Tesla Wants to Build a Battery for Your House

[pleppik]

Is the plan to use the battery in the Tesla Cars as the storage unit and back feed the house on emergency basis or a total separate battery pack that resides in the house?

The plan is to sell stationary battery packs to both homes and utilities.

Tesla's claim is that by cranking up the manufacturing volume of lithium batteries on a massive scale, they can bring down the price by a big fraction (like half or more). I have no idea if this will work or not, but at least they're putting their money where their mouth is.

I also saw a recent article (sorry, no link) that Tesla is planning to bid on some utility-scale battery storage projects which would be installed in California in five years or so.

Since the battery factory in question is still under construction, and the cars get first dibs on the output, it will probably be 3-5 years before you can buy a Tesla battery for your home.

[Alisobob]

Most Tesla's in the U.S. are not powered by "electricity'. They are in fact powered by coal.

Electricity is just the means....

A "Battery" cannot power your car or home..

Whats in it powers your car or home... and how did "it" get there?

Most greenies are so clueless...

http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/c01.html#.VN-KOvnF-PM

[solar pete]

Is the plan to use the battery in the Tesla Cars as the storage unit and back feed the house on emergency basis or a total separate battery pack that resides in the house?

I think you should be able to use it either off-grid or in a hybrid/grid-tie. Go Tesla, hope they nail it at a competitive price, but chances are it will be on the expensive side when it eventually get to market, cheers.

[Solarnemo]

Tesla Battery

Is the plan to use the battery in the Tesla Cars as the storage unit and back feed the house on emergency basis or a total separate battery pack that resides in the house?

[Sunking]

Ok, that just feels strange here in Oslo, where Tesla model S is a common car and amoung top sellers of all car models in periods.

Some owners have passed 100.000km driving distance most of this on "free" electricity and consuming 250wh/km.

I would very much like a 10kw batteribank if it can compete with my AGM 800kg massive battery bank

Not if it cost you $1/wh you won't.

[Roil]

Ok, that just feels strange here in Oslo, where Tesla model S is a common car and amoung top sellers of all car models in periods.

Some owners have passed 100.000km driving distance most of this on "free" electricity and consuming 250wh/km.

I would very much like a 10kw batteribank if it can compete with my AGM 800kg massive battery bank

[silversaver]

Tesla version of battery $$$$$$$$$ no thanks

[russ]

I read about this in a Norwegian newspaper this morning.

Couldn't find it on Solarpaneltalk.com

You can't find it because until something concrete comes out it is more vaporware from Musk who is one of the masters of vaporware.

[Roil]

I read about this in a Norwegian newspaper this morning.

Couldn't find it on Solarpaneltalk.com

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-12/tesla-planning-battery-for-emerging-home-energy-storage-market

“We are going to unveil the Tesla home battery, the consumer battery that would be for use in people’s houses or businesses fairly soon,” Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said during an earnings conference call with analysts Wednesday.
Combining solar panels with large, efficient batteries could allow some homeowners to avoid buying electricity from utilities. Morgan Stanley said last year that Tesla’s energy-storage product could be “disruptive” in the U.S. and in Europe as customers seek to avoid utility fees by going “off-grid.” Musk said the product unveiling would occur within the next month or two.
“We have the design done, and it should start going into production in about six months or so,” Musk said. “It’s really great.”
Tesla already offers residential energy-storage units to select customers through SolarCity Corp., the solar-power company that lists Musk as its chairman and biggest shareholder. Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory is also making larger stationary storage systems for businesses and utility clients. The Palo Alto, California-based automaker has installed a storage unit at its Tejon Ranch Supercharger station off Interstate 5 in Southern California and has several other commercial installations in the field.