Tesla Powerwall a game changer

Tesla Powerwall is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed to store energy at a residential level for load shifting, backup power and self-consumption of solar power generation. It incorporates Tesla’s lithium-ion battery pack, liquid thermal control system and software that receives dispatch commands from a solar inverter. The wall-mounted unit is integrated with the local grid to harness excess power and give customers the flexibility to draw energy from their own reserves.

And it’s about to change everything, according to local reseller and installer RFI.

“The most exciting thing about the Tesla Powerwall is that it is making the entire energy sector rethink the way electricity is generated and consumed,” said RFI CEO Scott Magee.

With rising electricity bills a continued driver for increasing solar adoption, the time for energy storage has arrived and demand is increasing, according to Magee. 

Tesla Energy developed the product using a simple design ethos: to be ‘beautifully functional’. The 6.4 kWh unit is designed to suit the storage needs of an average Australian household at night, yet still be an aesthetically pleasing addition to the home.

The Tesla Powerwall’s benefits for consumers are threefold: users can harness the benefits of rooftop solar by using the storage generated at night; they can use it as a backup during power outages; and they can store electricity from the grid when electricity rates are low.

“The electricity environment will completely change in Australia, with control finally coming back to the consumer. Coupled with solar feed-in tariffs being slashed around the country, the momentum for storage will only grow,” said Magee.