Thanks for getting the contract sent out. I’ve reviewed it, and would like to ask for written confirmation of a few things before I sign. I’d like to confirm that the contract includes the following, which would reflect our phone conversations, I believe. If my understanding isn’t correct in some area below, then please let me know!
1. All circuits in our home will be backed up, meaning that our entire home would be powered by the battery in the event of a grid outage. I understand that our usage during an outage would be limited by the 5 kW maximum continuous power of the Powerwall 2 (when new) as well as by the available battery charge.
2. During a grid outage, subject to available sunlight, our solar panels will continue to power the circuits in our home, with any surplus going into the battery.
3. During a grid outage, our home’s electrical system will essentially function as an isolated microgrid.
4. During normal operation (no grid outage), we will be able to choose to charge the battery from our surplus solar power (above whatever our house is using) during certain hours, namely during the TOU “super off peak” and “off peak” hours.
5. During TOU peak hours, we will have the ability to zero out our use of grid electricity by drawing from the battery instead, subject to available battery power/charge.
6. During TOU peak hours, we will also be able to feed any surplus solar power (above whatever our house is using) into the grid rather than using it to charge the battery.