Go Off-Grid function introduced for Powershare

[mongo]

No, but to give credit to Tesla the amount of hurdles they have to jump through to get this feature to market is unbelievably high. Most people have no idea how insane the certification process is (and for good reason).

Also, there are 10s of thousands of electrical districts across the country; each and every one of them are different, with differing governing bodies, and loads of red tape. It will be a long, hard fought battle.

Since the Cybertruck isn't a grid-tied system, there shouldn't be any local level regulatory differences.
If there were, Powershare-only would face the same jurisdiction level problems.

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[txtravwill]

I think the latter is more likely. Deplete the walls to your set reserve like 20% and then access the truck.
what actually worries me most is the finicky relationship my UWC has with my WiFi . Benefit of the doubt to Tesla but I’m not pumped about hanging the whole energy fate of my home on software that poorly refined.

Yeah, was thinking it would go that direction too, but then I ALSO have concerns about the finicky wifi relationship from the UWC, etc. I'm thinking the most secure way to do it is to likely have the power walls in charge the whole time with a buffer, and the system telling the CT a steady rate to import into your home, modifying it when needed, etc., but the the power walls can react to actually feed the house the difference much faster, etc.

Definitely will be interesting if they pull this off. Seem like they may, with this delay. I was starting to think they would just cancel and give up or existing PW owners (that isn't out of the woods yet either).

 

[REM]

Since the Cybertruck isn't a grid-tied system, there shouldn't be any local level regulatory differences.
If there were, Powershare-only would face the same jurisdiction level problems.

True, but nonetheless, there is a mountain of hurdles Tesla has to jump through to bring any of this stuff to market. And electrical grids are extremely serious business.

 

[mcvaughan]

I have PowerShare installed in my home (no solar or anything else), and received an email from Tesla about a "Go Off Grid" function. I do not see this function in my app. Is this feature only available if I have solar? The Tesla documentation was not clear.

https://www.tesla.com/support/power...rce=operational_trigger&utm_term=25q2_offgrid

Edit:

Looks like my gateway is on older firmware: 23.44.906. It requires: 24.44.3 or later

I guess I have to wait for it to update on its own?

 

[DarkEye]

I got the same email today but saw the option to add it a few days ago. I was able to enable it but did not do a test yet. I'm on Android with version 4.45.0-3331 Tesla app.
Yesterday the Go-Off-Grid reverted back to disabled and needs to be enabled again. Then my UWC started having communication issues and was not seen in the app. I had to reconnect it to my wifi (which took multiple tries). After getting the UWC connected back in the app I noticed the FW version was updated to 25.10.1. I'm wondering if the UWC got a FW update but the PS GW did not and disabled the Go-Off-Grid. Trying to find what the latest FW version is for the PS GW 3V is now.

 

[mcvaughan]

I got the same email today but saw the option to add it a few days ago. I was able to enable it but did not do a test yet. I'm on Android with version 4.45.0-3331 Tesla app.
Yesterday the Go-Off-Grid reverted back to disabled and needs to be enabled again. Then my UWC started having communication issues and was not seen in the app. I had to reconnect it to my wifi (which took multiple tries). After getting the UWC connected back in the app I noticed the FW version was updated to 25.10.1. I'm wondering if the UWC got a FW update but the PS GW did not and disabled the Go-Off-Grid. Trying to find what the latest FW version is for the PS GW 3V is now.

I guess they're seeing issues with the rollout maybe.

Edit: My Wall Connector just went offline as I type this. Maybe a firmware update is happening?

 

[Gaximus]

I’m curious about this too, the email says the “go off grid” is for testing the feature. But it says to turn off solar if you have it connected to avoid damaging the system. But solar doesn’t turn off when the power actually goes off.

 

[mongo]

I’m curious about this too, the email says the “go off grid” is for testing the feature. But it says to turn off solar if you have it connected to avoid damaging the system. But solar doesn’t turn off when the power actually goes off.

In an actual outage, your solar would shut off due to the grid voltage and frequency being out of range. It would return after the truck starts powering the house.

 

[hemiarch]

I got the same email today but saw the option to add it a few days ago. I was able to enable it but did not do a test yet. I'm on Android with version 4.45.0-3331 Tesla app.
Yesterday the Go-Off-Grid reverted back to disabled and needs to be enabled again. Then my UWC started having communication issues and was not seen in the app. I had to reconnect it to my wifi (which took multiple tries). After getting the UWC connected back in the app I noticed the FW version was updated to 25.10.1. I'm wondering if the UWC got a FW update but the PS GW did not and disabled the Go-Off-Grid. Trying to find what the latest FW version is for the PS GW 3V is now.

So, this is exactly the kind of shit I’m talking about. For legit backup up power, this concerns me to the point where a manual transfer switch starts to sound pretty appealing. it happens to me repeatedly.
And Tesla one? Some half baked glitchy app designed for installers but recommended to consumers ? Really?
I think a product that costs this much can and should do much better.

