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Tesla app v4.0.0 has been released, and one of the changes is there is no backup only mode anymore. I had my PW on backup only and now in new app version it shows it as self powered with 100% reserve. So my guess is that the new Powerwall gateway version removed backup only mode and now this new...

This morning, my powerwall gateway was upgraded to v21.31.0, in the middle of a Storm Watch (Hurricane Henri)!

My 2 year model 3 suddenly lost recognition of my phone as a key as well as my card key. I no longer was able to start the car with phone, nor by tapping the key card behind cup holder. My wife's phone and key card also had same issue. The phone was still unlocking and locking the car. I tried...

I have recently subscribed to my utility grid services through Tesla where Tesla uses renewable energy stored in battery during peak hours. The incentive is based on average kWh used: Incentives for home batteries are based on the average kilowatt (kW) used per event, averaged over the season...

While we had a power outage, I needed to stop the Powerwall for a bit. When I tried to bring it back, the Powerwalls did not start feeding the house. I wanted to find out if there is a proper way to do this. I followed the reset procedures I found online by switching the PW breakers and...

I did a test last week to see how much energy can be consumed from 2 powerwalls in case of power outage. My battery was at 100% (due to grid services event), and by the end of the day it was drained down to 5% (0% reserve in app yields 5% in portal). When the reserve reached 5% in portal, the...

I’ve signed up for virtual power plant, and today was the first event. The battery was charged to 100%, and kept at that level without depleting until it started to discharge. The event took around 3 hours, and the two Powerwalls discharged to 20% while providing 17.5kwh based on app. The...

I wanted to find out how to extend lifetime of Powerwall 2 in Backup-only mode. The current Tesla app does not provide a way to set maximum SOC lower than 100%. I realize that 100% is probably a lower % of real capacity. I have read in numerous places that lithium-ion batteries stored at high...