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Neil Sandhu@neilsandhu · Founder and CEO, Hire.Bid
Very cool concept. Interested in learning a true price and power/storage comparison between this and the Tesla Powerwall - could probably figure it out myself with a little digging, but not being an energy person, wondering if someone has that info handy.
Eric Clifton @eric_d_clifton · Founder & CEO, @OrisonEnergy
@neilsandhu 8.8kWh of @OrisonEnergy is $4900, which is 50-60% of Powerwall fully installed depending on region
Neil Sandhu@neilsandhu · Founder and CEO, Hire.Bid
@eric_d_clifton @orisonenergy Great. Thanks for the info. Very cool.
d a n n y@searchresults
@orisonenergy Cool idea! Can you talk us through the numbers in terms of how long it would take to pay for itself (in a simple, no-solar off-peak-hours setup) in, let's say, California? It appears our average rates are $0.17/kWh; how much higher would peak rates be?
Eric Clifton @eric_d_clifton · Founder & CEO, @OrisonEnergy
@searchresults Thanks Danny. Current PG&E rates are $0.18/kWh off peak and $0.38/kWh on peak. Depending on your electrical usage the break-even point would be less than eight years at current rates. Rate structures are changing to incentivize reduced usage during peak hours, which will include greater difference between on and off-peak rates, demand re… See more