Whatever happened to my Powerwall?

[Ampster]

What pricing model will make my system not have a positive payback?

I will answer my own question based on the assumptions I made when building my system. California is moving toward Time of Use rates for all consumers. This was reinforced by NEM 2.0, adopted earlier this year. Most battery storage systems deployed into that changing environment should be able to provide a reasonable payback. Most of those opportunities will come from behind the meter implementations. At some point in the future I hope we have DC to DC charging as well as a NEM arrangement that communicates the optimal time to both use the grid a send power to the grid. For those reasons, I think the evolution of the Powerwall 2.0 is positive. Storage systems like the Powerwall help solve the looming problem of the Duck Curve, by taking the head off the duck.

 

[Utahken]

Looks like things will get going soon. Tesla begins alerting 1st general US Powerwall customers, installations starting in June

 

[JeffnReno]

I reserved one also on the first day. I got the survey too. However, I have not received any responses to my emails. Tesla motors said they do respond to emails to [email protected] . Some others posted that they have received calls from Tesla, but they are in California. I think, with the ramp up of assembly at the gigafactory, we should be hearing something soon.

I live in Reno which isn't that far from the gigafactory so I figured with the bad decision the PUC made that maybe I could offset some of my loss with the PPA I have with Solar City by getting a power wall. Makes since to me since I can't get full credit for my net metering, I could store any excess and use it at the price I'm having to pay SC for it instead of paying twice for the power my solar panels produce. Solar City told me I'm SOL since the power wall wasn't part of the original system design and it would have to be to be compatible. It's bad enough that the PUC screwed us but where is SC when a customer wants to spend even more money with a company they have a relationship with but the answer is too bad you are stuck in the contract for twenty years or you can buy the system after 5.

 

[Colby Boles]

Same here. I reserved day one for both my residence and business, both of which have solar and inverters that would be ready to go with such a system. I never heard anything and have subsequently re-reserved several times. This has to be the worst lead follow-up I have ever seen.

I reserved one on the first day I was allowed to. I just checked my confirmation email and it stated that power walls will be shipping nationwide by October. It is now 6 months past that and I haven't heard a thing. Anyone have any info?

 

[ecarfan]

I just emailed my contact at Tesla Energy that I have been in communication with for the past 4 months and asked him if the statement in the article at Tesla begins alerting 1st general US Powerwall customers, installations starting in June was true, i.e. "Powerwalls will begin shipping in late May in the US for installations beginning in June."

He said it was correct that the SolarEdge 7600 series inverter firmware is now Powerwall compatible and he was expecting to know very soon when he will be able to sell me a 7kWh Powerwall.