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Nick Pfitzner

First home to get Tesla Powerwall gets its first energy bill – and the saving is…

July 27, 2016 by Nick Pfitzner Leave a Comment

The Sydney Pfitzner family has received its first full electricity bill since it became the world’s first home to install a Tesla Powerwall battery. And the result is… “not too shabby”!

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

Calculating the return on investment of my Tesla Powerwall battery storage

April 5, 2016 by Nick Pfitzner 8 Comments

My assumption was that my rooftop solar system could beat the savings I would get from offsetting my home loan. The Tesla Powerwall would simply ice that cake by increasing self- consumption levels due to power shifting. Here’s how it is turning out.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

My Tesla Powerwall: Tales of an early adopter

March 16, 2016 by Nick Pfitzner 36 Comments

A Sydney household’s perspective on pairing home battery storage – a 6.4kWh Tesla Powerwall – with a 5kW rooftop solar system. How much solar power is being exported, how much is being imported… and when to bake cake.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

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