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What about those of us without powerwalls, will we receive everything needed for bidirectional charging?
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To me the question is: Will Powershare work with V2 gateway? If that is the case Powershare will be compatible with older Powerwall installations. Had heard that V3 is delayed several more months.
Another thing to wonder about, if it requires you to be within bluetooth range of the gateway for it to work?

Typically, the batteries, gateway, etc all communicate with BT as the typical install has them all close together.

Unfortunately , our PW install is ..... complicated.... and had to be configured to communicate over my LAN (after going through WIFI access points). Wondering if that will be an issue for the CT?
 

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Another thing to wonder about, if it requires you to be within bluetooth range of the gateway for it to work?

Typically, the batteries, gateway, etc all communicate with BT as the typical install has them all close together.

Unfortunately , our PW install is ..... complicated.... and had to be configured to communicate over my LAN (after going through WIFI access points). Wondering if that will be an issue for the CT?
Tesla already uses a wired communication to the vehicle... and wifi.

Hopefully they don't do the stupid thing Ford did and require Bluetooth for this.

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Is your Powerwall connected to your meter or your house swtchpanel? Do you have a sub-panel otherwise?

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Either seems to need a gateway.
Those are the same pic lol. But I don't have a power wall or I would be able to speak more definitively lol.

But yea I think they have a backup gateway somewhere on all power wall setups
 

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I'll add some info from florida:

Spoke tio electrician to install gateway and wall charger with partial home power back up: $3,000.

Whole home backup: $4500

Cost to run wire $19/ft.

I would have to run wires from main breaker box switch essentially the length of a 3 car garage over to wall connector and electical panel. So i think whole house back up for me will be about $5000 to 5300.
 


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Those are the same pic lol. But I don't have a power wall or I would be able to speak more definitively lol.

But yea I think they have a backup gateway somewhere on all power wall setups
Sorry missed that. Need to put my glasses on next time I post from my phone. ;)
 

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I am curious, I build my own battery pack (122kW of 48v) and inverter. I am completely off-grid. I don't have Tesla power wall but do have 2 Tesla wall charger. Is it possible for me to do bi-directional charging using my CT. BTW, just got my VIN today.
Yes, you can, provided your inverter has the ability to add AC coupling in addition to your DC off the roof.

Storz can do it as can Sol Ark.
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