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Nage Waza · 05-09-2015, 08:55 AM

For those new to this:

Solar panels generate electricity, but do not store the power. You use the power instantly, so if you don't use the power it is sold back to the grid. The Tesla battery stores that power, and using some fancy logic, can sell back to the grid at higher prices than when it was generated, or release it back into the house for use later.

This is not necessarily a new idea, but they are the first to really mass produce it, and may have the best product available (that will be determined over time).

I tried to build something similar for my brother's garage using car batteries chained together, but it just wasn't worth the money. We thought solar panels and the batteries could be used over running cable from the house, which was a ways away.

05-09-2015, 08:55 AM	#25
Nage Waza Offered up a bag of cans for a custom user title Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Westside Exp:	For those new to this: Solar panels generate electricity, but do not store the power. You use the power instantly, so if you don't use the power it is sold back to the grid. The Tesla battery stores that power, and using some fancy logic, can sell back to the grid at higher prices than when it was generated, or release it back into the house for use later. This is not necessarily a new idea, but they are the first to really mass produce it, and may have the best product available (that will be determined over time). I tried to build something similar for my brother's garage using car batteries chained together, but it just wasn't worth the money. We thought solar panels and the batteries could be used over running cable from the house, which was a ways away.