SolarCity, a Californian solar leasing company led by billionaire clean tech developer Elon Musk,
expects home battery storage to become commercially «viable» in the US within the next 10 years.
Not exact matches
Whether it's a night that goes on later than you
expected, travel delays, or not realizing you only had 23 % of
battery when leaving
home for the day.
While the big installation is
expected to meet its deadline, or possibly come in a bit ahead of schedule, a previous RenewEconomy report noted that smaller
home and commercial users will have to wait until February or March for delivery of their 14 - kWh PowerWall 2
batteries.
Rive, though, still
expects there to be enough demand to substantially increase the number of
batteries in
homes.
News is awaiting response to a request for more information on
expected solar PV generation and the
home battery plan.
«Given his leadership in connection with climate change and renewable energy, one would
expect Gov. Brown to embrace solar + storage to power his
home,» said Catherine Von Burg, CEO of SimpliPhi Power, a California company that supplied the
batteries.
The 18 - hour
battery life is a lot more than many
expected, however, and while it won't take a user through a weekend camping trip, it will last a full day of average use, and it can be charged once the user gets
home.