The new project in South Australia is using Tesla’s residential battery system, the Powerwall, to create decentralized energy storage, which results in creating a massive virtual power plant.
The project grew out of a Twitter bet between Mike Cannon-Brookes and Elon Musk. Musk promised to deliver a system to South Australia “in 100 days or its free.” Last week Tesla announced the start of its 100-days countdown.
Tesla is stepping in to aid Puerto Rico in its recovery from Hurricane Maria by sending hundreds of Powerwall battery systems.
Tesla’s big Australian battery will demonstrate how renewable energy can be stored in significant quantities. The battery will supply 30,000 homes.
Australian builder is offering solar and battery storage as standard. It comes with a Tesla Powerwall 2, which offers 13.5kWh of storage capacity. This combo should allow a family to meet 90% of their own energy needs.
A new California facility can power 15,000 homes using lithium-ion batteries.
CME Director Bruce Mountain calculated Australian homes with rooftop solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall 2.0 are cost-competitive against grid power sources.
CME Director Bruce Mountain calculated Australian homes with rooftop solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall 2.0 are cost-competitive against grid power sources.
Elon Musk finally unveiled the Tesla/SolarCity solar roof that integrates photovoltaics with roof covering for a seamless product that looks better and costs less over time than traditional roofs.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says October 28 is the date of the planned launch for the Tesla/SolarCity solar roof and integrated Powerwall 2.0.
