The Tesla Powerwall will now be distributed through BayWa r.e. Solar Systems in the United States. This distribution collaboration is a first for Tesla.
The Tesla Powerwall is now available in California to BayWa r.e. customers, and the distributor is already working to expand availability to other U.S. states in the coming months.
“The addition of Tesla Powerwall marks an exciting milestone in our commitment to advancing the future of energy,” said David Dunlap, VP of Product Strategy at BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, LLC. “By adding Powerwall to our best-in-class storage technology suite, our solar install partners can unlock self-generation for American homeowners all while reducing their electric bill and carbon footprint. We are excited to be chosen to collaborate in this effort.”
News item from BayWa
“The Tesla Powerwall will now be distributed through BayWa r.e. Solar Systems in the United States. This distribution collaboration is a first for Tesla.”
It seems to me that TESLA and Sunrun has had an understanding for at least two or three years now, that Sunrun has their own Brightbox, and seems to be a distributor of TESLA Powerwalls in some marketing regions. Since the purchase of SolarCity around 2016, TESLA seems to be shedding it’s Vertically integrated model and is starting to rely on partners in the solar PV business to become distributors for TESLA Powerwalls. TESLA either dropped out of the New York, Panasonic HJT panel manufacturing and found Hanwha to supply TESLA with solar PV panels or Panasonic dropped out of the contract. There have been some ‘quiet’ steady changes in the TESLA solar PV tranche in the last few years. The Bright Box seems to be almost the same as the LGES RESU10H ESS.