An Aussie Man Bought Six Powerwall Batteries to Create a Tesla 'Power Station' at Home

A Gold Coast man has had six Tesla Powerwall batteries installed at his home to create a “mini power station”, the first of its kind in Australia.

Clayton Lyndon had the batteries installed to store power harvested by his solar panels. The stored energy can then be used at night or during inclement weather.

Australian company Natural Solar, which performed the installation, claimed Lyndon’s setup was the first residential power station of its kind in Australia and one of the largest residential installations of Tesla Powerwall in the world.

Natural Solar managing director Chris Williams said Lyndon’s system would be capable of generating 36,355kWh per year – a level likely to offset the home’s entire energy bill and have it producing more energy than it uses.

The Tesla batteries allow “independence from the grid”, according to Williams, as well as a reduction in carbon emissions and eventual financial savings.

“The expectation is this customer will be able to save more than $13,000 per year on energy bills should he fully utilise all of the power generated from the panels,” said Williams, adding that Lyndon would break even in four to five years based on full consumption...



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