Tesla vs SunPower: Referrals??
I am considering going with either Tesla or SunPower. SunPower maybe able to match what Tesla is offering. But Tesla is forcing to get a power wall. But SunPower says power-walls are useless investment in CA, where there aren’t many blackouts. Basically on a powerwall you can’t even run an A/C on it (you can, but it would void the warranty apparently, as the power wall will be completely depleted full cycle and it’s not good for the battery). So it’s better to just a good system during the day and borrow power from PGE after dark. Overtime with the NEM program you will offset your PGE bill. IS THIS TRUE? Anyone who went with SunPower please comment, and give me your referral. Same with Tesla Solar. Give me referral. Can anyone who owns Tesla Solar or SunPower comment on it why you chose one over the other? #California #energy
Tesla gave lowest prices by far and I don’t have any power walls
Changed. Now it's a requirement
Can’t you call maybe have them remove it ? I never seen anything about it absolutely being required
Go with independent contractor and use good quality panel and enphase invertor. Try energy sage for quote.
Tesla panels are not as good and they give string invertors which are not as efficient.
SunPower salesman is telling all nonsense fake bad things about power wall because they can’t get them to sell you. I have them and am very happy. And CA is a ideal place to use them. I am in pg&e land where there are regular power outages and the power wall allows you to shift your grid usage so you don’t pay peak price at all. Peak price is no longer when the sun is shining. It is in the evening after your panels stop working. Pw make a huge difference especially if you are using an electric vehicle rate. My power walls pay for themselves in a couple years. Do your own math to for your situation. You can run a/c off power walls. Doesn’t void any warranty. Also your ac would run when the sun is shining so it would unlikely ever use power from the battery, it would use power from you solar panels.
Thank you. All I needed.
Batteries are not economical. Imagine storing your extra energy that was produced during peak hours. Then you use that energy at non peak. You're basically losing value by doing this. Energy during peak is typically 3-4x more expensive than non-peak. The only time battery is required is if you have frequent power outages or want to be" off grid". Also battery tech is still young. I imagine it will get significantly cheaper and provide larger capacity.
So basically stay away from powerwalls? Which eliminates Tesla. They are forcing powerwalls
Depends on what you want. Tesla is definitely the cheapest per kW. Also heard horrible things about their service, project management, and timeliness