how to save almost $2000 on electricity - energy storage system price

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk proposed on Friday that the electric car maker merge with Solar City, the creator of solar panels, to sell solar roof tiles for homes.
Evergen solar system.
Source: as companies find a way to save us money and electricity, the supply of new technologies is driving our electricity prices lower and lower.
Evergen, a company that uses innovation to save costs, launched its smart home energy system in August.
The company claims to be able to save nearly $2000 in electricity for homeowners.
Evergen is an intelligent twisted solar panel and battery system developed by AMP Capital and CSIRO.
It uses the technology offered by CSIRO, analyzes how much electricity households usually need, and uses weather forecasts to decide when to get energy from the grid and when to use solar or batteries.
Greg Maclean, head of global research at AMP Capital and Sydney resident, was one of the first to try. In his year
After a long trial, Evergen said MacLean's energy spending was only $848, compared to just $2663 before installing a solar system.
Of the $1815 saved, it calculates that the smart features of the system can save $303 compared to traditional solar and battery systems.
Mr. McLean said that because the electricity was very cheap, he even increased the time to use the pool solar heating system and the water pump.
"I have a pool and grandson and I like to keep the pool at the temperature they like," he said . ".
"So I used more energy.
He believes that if his consumption growth is taken into account, savings could reach $2100 a year.
The system saves people money because its purpose is to import electricity from the grid at the cheapest time.
Greg Maclean installed the Evergen solar system at his home in Sydney.
Source: for example, if you are at two o'clock P. M-
At eight o'clock P. M. you can pay 50c per kWh, but if you get power between six o'clock A. M.
Only 18 at two o'clock A. M. and even cheaper between ten o'clock P. M. 6am at 10c.
"By manipulating the way and the time I use electricity, I can increase the cost that I can save," Mr McLean said . ".
The system is able to do this because it uses weather forecasts to predict whether it can generate electricity from solar panels.
For example, if it is cloudy tomorrow, the system may import electricity overnight (
When electricity is the cheapest)
And store it in the battery to make sure it is enough to cover the expected consumption for the next day.
"It has no effect on the quality of your life, but it can still save you quite a bit of money," Mr McLean said . ".
The cost of installing these systems is between $10,000 and $20,000.
"I'm not green. I said you can eat cake if you're smart.
"As part of an early release plan, Australia can now use a limited number of systems featuring the beta version of Evergen energy management software, the second
The phase release plan will be launched in January 2017.
Evergen solar system.
Source: The solar power industry has also been hit by some
Last week, Tesla Motors launched solar roof tiles in the United States.
Tiles are customizable and look like tiles on a traditional roof. The energy-
Although the two companies have not yet completed the proposed merger, the production of tiles will be a joint product with SolarCity.
Tesla released solar roof tiles. Source: Tesla.
Source: four styles of glass bricks (
Such as Tuscan Glass Tile)
Tesla says the battery is invisible on the street.
When integrated with Tesla's Powerwall, they are designed to provide energy storage units for homes installed on walls or kept on the ground.
The new version of Powerwall is priced at $500, but the price of the tiles was not announced at the unveiling ceremony on Friday night.
Tesla offers two of the four solar tiles. Source: Tesla. Source: supply-with APcharis. chang@news. com.