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Did PGE pay for powerwall and installation?

• mikeyouse 3y ago
  Yep, as far as I know they did. I think technically PGE still "owns" them, but that doesn't mean much. PGE has some sort of SLA requirement that they were trying to reach but it was taking dozens of hours of their teams' time to restore power to their little neighborhood when much bigger / more important areas were also waiting on restoration so apparently this was the workaround.
  • YeBanKo 3y ago
    Do you know if they pay the same rate to PGE when they use power from the batteries that would have paid if they bought from the grid?
    • r00fus 3y ago
      Wouldn’t that be double dipping from the power company? The homes with powerwall pay for the electricity to load the powerwall days before they are forced to use it as backup when PGE can’t fix the lines fast enough.
      • YeBanKo 3y ago
        It depends on terms. That’s why I think the rate maybe reduces. It would be also strange if powerwalls with installation were just gifted to them.