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The Cybertruck only has a single 48A charger onboard so a 60A circuit is all I needed for the UWC. The mobile charger maxes out at 32A. My old Model S had two 40A chargers and could use a 100A circuit. Its mobile charger could do 40A.

No, I didn’t see a current transformer connection to measure my solar inverter like the Tesla Gateway 2.

I have an 8.4 kW system. I put panels everywhere I could fit them on my roof. Our Texas sun keeps them busy year round. I am lucky to have few power outages in my neighborhood so using Powershare alone without Powerwalls is good enough for me.

Thanks @JBee, good insight. The installer told me beforehand a Powerwall is required to make use of the solar panels during an outage. I rarely have outages so I passed on the Powerwall purchase. Using solar just to assist the Cybertruck during an outage would be nice to have. Looking inside...

Good questions. Allowing the solar inverter to continue producing during an outage would be ideal. I will ask Smart Charge America and let you know what I hear back.

I am doing "partial" home backup for a couple reasons. See post #6 in this thread for the details. The most important reasons were I have solar that needs to be isolated from the backup loads and I didn't want to wait for approval from my electric utility. I have the Universal Wall Connector...

Yes, since I have the dual motor truck. Cyberbeast owners get $4000 towards install costs.

Looks like this in the app…

I was contacted by the contractor directly four days after delivery. They asked for photos and didn't need a site visit before the install. They told me at the time that they already had my Tesla Gateway and UWC in their warehouse.

I haven't received the final bill yet, but should be less than $2K after rebates. Two holes, each a foot square, were cut. I offered to have my painter patch them. One hole was where the wire entered the house and the other was where it entered the garage. See the interior picture with the...

Good question. Before Powershare, the SolarEdge inverter would shutdown during an outage since I didn't have a battery backup. Once my Powershare gets activated, the Cybertruck will serve as a battery backup, but the solar inverter will still shutdown. The only way to get keep your solar...

Smart Charge America completed my Powershare install today. Before and after pictures above. I have non-Tesla solar so the Gateway was connected to my main panel after the meter and three loads (sub panel and two AC compressors) were moved inside as my backup loads. My garage is on the other...

Yes! The covers from “Colorlugs” are vinyl instead of plastic and fit perfectly. They come long so I needed to trim them down to fit.

I also have solar so what my installer did was place the Tesla Gateway after the main power panel. My backup loads were moved to breakers in the Gateway while my solar inverter and non-backup loads stayed in the main panel.

Well, Scott is my guy too!

I thought the same since my main panel was old and didn’t have a main disconnect. With the Tesla Gateway, it becomes your main panel and provides the disconnect. My old main panel will be demoted to serve as a second sub panel.

I am in Austin, TX where the electric utility provides up to $900 rebate on EV charger installs.

I was contacted by Smart Charge America. They already have my UWC and gateway in their warehouse. I sent pictures of my power panels and garage. I received a quote with the following: Install the 3v Gateway between my main breaker panel and the meter. The gateway has slots and knockouts for...