Tesla Powerwall

Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas to show the grid authorities the potential of such a product.

But until some rule changes, the company needs the collaboration of local Powerwall owners without compensation.

Tesla has sent some Powerwalls to Ukraine in order to help power some “ambulant clinics” in Irpin and Borodyanka. Power has been unreliable since the Russian invasion – making battery packs like Powerwalls super useful.

Tesla appears to have produced a very interesting video showing how to use a Powerwall as a mobile power station after sending a load of them to Ukraine.

Tesla confirmed an interesting data point: It had 400,000 Storm Watch activations on Powerwall battery packs in 2021. The feature helps homeowners avoid power outages in extreme weather.

Tesla announced a new milestone for its Powerwall: The company has now installed 250,000 units of the residential home battery pack.

Over the last year, Tesla appeared to be accelerating Powerwall deployment.

Bluetti, makers of battery backup systems both large and small, have announced its modular take on the home battery backup. With the Tesla Powerwall only available to solar roof customers (and backorders up the wazoo), many are dipping their toes into vehicle or home backup systems from the likes of Bluetti.

Bluetti has announced its flagship AC300 modular backup system, the B300 modular battery, the Fusion Box Pro to connect staggering power, and also the upgraded AC200 MAX all-in-one unit.

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla currently has a Powerwall backlog of 80,000 orders, which is worth over $500 million, but it can’t ramp up production to meet that due to the global chip shortage.

Tesla announced today that they have just surpassed 200,000 Powerwalls installed globally.

It means that Tesla installed as many Powerwalls over the last year as it did for the first five years of the home battery pack’s existence.

Tesla has released a new software update for Powerwall with better integration with Tesla’s Energy Plan and Virtual Power Plant, as well as a few more features.

Vermont-based electric utility Green Mountain Power (GMP) announced a new program to use Tesla Autobidder software and Powerwalls in order to replace fossil-fuel-powered power plants, thus helping to balance the grid.

A Tesla Powerwall owner demonstrated what it looks like when you go through a 48-hour power outage with the battery system and solar power.

Tesla has now released the specs and the first images of a new Powerwall + installation after the power update announced by Elon Musk last week.

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is going to bundle its solar products, solar roofs and solar panels, with its Powerwall home battery pack going forward.

You are not going to be able to buy one without the other starting next week.

A small new virtual power plant project by Swell Energy has been approved in Queens, New York, and it is going to be powered by Tesla Powerwall.

Tesla has stopped taking orders for Powerwall, its home battery pack, if it is not linked to a new solar panel project.

Tesla Powerwalls and other home battery packs are proving extremely useful in the current Texas blackouts following a snowstorm.

Tesla Powerwalls are expected to power a giant new virtual power plant designed by Swell Energy in Hawaii.

Combined with solar, the battery packs are going to create a 80 MW/100 MWh distributed energy system.

Tesla has increased the price of Powerwall, its home battery pack, again – the second time in just a few months.

A couple of thieves broke into a solar company and Tesla Powerwall installer to steal $45,000 worth of Tesla batteries.

The owner offered a $10,000 reward to find them and explained how it’s not a good idea to steal them in the first place.

Tesla batteries deployed in Vermont have saved local electricity ratepayers about $3 million this year alone, according to the local electric utility.

Tesla (TSLA) has increased the price of the Powerwall, its home battery pack, as demand is still through the roof.