 

[mcvaughan]

What’s everyone’s firmware version on their GW? My GW is on 23.44.906 and UWC is on 25.10.1.

 

[Gigahorse]

The "go off grid" option is really the "I have free lifetime supercharging and just got back from charger and am ready to run my house for two days" option

 

[PungoteagueDave]

They said 3rd quarter of 2025 for solar and PW users. I hope that’s still the plan.

Yeah, was thinking it would go that direction too, but then I ALSO have concerns about the finicky wifi relationship from the UWC, etc. I'm thinking the most secure way to do it is to likely have the power walls in charge the whole time with a buffer, and the system telling the CT a steady rate to import into your home, modifying it when needed, etc., but the the power walls can react to actually feed the house the difference much faster, etc.

Definitely will be interesting if they pull this off. Seem like they may, with this delay. I was starting to think they would just cancel and give up or existing PW owners (that isn't out of the woods yet either).

I don’t think they will give up. Our system is bing installed, finally, next week - Powerwall 3, Gateway 3, two Tesla chargers, and 49 solar panels. My contractor and I have been in direct contact multiple times times with the Tesla PowerShare support team and FINALLY have been given the go-ahead on configuration, with their reiteration/confirmation that the software update for CT integration is nearly here.

The latest hurdle, now overcome, was that Tesla sold me the PowerShare Gateway with my Cybertruck in March, but that gateway version is incompatible with Powerwall and solar. The sales staff in Miami knew the intended use was a fully integrated Tesla home, but they did not understand the Gateway incompatibility, or that there apparently four versions of Gateways floating around out there, with at least two, maybe three currently sold by Tesla. On Tesla’s website they still only show PowerShare Gateway in CT accessories, but this apparently will never work with solar/Powerwall/charger/Cybertruck integration, so we needed to work through the 30-day return window restriction, now completed as it was their error. The contractor will now directly supply the Gateway 3, with the PowerShare Gateway being returned to Tesla. Crossing fingers…

 

[txtravwill]

I don’t think they will give up. Our system is bing installed, finally, next week - Powerwall 3, Gateway 3, two Tesla chargers, and 49 solar panels. My contractor and I have been in direct contact multiple times times with the Tesla PowerShare support team and FINALLY have been given the go-ahead on configuration, with their reiteration/confirmation that the software update for CT integration is nearly here.

The latest hurdle, now overcome, was that Tesla sold me the PowerShare Gateway with my Cybertruck in March, but that gateway version is incompatible with Powerwall and solar. The sales staff in Miami knew the intended use was a fully integrated Tesla home, but they did not understand the Gateway incompatibility, or that there apparently four versions of Gateways floating around out there, with at least two, maybe three currently sold by Tesla. On Tesla’s website they still only show PowerShare Gateway in CT accessories, but this apparently will never work with solar/Powerwall/charger/Cybertruck integration, so we needed to work through the 30-day return window restriction, now completed as it was their error. The contractor will now directly supply the Gateway 3, with the PowerShare Gateway being returned to Tesla. Crossing fingers…

Yeah, good luck. I was surprised too to learn there is the new v3 gateway, and v3 PowerShare gateway that can't do as much. Surprised they didn't streamline this, so customers could potentially add solar/PWs to it easier later. Guess most don't come FROM a CT though at this point.

 

[PungoteagueDave]

Yeah, good luck. I was surprised too to learn there is the new v3 gateway, and v3 PowerShare gateway that can't do as much. Surprised they didn't streamline this, so customers could potentially add solar/PWs to it easier later. Guess most don't come FROM a CT though at this point.

Yeah, and the v3 Gateway is NOT the Gateway 3. If you want to do everything fully integrated, you need Gateway 3.

 

[mongo]

Yeah, and the v3 Gateway is NOT the Gateway 3. If you want to do everything fully integrated, you need Gateway 3.

The Powershare Gateway is a 3V (V for vehicle) versus a Version 3 (V3).

Yeah, good luck. I was surprised too to learn there is the new v3 gateway, and v3 PowerShare gateway that can't do as much. Surprised they didn't streamline this, so customers could potentially add solar/PWs to it easier later. Guess most don't come FROM a CT though at this point.

The 3V Powershare Gateway does more. That's why it can run Powershare with a Cybertruck. It's a V3 plus neutral forming transformer plus TACO (Tesla Asset Controller).
In a Powerwall setup, the lead Powerwall is connected to the isolation switch in the Gateway. In a Powershare setup, the UWC powers and talks to the TACO and the TACO controls the isolation switch.
You can't have two controllers, which is why 3V and Powerwall are incompatible. Theoretically, a 3V could be downgraded to a V3, but it sounds like Tesla would rather the installer use the appropriate one versus field modification.

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