Tesla confirmed an interesting data point: It had 400,000 Storm Watch activations on Powerwall battery packs in 2021. The feature helps homeowners avoid power outages in extreme weather.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t<\/p>\n Back in 2018,\u00a0Tesla started integrating features for\u00a0Powerwall and solar customers to its mobile for vehicle owners<\/a>. A year later, the company introduced\u00a0a new \u2018Storm Watch\u2019 to\u00a0detect storms and prepare by storing energy<\/a>\u00a0for use in case of power outages.<\/p>\n Tesla described the new feature at the time:<\/p>\n When a storm or severe weather is on the horizon, increasing the likelihood of a utility power outage, Powerwall triggers Storm Watch. This mode automatically charges Powerwall to maximum capacity so it can provide backup power.<\/p>\n The Tesla app notifies customers that Powerwall has activated Storm Watch. The mode remains active until the weather event ends, at which time the system returns to its previously selected mode. It is possible to disable this mode by going to the Tesla app, selecting \u2018Customize\u2019 and then \u2018Storm Watch.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The feature quickly proved useful as homeowners with the Tesla Powerwall in Queensland, Australia have reported that\u00a0Tesla activated the feature ahead of a cyclone coming.<\/a> Tesla later also used the feature for \u2018hundreds\u2019 of Powerwall owners over California wildfires<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now a few years after Storm Watch being enabled, Tesla has increased its weather-based features and expanded Storm Watch to many more weather events:<\/p>\n This week, Tesla Solar announced that its fleet of Powerwalls had 400,000 Storm Watch activations in 2021:<\/p>\n That large number is also partly due to the increase in the number of Powerwalls deployed over the last year. Last year, Tesla announced that it deployed over 250,000 Powerwalls around the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is pretty cool. I myself just got two Powerwalls installed at my place in Quebec:<\/p>\n\n
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