A new bill has been introduced in the US Senate and House of Representatives that could boost energy storage markets. The US Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act is a bill which focuses on tax credits for both residential and business systems. Martin Heinrich, a Democratic New Mexican Senator, put … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Will Tesla’s growing Tesla Energy business serve as a catalyst for company growth in 2016? That’s the question posed by a recent article published on The Motley Fool. While we’ll probably have to wait a while longer to get a real sense of whether or … [continued]
Editor’s Note: There have been some quite negative and cynical articles out there lately regarding Tesla Energy, the Tesla Powerwall, and the Tesla Powerpack. We’ve got more coming to hopefully clear up the story, but here’s an overview of the public Tesla Energy store from start till today. Was the Tesla … [continued]
In order to better understand how residential battery storage can be employed to help reduce costs for its electricity customers, and to defer potentially costly network upgrades, SA Power Networks is providing select customers with either Tesla Powerwall or Samsung batteries for a trial program. Beginning this month, SA Power … [continued]
Israel’s SolarEdge has begun rolling out its Powerwall-compatible StorEdge inverter solution in South Africa, which is expected to help homeowners increase their solar self-consumption, as well as provide reliable backup power during grid interruptions. StorEdge is considered an ‘all-in-one’ solution for grid-tied solar arrays with energy storage, and its DC-optimized … [continued]
A trial of 100 heavily subsidized battery systems combined with solar power has been launched by SA Power Networks in an Adelaide suburb. The Tesla Powerwall and an energy storage product from Samsung will be used in the trial. “We want to work with customers to avoid the need to invest in … [continued]
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JB Straubel Speaks At OCE Discovery JB Straubel is one of my favorite people at Tesla. He speaks as the eternal optimist, always hopeful and pushing for the brighter future that he has already imagined to be possible. The better world for humanity is not just a construct doomed to a … [continued]
Update: The video has been changed to correct for an error in the uploaded audio. Like in some previous quarters, I went ahead and put the full recording of the Q1 2016 Tesla financials conference call on YouTube. You can always listen to the conference calls on the Tesla investment portal, … [continued]
In spite of the growing call by distributed energy enthusiasts for solar-generated electricity storage options, a recent study finds two-thirds of US solar installers do not even offer or explore storage options. According to pv-magazine, a study by EuPD Research shows only 34% of US PV installers offer storage solutions … [continued]
