Tesla home battery for traders

House battery + generator + ups + laptop + cable internet + dsl internet + satellite internet backup. Only then can a true trader be comfortable with his setup :) I'm good with bracket orders resident on broker/exchange servers. If my power goes out I'll find something to do probably...
 
The nice thing about a UPS is that everything stays up during a much more common short term power failure (like a second or two). Note, you need your networking plugged in as well as your PC. A widespread blip theoretically would cause my ISP's gear to restart, but it doesn't seem to happen. Maybe their stuff is further away or has a slight residual charge to keep them going for a few seconds.
 
Pekelo said:
They came up with this home battery shit because they have overcapacity of their battery making division, specially after the giga factory comes live.

You can buy a very nice laptop for 1500$ and that will have a battery life of 6-8 hours. Or you can buy a UPS for $52.

http://www.amazon.com/APC-BE550G-Ba...qid=1430141647&sr=8-1&keywords=battery+backup

The problem is most of the time when the power goes down, so goes the internet, at least in my case...
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sure, thats a dumb reason to buy the battery ...when your power goes down..the cable on street also usually does.

the battery should be bought as a genset for essential items in the home. anyway..i love the battery concept..so much that i have a deposit on one of their cars. as like the home UPS, no moving parts, carbs, fuel injection, transmissions, head gaskets, etc!!!
 
sellindexvol66 said:
the battery should be bought as a genset for essential items in the home.
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We actually have blackouts quite often (strong winds and such) but I would rather buy a gasoline generator for $500. I can always go to the gas station and get more gas if the power stays out...
 
The average U.S. household uses about 900kWh of electricity per month, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. So, the average U.S. household uses on average about 30kWh per day. Not sure that the Tesla 10 kWh or 15 kWh solution is the most viable alternative. IMHO, a nat gas or LP powered generator would be a better solution for Tesla's asking price - from an economic perspective and probably from a greenhouse gas emissions perspective.
 
Now, I'm a big fan of redneck engineering. Having had several boats - some with trolling motors, and I can tell you first-hand that your typical automotive-sized lead acid or AGM battery will have between 60 to 140 minutes reserve capacity depending upon loads. Quite honestly, a bank of high quality AGM deep cycle 12V batteries connected in parallel, a 110V trickle charger, and a good 12VDC to 110VAC Inverter would be a substantial upgrade from your typical off-the-shelf UPS. For true " off-the-grid" types, solar cells and/or a small windmill incorporating an automotive alternator would keep your bank of DC batteries topped off. You'll see plenty of this in, for example, Alaskan cabins.
 
bone said:
Now, I'm a big fan of redneck engineering. Having had several boats - some with trolling motors, and I can tell you first-hand that your typical automotive-sized lead acid or AGM battery will have between 60 to 140 minutes reserve capacity depending upon loads. Quite honestly, a bank of high quality AGM deep cycle 12V batteries connected in parallel, a 110V trickle charger, and a good 12VDC to 110VAC Inverter would be a substantial upgrade from your typical off-the-shelf UPS. For true " off-the-grid" types, solar cells and/or a small windmill incorporating an automotive alternator would keep your bank of DC batteries topped off. You'll see plenty of this in, for example, Alaskan cabins.
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yeah bone..also a longtime boater and northern tinkerer..fully agree with you on the battery thing; but...

this tesla battery design is "cleaner, plug and play" and therefore will be something regular america may indeed look at. from what i am reading they see commercial applications as bigger than residential. also of note that giga factory is the first of 3 planned. i'm no stockholder, but def a fanboy of the premises of tesla and solar city.
 
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