Sanibel Rentals, 5-1-15, Tesla Powerwall, Battery Specifications, Courtesy Of Tesla Energy.
Elon Musk & Tesla Just Might Have A Solar Energy & Battery Storage Solution That Is Affordable And A Good Fit For Sanibel & Captiva.
Sanibel Rentals, 5-1-15, Sanibel: As announced yesterday and reported by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other sources, Tesla is broadening its rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology to scaleable residential use.
About 600,000 homes in the US currently have operating solar panel installations. Tesla’s Powerwall is designed to give flexible, affordable storage and use of solar energy.
“The 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. The Powerwall consists of Tesla’s lithium-ion battery pack, liquid thermal control system and software that receives dispatch commands from a solar inverter. The unit mounts seamlessly on a wall and is integrated with the local grid to harness excess power and give customers the flexibility to draw energy from their own reserve.
The battery can provide a number of different benefits to the customer including:
- Load shifting – The battery can provide financial savings to its owner by charging during low rate periods when demand for electricity is lower and discharging during more expensive rate periods when electricity demand is higher
- Increasing self-consumption of solar power generation – The battery can store surplus solar energy not used at the time it is generated and use that energy later when the sun is not shining
- Back-up power – Assures power in the event of an outage” Source: Tesla.
The use cases would seem to be a good fit for residences on the barrier islands and in Florida in general. For more, please see New York Times.
