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by recuter 1475 days ago
Here is a 5kWh powerwall type thing for $1,500: https://signaturesolar.com/shop-all/batteries/eg4-lifepower4...

Buy a nice server rack and three of the aforementioned and there's your "powerwall" for less than half the price.

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That doesn't include the charger, inverter, rack, or wiring. Add another $1500-2000 for all that.
Obviously sold as the $13K Tesla Powerwall doesn't include an inverter either. They upsell you to a "Powerwall+".

Also:

> Tesla’s residential energy products will be sold as a bundle and will exclusively work with one another. This means that Tesla Powerwalls will not work with other manufacturer’s solar panels. Additionally, Tesla will not sell any of its Solar products without a Powerwall,

Are those the same solar panels that Walmart is suing Tesla for causing fires?