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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=left><tr><td width=63 height=4></td><td width=60></td><td width=12></td><td width=70></td><td width=12></td><td width=88></td></tr><tr><td height=1></td><td rowspan=3 align=left valign=top><img width=60 height=81 src="cid:image010.jpg@01D084B4.0A0C6AB0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_9"></td><td></td><td rowspan=2 align=left valign=top><img width=70 height=76 src="cid:image011.jpg@01D084B4.0A0C6AB0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_8"></td></tr><tr><td height=75></td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan=3 align=left valign=top><img width=88 height=81 src="cid:image012.jpg@01D084B4.0A0C6AB0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_10"></td></tr><tr><td height=5></td></tr><tr><td height=1></td></tr></table></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br style='mso-ignore:vglayout' clear=ALL><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thomas Jefferson, the author of our great Constitution, once said, "democracy" will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kirk Herander<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 02 May, 2015 07:22<br><b>To:</b> glenn.burt@glbcc.com; 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwall battery paired with solar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>John Berdner of Solaredge (still with them??) in a previous discussion on this forum has stated that Solaredge can be AC-coupled, with a firmware tweak I believe he said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Kirk Herander<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>VT Solar, LLC <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Proven PV provider since 1991<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="www.vermontsolarnow.com">www.vermontsolarnow.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>dba Vermont Solar Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>NABCEP<sup>TM </sup>Inaugural Certificant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>VT RE Incentive Program Partner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>802.863.1202<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> RE-wrenches [<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Glenn Burt<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 01, 2015 7:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwall battery paired with solar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I can tell you that the Solar Edge inverters do not support AC coupling, as their reps told me at the NABCEP CE conference…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have seen pictures of some Solar City battery systems that use an XW as the inverter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> RE-wrenches <a href="mailto:[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]">[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>August Goers<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 01, 2015 6:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwall battery paired with solar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Wrenches,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m sure you’ve seen the Tesla Powerwall press releases by now:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.teslamotors.com/presskit/teslaenergy">http://www.teslamotors.com/presskit/teslaenergy</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are already getting calls from interested homeowners. The product mostly seems like a toy for wealthy people but nonetheless I would like to be educated in how it works. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is mention that the battery pairs with Solar Edge inverters which makes sense because both the Powerwall and Solar Edge work off of ~350 VDC. But, I can’t figure out how off grid operation would work during power outages. Maybe another battery inverter like a Schneider Conext is required?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any thoughts on this product for better or worse? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>August<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>