Tesla Powerwall Battery

MODE is your Tasmanian Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer. We take care of everything from system design to installation.

Powerwall 2

Powerwall 2 consists of a 13.5kWh lithium-ion battery pack, liquid thermal control system, an integrated inverter and software that intelligently dispatches electricity when it’s needed most.

The unit mounts seamlessly on a wall or on the ground, indoors or outdoors, and is connected to the grid to export excess energy.

Benefits include:

Increasing self-consumption of solar power generation: Powerwall can store surplus solar energy during daylight hours and use that energy later when the sun is not shining.
Load shifting: Powerwall can charge during low rate periods when demand for electricity is lower and discharge during more expensive rate periods when electricity demand is higher.
Back-up power option: Assures power in the event of a grid outage.

Powerwall 2 Specifications

Mounting: Wall or Floor Mounted, Indoor/Outdoor

Inverter: Fully integrated Tesla inverter

Usable Capacity: 13.5 kWh

Power: 5 kW continuous, 7 kW peak

Round Trip Efficiency: 90%

Operating Temperature Range: –20°C to 50°C

Warranty: 10 years

Dimensions: 1150 mm x 755 mm x 155 mm (45.3 in x 29.7 in x 6.1 in)

Tesla Backup Gateway

Backup Gateway automatically detects grid outages and provides seamless transition to backup power.

Backup Gateway communicates directly with Powerwall to control connection to the grid, providing energy management and monitoring from any mobile device with the Tesla app (see below).

You will be able to draw energy from both your solar and Powerwall.

Backup Gateway looks like your switchboard, and needs to be installed near your exiting switchboard, as shown in the picture below. Powerwall can be located away from the switchboard if required.

Tesla App

The Tesla app for iPhone or Android enables you to remotely monitor and control Powerwall.

It can be downloaded to your smart phone or tablet.

After downloading and installing the application, use your Tesla account email address and password to connect your Powerwall.

For further information see the Tesla App page.

Tesla Battery Recycling Plan

For more information on the Tesla battery system see the Tesla website

To help you decide whether battery storage is right for you we have put together some information and answers to frequently asked questions on our Solar Power Hybrid page.

What our clients say

We knew it was going to be a challenging installation, but your team did themselves proud.

Amos pointed out the hole in the roof from the earlier installation and came and asked what we wanted to do with it. I hadn’t given it any thought to be honest and he said they could patch it so it was weather tight but a new sheet of roofing iron would be the best option. I agreed. He asked Hayden to measure the length, and I went off to get one. Turned out nobody keeps stock anymore, so had to order one at Lysaght for the next day. Amos was happy to collect it before returning to finish the job the next afternoon.

The inside work was done with a lot of care, the old brick vent covers had been carefully cut around to keep the wall surfaces intact. We’d half expected a huge amount of dust and debris and had put tarps and old sheets over as much as we could. While it probably helped a bit, your guys did an incredibly careful and neat job.

The outside units are perfect – neat, level and unobtrusive. Hayden put a great deal of thought into running the external drains… we’re really pleased with everything.

Thanks again to your team, they’re a credit to themselves and did you and Mode proud, we’re delighted with the result!

Graeme and Elaine