Tesla's "solar roof" Event - Hosted at Universal Studios

[Garlan Garner]

Micro inverters (Enphase)

gotcha...

 

[Mkorpal]

Same here! They just marched out a Model 3 like and my eyes opened wide

And then I realized it was just Olde Duckbille Silver. And it just became meh.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Sounds to me you would need a charger, just like charging your car from AC.

Outback Power Inc. - Home

They are expensive but they do AC to DC back to AC very well.

That's why I would recommend to anyone SolarEdge. Its DC all the way until the output of the inverter.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

I really liked the French slate as well.

Did anyone notice they didn't mention the charger? The Tweet from 9/22 said there would be a charger announced as well.

 

[Garlan Garner]

And then I realized it was just Olde Duckbille Silver. And it just became meh.

I feel ya. I felt the same thing.

I did wonder why the headlights had yellow in them though .

 

[MartinAustin]

"Round Trip Efficiency: 89% for AC Powerwall, 91.8% for DC Powerwall"

Ulmo thanks for posting that press kit material.

I wonder what Tesla means by "DC Powerwall" ? Anyone think it can be used to DC charge the car?

 

[Garlan Garner]

Yeah, I reserved. But I was already on the list for the Powerwall 1. So um.. I don't know what this does.

Didn't you know there is a $500 cancellation fee?

Just kidding.

It was amazingly tempting to fill up this post with the comments I received from AP1.0, but I'm a nice guy.

 

[electracity]

DC kills just as nastily as AC; and all conventional PV panels are DC.

How does SolarEdge solve this?

Rooftop optimizers also can shut off power. Code will require rooftop shutoff in most places soon.

 

[Todd Burch]

View attachment 200496

Saw that. It does not answer the question.

Obviously the Tesla Tile cracked from an unknown weight dropped from a height of 1 meter. (Notice it's only compared to brittle slate/clay/terra cotta, but of course not to asphalt shingles, which are certainly more durable).

But a 1" hailstone at terminal velocity?

 

[Garlan Garner]

Rooftop optimizers also can shut off power. Code will require rooftop shutoff in most places soon.

Yep. Its required here in Southern Chicago. Deep fines if you don't have one.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Saw that. It does not answer the question.

Obviously the Tesla Tile cracked from an unknown weight dropped from a height of 1 meter. (Notice it's only compared to brittle slate/clay/terra cotta, but of course not to asphalt shingles, which are certainly more durable).

But a 1" hailstone at terminal velocity?

Where do you live? You get terminal velocity hail?

I'm going to have to stay away from there. Poor birds.

 

[ecarfan]

Stop it.

and I am thrilled by the incredible progress Tesla Energy has made! Kudos to Elon and the entire team.

 

[Ulmo]

The presskit at tesla.com/presskit#energy has already been updated with more images:


Tuscan Glass Tile:Slate Glass Tile:
Textured Glass Tile:
Smooth Glass Tile:

 

[Mkorpal]

Well, one thing we can all agree on, they do look great (at least from touched up stock images).

 

[Skotty]

I want it now... too bad solarcity doesn't serve my area yet

And there's the ultimate question I want answered. With the Tesla acquisition, it may open up across the United States. Or it may just be in California and a few other select states like SolarCIty was before, in which case it's just fluff and not a real solution.

 

[Garlan Garner]

I wonder if those people get the keep the powerwalls or.....

I hope tesla doesn't tear the roofs off of those homes after the presentation. That would be terrible. LOL

 

[SΞXY P100D]

Well, one thing we can all agree on, they do look great (at least from touched up stock images).

They look exactly the same as in the video. I don't believe they're touched up.

 

[Mkorpal]

I wonder if those people get the keep the powerwalls or.....

I hope tesla doesn't tear the roofs off of those homes after the presentation. That would be terrible. LOL

Um, what people?. They are prop houses.

 

[Todd Burch]

Where do you live? You get terminal velocity hail?

I'm going to have to stay away from there. Poor birds.

I used to be a meterologist. Virtually all hail is at terminal velocity when it impacts the ground. And I've forecasted for locations that received 3" hail and totally destroyed a fleet of Apache helicopters...not common of course, but the weight demo didn't quite satisfy my curiosity there...

 

[Garlan Garner]

Um, what people?. They are prop houses.

I thought they were real.

Looked like legit before and after pics.