Oops, I meant "non-Tesla-Direct certified installers like us" (ie,
independent Tesla dealers, versus Tesla's internal installation group) in
the message below. (Thanks Marco!)
Blake Gleason, PE
Director of Innovation
& Technical Excellence
Sun Light & Power
On Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 8:40 PM Blake Gleason <bl...@sunlightandpower.com>
wrote:
> Jason,
>
> They announced that Tesla Direct would stop offering standalone Powerwall
> installs, and would only take orders for PV+Powerwall.
>
> That announcement has confused just about everyone because Tesla marketing
> is very LOUD and generally ignores the existence of non-Tesla certified
> installers like us.
>
> Again, frustrating, but not surprising...
>
> Blake Gleason, PE
> Director of Innovation
> & Technical Excellence
> Sun Light & Power
>
> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 5:55 PM Jason Szumlanski <
> ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote:
>
>> Didn't Tesla explicitly cut off it's dealer network and essentially tell
>> the world that they are only selling Powerwalls direct with purchase of PV
>> from Tesla? I thought Powerwall was essentially dead to smaller independent
>> dealers.
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 8:13 PM Marco Mangelsdorf <ma...@pvthawaii.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Wow, Blake. I'm stunned and really feel for you.
>>>
>>> I can only hope that Elon and crew are able to significantly ramp
>>> production.
>>>
>>> Thanks for responding.
>>>
>>> marco
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Blake Gleason <bl...@sunlightandpower.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Marco,
>>>>
>>>> After installing a bunch of Powerwalls over the last few years, our
>>>> supply from Tesla dried up completely about one year ago. We have taken
>>>> zero deliveries of Powerwalls in the last 12 months, with many dozens of
>>>> customers who expected their batteries for LAST fire season and are now not
>>>> getting their batteries in time for THIS fire season either. We check in
>>>> with our rep all the time, and the story is the same ("Maybe next
>>>> quarter??") with different excuses (pandemic, unanticipated demand, chip
>>>> shortage, etc). We don't feel that we have any leverage, and it's
>>>> extremely frustrating. Predictable, but still frustrating.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Blake
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 1:47 PM Marco Mangelsdorf <ma...@pvthawaii.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Aloha all,
>>>>>
>>>>> For those of you, like me, who are Tesla Certified Installers, I’m
>>>>> curious as to 1) how well you feel you’re being adequately supplied with
>>>>> Powerwalls and 2) whether any of you have installed their new “back up
>>>>> switch”?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> marco
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