Lots of mainstream media attention about the Powerwall energy storage system manufactured by Tesla. It has been selling through SolarCity customers for quite some time but now has an Apple like look to it as well. Next steps include a customer facing payback calculation so that reporters that are clueless don’t keep saying it doesn’t pay for itself. With solar and a time of use energy plan, peak shifting will pay for itself many times over but it will not be for everyone right off the bat. The biggest question is how Tesla goes to market, I can already see the SunRun sales team fielding questions about the Powerwall…
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Have a great day!
Yann