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Just 3 of the Powerwall alternatives now available in Australia.<\/p><\/div>\n

Manufacturers of Powerwall alternatives\u00a0struggled to be heard last week as the mainstream media went crazy over the beautifully stage managed,<\/span>\u00a0first residential Powerwall battery storage installation in Australia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The mood was one of expectation and excitement \u2014 mixed with a tinge of dread in fossil fuel circles – as it heralded the advent of affordable home batteries from Tesla and its many competitors in the home battery market.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pfitzner family from the Western Sydney suburb of Kellyville Ridge was chosen as the first to receive Elon Musk\u2019s Powerwall, which stores up to 7kWh of energy to use during the evening and through the night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australia is one of the first countries in the world to\u00a0be sold\u00a0the Powerwall, and Chris Williams, Managing Director of Natural Solar<\/a> \u2014 the installers of the first Powerwall in the country \u2014 is excited.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSince being announced as a Tesla Powerwall installer at the tail end of last year, Natural Solar has received an unprecedented number of enquiries about the Tesla Powerwall, indicating the Australian public is well and truly ready for this new frontier in renewable energy,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c…as one of the first installers to bring the Tesla Powerwall to mainstream Australia is truly exciting and invigorating, and cements our position as leading experts in renewable energy and battery power,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Home owner Nick Pfitzner told an equally excited media that he has long been a fan of Tesla. <\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve been watching Tesla since the Roadster was first released, as I work in IT and was quite a fan of Elon Musk in general. When it was announced last year that they were moving into household energy storage, I jumped onto the official Tesla reservation list,” Pfitzner was reported as saying by the Business Insider.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the media frenzy, the jury\u2019s still out on whether Tesla’s Powerwall is worth the capital outlay. There’s no doubt that it’s\u00a0a great piece of technology,\u00a0beautifully packaged and slickly marketed.<\/span><\/p>\n

However,\u00a0there are a number of Powerwall alternatives currently on the market that, on paper at least, beat the Powerwall in either price\u00a0or performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a quick comparison of the Powerwall with three other products currently on the market:<\/span><\/p>\n

(A quick explanation of terminology – Cycle Life refers to the number of times a battery can be discharged\/recharged before it reaches the end of its lifespan. DoD means ‘depth of discharge’ – so if a 10kWh battery has a cycle life of 1,000 cycles at 80% DoD, that means it can be drained 80% and then recharged 1,000 times before it’s sent off to the battery graveyard.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: Except for the Sunverge SIS (which includes installation), these prices are the retail price of the batteries + GST. Installation and freight costs are not included.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla Powerwall<\/b>
\n$8,000
\nStorage capacity: 6.4kWh
\nPower: 3.3kW steady, 5kW peak
\nCycle Life: 3,000 cycles at 80% DoD
\nExpected lifetime: 10 years<\/td>\n		LG Chem RESU<\/b>
\n$7,500
\n6.4kWh
\n3.2kW steady, 5kW peak
\n6,000 cycles at 80% DoD
\n15-20 years<\/td>\n		Samsung ESS AIO<\/b>
\n$15,000
\n7.2kWh
\n4kW steady
\n6,000 cycles at 90% DoD
\n15-20 years<\/td>\n		Sunverge SIS<\/b>
\n$14,990
\n11.6 kWh
\n5kW steady, 8.5kW peak
\n8,000 cycles at 85% DoD
\n20 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You can see from the\u00a0Powerwall alternatives above that the LG Chem RESU has more or less exactly the same amount of energy storage and power output as the Powerwall – but it’s $600 cheaper, and has twice the cycle life (meaning it will more or less last twice as long, which means it could give you double the returns of a Powerwall). Much more bang for your buck!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Samsung and Sunverge products are more expensive, but they are ‘all in one’ units that come with inverters included – a Powerwall + compatible inverter will push its price above the $10,000 mark.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sunverge in particular has an extremely impressive expected lifetime – over 20 years! Just imagine what kind of advancements there will be in battery storage technology by 2036.<\/span><\/p>\n

As I\u00a0have pointed out in a previous blog post, the Powerwall is undoubtedly a major breakthrough in the world of solar battery storage. However, it’s become clear in the ~9 months since that was posted\u00a0that the breakthrough was more in the marketing and public awareness side of things rather than the technical.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tesla succeeded in making lithium-ion solar battery storage sexy to the average Australian, and we take our hats off to them for that.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve\u00a0also previously pointed out that those considering switching to battery storage (Powerwall or alternatives) should do the research first to see if it will suit their current financial and energy needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubt that\u00a0the Powerwall in Australia represents the vanguard of the solar and storage revolution and is a quantum leap in our country\u2019s renewable energy sector – a leap that will see households reduce their reliance on the grid, even withdrawing altogether under some circumstances such as households in rural or isolated areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It is exciting times (or the beginning of dreadful days if you happen to support the fossil fuel industry). But is too early to make the plunge? Would you consider a Powerwall or one of the alternatives\u00a0now? Or will you wait until the technology becomes cheaper and more efficient? (Or even for The Powerwall 2<\/a> which Elon Musk just announced<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I’d like to hear your thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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