! or just get something else…

  2. Kevin says:
    October 29, 2016 at 12:53 am

    If you can wait, definitely wait. This makes everything else out there look stupid.

  3. Kevin says:
    October 31, 2016 at 7:51 am

    “Tesla Powerwall 2 has no competition”

    https://electrek.co/2016/10/31/tesla-powerwall-2-comparison-lg-resu-sonnenbatterie/

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