Top 3 Solar Batteries Compared. Tesla Powerwall 3 vs Enphase 5P vs Franklin WH. Different use cases 

It is compatible with the pw3 but if you have the Enphase system, I prefer the Enphase batteries given you have the space on the wall for all the hardware

The meter collar was pushed through by Tesla and us currently only compatible with the pw3 when it’s DC coupled and only in certain utilities

Yepppp.

Yes you can add more solar later. There are 6 strings, or MPPTs in each Powerwall 3. Text me for a quote if you’re in the market. 760-473-5878

Reach out to me and we can give you a consultation/proposal. 760-473-5878.

So true!

@@Superiorsolarconsulting ​ @Superiorsolarconsulting Hey Julian :) I just referenced this vid again to send to one of my customers here in MA, but paused and smiled at the above viewer comment I didn't catch before. @mockingbird187 is right on point that people tend to speak in derivative base nomenclature with respect to time like miles/hour - so integral based variables become difficult to evaluate intuitively. Why couldn't you define a distance for a given car in Horsepower-Hours? Would Horsepower-hours per dollar would actually be a novel criteria for car buyer concerned with fuel economy but not concerned with speed? With your whiteboard style video style, I bet there's a fun little narrative to uncover about how each the combined length x width of the one hour "rectangles" under the inverter's day curve = the exact kWh generated for the day = the exact kWh that got consumed BTM, sent through a meter, or stored in a battery. When you draw out any day curve (or pull one live from a inverter/combiner) curve - time is built into the graph as the x-axis. So I'm picturing you drawing it like high school math lesson - showing that the left or mid Reimann Sum rectangles all combine to one integral area under the curve with respect to time. I like it as prompt because you know correctly how solar+solar storage should be shopped for differently than solar only. Most days sun production isn't a perfect bell curve, and the home's consumption sure doesn't follow a steady curve. I think the visual might click for a few folks how the equipment their choosing really is driving each kWh rectangle above/under the x-axis a duck curve shaped behavior pattern. How V (array or battery DC potential size) x A (Breaker/Lug ratings)= kW (instantaneous and matched to the local ISO A/C frequency) vs. each kWh (stored vs. billed vs. credited) really means and why. Cheers for the awesome work as always. --Adam

@@adamgent3889 working on some more interactive whiteboard techniques to show more drawings in real time. You’re on the right track. Thank you

@@adamgent3889 I don’t think speed or horsepower matter as much and knowing how the individual drives and knowing their EV’s efficiency

Yes I agree and an a bit nervous but the price point is so good it’s difficult to not give it a shot to really see

What’s their market share?

As in the chemistry?

Correct ​@@Superiorsolarconsulting

I think this is only if you move to DC connections and ditch your micros. In that event, you need to re-permit and PGE would see the increase in inverter capacity.

Just adding batteries does not disqualify you from your nem2 status.

​@@Superiorsolarconsulting Thanks for clarifying. I did not think adding a battery would disqualify NEM 2.0, but I don't think I read the "What to Expect for Powerwall 3" page clearly the first time through. I went back and reread it and it confirms what you're saying.

If you’re buying batteries anyways, the point of nem2.0 savings is irrelevant since the point was to not have to invest in batteries with nem2.0. I’d say drop that system and install a much newer and better system than the 10T. There are problems with it. Give me a call 760-473-5878

Or see if you can drop the batteries from the proposal entirely. There are certain adjustments that can be made to the plan while being able to retain your NEM 2.0 agreement... like you can go down a bit in size, but I don't think you can go up. So perhaps you could drop the battery? But you'll have to either comb through the rules or trust your contractor has if they claim to know it would be a valid option.

Yeah just have to do a few things to the existing system. Having the iq8’s really are key with instantaneous throttling

15 years but no labor

@@Superiorsolarconsulting That’s still better than just ten.

@@savagecub it just matters what you care about. Labor is expensive…

@@Superiorsolarconsulting I understand, it’s just that I’m thinking the Enphase battery will make the most sense for me because the whole rest of my system is Enphase - panels, micro inverters, controller etc.

@@savagecub yes I agree. All one software

A lot of batteries have similar problems to this. Luckily it’s not too often that the grid is actually down so when it’s just normal nightly battery usage, this should not be an issue

So this is a known thing? We produced over 40 kWh a day so a single battery wouldn’t have cover half a day and we have outages that last far longer than that here in Northern California. I’m not sure how Franklin can be recommended as a great retrofit option if it can’t even cover a whole day outage

@@Steven-ty2yi any battery has backup capabilities. It’s understanding how to size everything. Most people setting themselves with blackouts are not thinking in terms of a week. They’re thinking a day at the most

@@Superiorsolarconsulting I completely understand all of that. But I admittedly have a hard time understanding your perspective and why you are OK recommending a Franklin with this known limitation. When I went solar over five years ago, outages weren't an issue in my area now they not only happen often but for long periods of time. I'm sure all homeowners like myself would prefer a battery that could cover a long outage in the chance it happens over a situation where I lose power because my battery is empty My installer is coming out next week to look at enrolling me in SolarEdge's upgrade program where I get a new, free inverter with 25 year warranty for adding a battery. What do you think of their battery product? They said the SolarEdge battery system operates similarly to the Powerwall 3 including providing protection for a long outage with the same backup power but can provide more energy since its not a string inverter

@@Steven-ty2yi each SolarEdge battery can only discharge at 5kW regardless of inverter size so it’s the same situation. You can’t always get what the Inverter’s max rating is in the real world. For most people, in an outage scenario, 5kW of continuous power is fine. For backing up AC’s 10kW of continuous is more recommended when handling that as well as the other loads

It does just not out of the box

The battery, yes

They shouldn’t have falsified their UL listing. They definitely do not have the best battery when the inspection fails.

I totally missed that they missed represented their UL Certification. Thanks for the heads up Julian.

@@maddeusdoggeus1 I don’t have proof but I’ve heard through a few sources there’s tons of people in Northern California who bought and installed these and can’t turn them on