By Al Tapia, PMC

This was my experience with the latest power outage this week. I have two Tesla Powerwalls. This is a battery backup system. The Powerwall units switch on so fast you don’t notice a power drop.

You don’t have to reset your clocks. It’s nice knowing that even if I’m away, my refrigerator and security lights will be working.

I have a Tesla smartphone app that allows me to monitor my system and control how the system operates. The Powerwalls can be purchased without solar panels.

I have 18 solar panels and I programmed my system to use…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Al Tapia’s two Tesla Powerwall battery backup units for his solar power system.

Above: The Tesla smart phone app allows one to program energy usage from anywhere.

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This is part of the October 16, 2020 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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