> What's been your experience with home batteries? What recent power outages have you had, and how were you affected?
I love my Powerwall, but it's not powerful enough to power my HVAC. (Heat pump in a northern climate.) I wish I spent more money on a more powerful one.
The payout I got last year for the virtual power plant was phenomenal. If they continue for a decade or so, the Powerwall will come close to paying for itself.
That being said, when I was a renter, I once went looking for a UPS for my CPAP. I never experienced long outages. (Just the one where the Tesla exec flew into a powerline and died.) I don't think I'd spend $1000 on one of these. Even if I hacked together a solar panel onto one, apartments are so small that it seems like it's overkill.
I love my Powerwall, but it's not powerful enough to power my HVAC. (Heat pump in a northern climate.) I wish I spent more money on a more powerful one.
The payout I got last year for the virtual power plant was phenomenal. If they continue for a decade or so, the Powerwall will come close to paying for itself.
That being said, when I was a renter, I once went looking for a UPS for my CPAP. I never experienced long outages. (Just the one where the Tesla exec flew into a powerline and died.) I don't think I'd spend $1000 on one of these. Even if I hacked together a solar panel onto one, apartments are so small that it seems like it's overkill.