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Originally Posted by Dan9871
Using the Tesla website calculator and my own SECO bills it would take between 3 and 4 PowerWall batteries to power my designer house for 1 day. The cost would be between $17,000 and $23,000.
The 7 day estimate is only valid for a house that also has solar power installed and assumes that system can, on average, generate enough energy to provide a days worth of electricity.
Powerwall | The Tesla Home Battery |
Yes, I should have said with solar.
As for cost, I believed this thread was about backup power. Anything that provides us with electricity will have a cost. If the deciding factor is purely having electricity in the home, you must pay a serious price whether it’s generators, Tesla, solar, hydroelectric or windmills. TV homes are VERY close together. Personally I’ve very sensitive to how I impact my neighbors. If their bedroom were on the side I would put a generator, than I will not get a generator. I would rather do without power for a day or two than subject my neighbor to the noise of an/my engine right behind their bed. That’s just me.
If I had someone in the house with a medical need for cool air, or refrigerated meds, or respiratory issues, that would trump my need to be neighborly and I would install a generator. Since it’s just me and I hate sleeping in the heat (I keep my home 65-68), still I will live if I don’t have AC for couple days. I would probably go to a hotel.