{"id":4809,"date":"2015-06-11T23:07:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T13:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=4809"},"modified":"2017-04-19T14:31:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T04:01:15","slug":"elon-musk-announces-powerwall-upgrade-before-it-is-even-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/elon-musk-announces-powerwall-upgrade-before-it-is-even-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Announces Powerwall Upgrade Before It Is Even Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4810\" style=\"width: 637px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-11_23-01-38.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-11_23-01-38.jpeg\" alt=\"elon musk\" width=\"627\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elon Musk announces Powerwall V1.1<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Earlier today, in the 2015 Tesla Motors shareholder meeting\u00a0Elon Musk announced that the Powerwall will be upgraded from 2kW to 5kW steady power output (and up to 7kW peak) and keep the same price. He said that they were responding to criticism that the original 2kW was not enough to cope with the peak power demand of a typical home.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>5kW would easily cover the peak demand of most Aussie homes without air conditioning. And it should cover the peak demand of a well insulated home with a small, efficient air conditioner.<\/p>\n<p>[\u00a0<strong>Note for non electrically savvy folks:<\/strong>\u00a0Please be aware that I am talking about kW not kWh. The kwh (energy storage) of the Powerwalls stays the same, it is the power that has changed. I explain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kw-and-kwh-what-is-the-difference\/\">the difference between kW and kWh here<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p>He also clarified that he expects the Powerwall\u00a0to be added to existing solar systems for a final installed price of $4000 USD to US solar owners. So he expects installation to cost about $500 if you use your\u00a0existing solar inverter to convert the Powerwall from DC to AC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/the-cheap-cheerful-way-to-add-a-powerwall-to-your-exisiting-solar-system\/\">which is an option I describe in detail here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement is 25 mins into this video:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teslamotors.com\/2015shareholdermeeting\">http:\/\/www.teslamotors.com\/2015shareholdermeeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AGL announced last week that they were selling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tesla-powerwall-vs-agls-powerlegato\/\">AUO PowerLegato<\/a> because the original 2kW Tesla couldn&#8217;t provide enough power to keep a typical Aussie home going. 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