Powerwall in Australia

[ICUDoc]

I'll PM you.

Moi aussi, danielp??

 

[meloccom]

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[ColinA]

Powerwall in WA...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-...ttery-system-popular-mandurah-in-lead/7102494

 

[baillies]

Installations have started

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/01/a...ries-are-already-installed-in-western-sydney/

 

[ixat]

ABC did a decent writeuo/feature on it: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-02/tesla-powerwall-what-it-means-for-australia's-energy/7130392

 

[meloccom]

Followed by a feature on Battery Powered Homes on the ABC Catalyst program.

 

[ixat]

First commercial use of the powerwall (apparently) to be in the re-development of the Lonely Planet offices in Melbourne.
FOOTSCRAY + MARIBYRNONG | 3011 +3032 | Projects | Page 6 | Forum | Urban Melbourne

Liberman-backed Impact launches its Dream Factory
Impact Investment Group, a Melbourne-based syndicator backed by the Liberman family, is transforming the longtime home of travel book publisher Lonely Planet in Melbourne's inner west into a hub for start-ups and not-for-profits.
The historic four-storey building in Footscray, at 90 Maribyrnong Street, will feature the first commercial use in Australia of Tesla batteries, linked to 200-kilowatt-hour rooftop solar panels.
Led by Chris Lock, the fast-growing fund manager snapped up the Footscray building for $13.5 million in 2015, after repeated efforts by Trilogy Funds to sell it.
The deal was struck on a passing yield of more than 13 per cent. With that came a high degree of leasing risk, because Lonely Planet was mulling a smaller tenancy closer to the central business district when its term expired.
Read more: http://www.afr.com/real-estate/comm...s-dream-factory-20160229-gn6pzu#ixzz41gcPEL8B

 

[ColinA]

Just received this from Telsa.... first time I've heard anything direct from them after "reserving" on the Tesla site...

 

[raynewman]

Ya - I got one too.

 

[EcoCloudIT]

I got also, filled out the survey....

-ECIT

 

[TonyFast43]

Just saw this too and was going to mention it... beaten to the punch!

 

[alpal]

Just saw this too and was going to mention it... beaten to the punch!

Me too!

 

[meloccom]

I got it as well but I'm probably not quite ready for it as I need to make some home alterations first.

 

[Dborn]

Received it also. Filled out the survey.

 

[mspcooper]

I filled out this survey in Jan. Then i got another email to confirm they received the survey, nothing ever since. I'm assuming the mass send out would mean they are thinking of shipping to individual customers soon ?

 

[Dborn]

More likely touting for business!

 

[baillies]

Update from early instal

My Tesla Powerwall: Tales of an early adopter

Interesting table of battery systems

Solar Battery Storage Comparison Table | Solar Quotes

 

[moose]

I'm having a Tesla Powerwall installed in our house, currently under construction. Cables were roughed before the sheeting was done. We purchased from Natural Solar. We went for the 5 kw Fronius 3 phase inverter and 20 Phono Tier 1 solar panels. I was told there were only two inverters compatible with the Powerwall, although other makes would soon be made compatible.

 

[moose]

Interesting info. Energex will not allow you to feed 3 phase energy back into the grid. They will allow us our 3 phase for the Powerwall but we must limit of what we return from our solar system back to the grid to a max of 5 kw. We had a bloke from Energex and our sparkie at our house today. Powerwalls are new for them. I'm probably out of my depth with this level of info but I'm learning something new everyday.

 

[moose]

Update. Our Powerwall, inverter and PV panels won't be installed until June, which suits us fine as we won't be moving into our house until the end of May. Some changes had to be made to the Fronius inverter to be compatible with the Powerwall, is the information I received.