Powerwall with existing solar?

[ucmndd]

Sorry if these are super noob questions - I’ve been doing a lot of reading in this forum but I think I’m still way over my head.

In a nutshell - I live in a wildfire-prone are of California where the local utility has informed customers that they may proactively shut off power during periods of high wildfire danger - potentially for days at a time. So naturally I’m looking at various backup options including Powerwall. My main objective is to allow my existing solar array to continue to function during a grid outage to power critical loads in the house.

I have a 7.5kw solar system with SunPower “AC” (microinverter) panels that feed back to a pair of circuits in my main 200 amp service panel.

The main question I’m looking to have answered is if I can even use a powerwall with this setup? I see Tesla publishes a list of compatible inverters which mine aren’t on - is that a requirement? Is a powerwall a suitable solution for what I’m trying to accomplish?

Thanks all.

 

[DEMitchel]

Try AES in Chico, CA. They are a Sunpower and Tesla Powerwall installing dealer. I would certainly ask for a name of a client who had your inverter and successfully used the powerwall and its grid disconnect feature.

 

[NuShrike]

Try this thread:
Micro-inverters a better choice with solar-coupled Powerwalls?

A few of us SunPower AC folks in here.