HOME BATTERY SPECIAL ...... Power up your home with these batteries

Power up your home with these batteries  When it comes to home renewable energy storage systems, you have several options to choose from Tesla CEO Elon Musk is looking to disrupt renewable energy. Recently, Musk unveiled the latest version of his at-home battery, Powerwall 2.0, which comes with technical and design improvements. But Tesla isn't the only company offering an at-home battery solution. Here's a closer look at Tesla's Powerwall 2.0 and its competition: LG Chem RESU The LG Chem RESU battery is probably Tesla's closest competitor in the space. LG Chem recently announced that it would bring its battery option to the US through a partnership with rooftop solar company Sunrun . L G C hem's battery holds 6.5 kWh of energy and costs roughly $4,000, but the inverter is sold separately. Tesla Powerwall 2.0 Tesla's Powerwall 2.0 is a 112kg lithium ion battery that you can mount on your wall. Panasonic makes the cells, while Tesla builds the battery module and pack. Each battery stores 13.5 kWh of energy. The Powerwall is modular, so you can link up to nine batteries sideby-side to store more energy. Tesla estimates that it will cost $1,000 to install the Powerwall, with installations beginning January 2017. SonnenBatterie Eco Sonnen, a German company, sells several at-home battery options with up to 16 kWh of storage. Its eco compact version holds 4 kWh of energy and costs $5,950. It comes with the inverter included. The company has sold more than 15,000 battery packs and currently derives two-thirds of its revenue from its German operations. Orison Tower At 18 kg, start-up Orison's at-home battery ($1,600) is significantly lighter than Tesla's Powerwall, but it only holds 2.2 kWh of energy.It is easy to install. Once you mount the f lat wall panel, you plug in the separate lamp-like unit, and you're good to go. You can combine five panels per plug-in unit to store more energy. SimpliPhi Phi 3.4 Simpli Phi offers several battery options, the largest of which stores 3.4 kWh of energy. The Power vault is modular and can be combined to make a battery pack as large as you need. It is lightweight and scalable for installations that range from kWh to MWh. SimpliPhi does not publicly disclose pricing information. Sunverge SIS Sunverge offers battery systems providing anywhere from 6 kWh to 23 kWh of energy storage. It comes with a corresponding app so you can monitor your solar energy storage and see electric grid costs at different times. A Sunverge unit can cost between $ 8,000 and $ 20,000, depending on the size you get. Nissan xStorage Nissan offers a rechargeable battery option called xStorage, which holds 4.2 kW h of energy. Nissan's xStorage battery costs $4,500, which includes the price of installation. Nissan is looking to set itself apart as a sustainable battery provider by using old battery cells in the units.
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