Why the Tesla Powerwall 3 is the BEST Solar Battery Ever Made

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0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Battery Capacity
1:33 - Power Output
3:13 - Battery Chemistry
4:05 - DC Coupled
5:20 - Condensed Design
6:03 - Bidirectional charging
7:22 - Massive Price Drop
10:00 - No Retrofit?
10:20 - Buying Powerwall 3

[timm]

Thanks for the video. Yes, I think it will shake up the market a bit and is definitely something to consider for new solar customers. My main concern is that everything is combined in 1, inverter, battery, etc. It means a very significant point of failure. The question comes back to how quickly will Tesla respond to a service/warranty issue, as well as how reliable the system is. I have heard customer service has been pretty poor in some parts although in general the other tesla products(Powerwall2) have been fairly reliable. Saying that, this is a newer product and we may not know until a few years down the track how this will perform. It also makes me think of those combined TV and DVD units, they didn't age well. Will be curious to see how the early adopters fair.

[bobmonztr]

Went to sig solar saw a 18kw inverter and 20kw of battery for $9000 usd, as for charging from EV a well know company is working on one that anyone can use that feeds to gen or grid port. If it is a grid down situation, you only get to do it 1 time, get a propane gen with a 400g tank, charge 20kw a day for over a month.

[josephnolan]

Thank You for the informative video. How would the DC coupled PW3 work a DC powered home? We are in Thailand with all DC power. Again, Thanks!

[Realmccoy]

i received identical quotes for enphase5p (2 units) or tesla powerwall 3 retrofit battery install - 12k. with pw3 - i get 3.5 additional kwh. no brainer here.
and for franklin whole home - 14-15k. I am not clear on your point on choosing enphase or franklin for retrofit battery install ?

[carlhorton]

Is it still the case I can't see how much charge is left in a Powerwall 3 if my Internet is down?

[VishalRaoOnYouTube]

1:26 Where are you getting the 4x stacking limit? On their website, Tesla is allowing me to buy 6 Powerwalls for a single install.

[tomdangelo]

Any chance or rumor that Tesla allows seamless generator input to the Powerwall 3?

[wildcard]

the tesla Powerwall 3 is an EPS (Emergency Power System) system. this means when it switched from battery to grid or vise-versa there is a short millisecond drop of power. this can upset computers and other electronic devices. is there a way to turn the Powerwall 3 into a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) and eliminate this drop of power?

[guringai]

Can the PW3 provede 3 phase backup& supply?

[andresrestrepo-qjyt]

Thanks for the review! Really good.

A couple of quesions.
What solar panels produced power at night time? Until 7 pm like you mentioned?

Usually good sunhours for solar production are from 9 to 4 or 5 pm at the latest.

[bluedrew]

Thanks....

1. LRA.... is it 185 or 150? Or are there different versions? I hear many say that PW3 only accepts DC, but other say it now accepts the AC from micro inverters.

2. Picking up 9 Powerwalls tomorrow and parking in my drive way. Thats the Cybertruck. 123 KW hr, not 100. With 3V gateway and UWC, it is functional NOW. The wait is for Powershare to be compatible with ANY gateway and ANY version if PowerWall. Tesla is saying later this year, not 2025.

3. Would be nice to memtion that Tesla is soon to come iut with a dumb PW3 that is just storage. Not sure when, but guessing it will be way cheaper. I'm getting only one PW3. Adding a dumb PW3 later maybe.

4. Tesla does not farm out PW3 install. I wanted to start a conversation with Teala direct, so I made an online order for full Solar + PW3. That got farmed out. Tesla doesnt do much Solar it seems. So I made another order for just new project is run by Tesla directly.

5. PowerShare equipment (included with Foundation Series Cybertruck) installation is farmed out. Most get quotes around 3K. Will probably do that, and then go back to Tesla regarding PW3 installation which should be way cheaper with an existing 3V gateway.

6. As a soon-to-be cyber truck owner. My situation is way different than most of your customers who want to add a battery to an existing solar system. My rationale is to add a battery to my power share and have the capability to easily add solar in the future. I agree with your comment that DC coupling keeps things way simpler and more affordable.

[bluezcluez]

Great that Tesla doubled the power output; a likely cheaper option would have been to include a soft starter with the unit to be installed on the A/C. Or at least include educational material about doing so.

[tajdvl-advocate]

Still room for improvement. First, each Powerwall 3 should be able to accommodate at least 3 expansion batteries. Second, PowerShare needs to be extended to all Tesla vehicles.

[thomasjacques]

Getting two PW3s installed and mated to my Enphase IQ8A Inverters. Shocked to learn l will get $300 per kW as a CASH REBATE directly from my utility (AMEREN IP) on top of the 30% tax credit. Reducing my total cost to LESS THAN $20K maybe closer to $19K. So pumped,

[Tradewind]

Also doesn't the crash in the price of lithium also contribute to the ability to offer much lower prices for the battery? Price of lithium is now 80% lower than it was at its peak in 2022.

[s.lionelmcauley]

I wonder how or if Enphase's next-generation IQ battery will compete? Enphase is supposed to launch in late 2024. LFP loses 1% of its charge over night. Is the 3-5% DC advantage over an AC coupled battery much of a factor in the real world use case? Must say the bidirectional capabiltiy is ahead of all the competition's options.
TSLA can start a large AC unit but it will drain the battery in 2 hours. Not likely anyone will run the AC in a grid down situation with a single battery.

[soennecken]

Vehicle to home is not difficult. Nissan LEAF has been able to do it forever. Even Ford managed it. But Ford and Nissan don't sell home batteries. If Tesla were to implement vehicle-to-home, then the demand for Tesla batteries would decline. After all, why would you buy a 13.5 kWh battery for your garage wall when you already have a 70kWh battery next to your garage wall?

[terrylane]

I like Tesla as a company and I ordered three cyber trucks. However, the solar products are not the cheapest. I am going with an EG4 system. The wall mount battery is 14.3 KWH and cost $3, 300, or $231/kWh, roughly half of the Tesla power wall. Continuous output of 200 amps per battery bank. Since I'm building completely off grid, I gain no advantage with Tesla systems. Energy arbitrage will not apply to me nor do I really want them adding cycles to my home storage. 20.7 kW of panels, three battery banks and three inverters for a continuous output of 18 kW, bi-directional charging of course limited to the vehicle, not the system and I'm installing it myself for the most part keeping the cost under 30k. Try to beat that lol. My system is coming from signature solar by the way if you want to check my prices.

[boblatkey]

The Tesla power wall is the best battery ever made because people have been absolutely brainwashed by marketing hype! Beyond that it is just another battery and there are many other manufacturers that are doing it as good and even better.

[carrybigspeaksoft]

I was told the power wall 2 you were able to attach non-Tesla batteries to it and non-Tesla solar panels. But the Tesla wall three you are unable to attach non-Tesla solar panels and or non-Tesla batteries is that true?