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'''Tesla Powerwall''' is a product line of rechargeable lithium-ion home energy storage manufactured by Tesla Energy, a division of [[Tesla]]. The Powerwall stores electricity for solar self-consumption, time of use load shifting, and backup power. <!-- Try to re-word and expand, not just C&P from Wikipedia. -->
'''Tesla Powerwall''' is a product line of rechargeable lithium-ion home energy storage manufactured by Tesla Energy, a division of [[Tesla]]. Its purpose is to store backup power, allow the owner to use an alternative source of energy during peak hours, or otherwise for self-consumption.
 
 


==Consumer impact summary==
==Consumer impact summary==
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*'''Requires app download:''' To have full use of functionality and features, the customer [[Forced app download|must download]] the Tesla application.
*'''Requires app download:''' To have full use of functionality and features, the customer [[Forced app download|must download]] the Tesla application.


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*'''Arbitration:''' Agreement includes usage of [[Forced arbitration|mandatory arbitration]].<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Tesla Powerwall Limited Warranty (USA) |url=https://energylibrary.tesla.com/docs/Public/EnergyStorage/Powerwall/General/Warranty/en-us/Powerwall-Warranty-EN.pdf |website=[[Tesla]] |date=13 Nov 2025 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221223944/https://energylibrary.tesla.com/docs/Public/EnergyStorage/Powerwall/General/Warranty/en-us/Powerwall-Warranty-EN.pdf |archive-date=21 Dec 2025 |format=PDF |page=3}}</ref>
*'''Arbitration:''' Agreement includes usage of [[Forced arbitration|mandatory arbitration]].<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Tesla Powerwall Limited Warranty (USA) |url=https://energylibrary.tesla.com/docs/Public/EnergyStorage/Powerwall/General/Warranty/en-us/Powerwall-Warranty-EN.pdf |website=[[Tesla]] |date=13 Nov 2025 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221223944/https://energylibrary.tesla.com/docs/Public/EnergyStorage/Powerwall/General/Warranty/en-us/Powerwall-Warranty-EN.pdf |archive-date=21 Dec 2025 |format=PDF |page=3}}</ref>


*'''Market control:''' As of the quarterly financials for Q3 2023, Tesla Energy had an approximately 50% capture of residential energy storage market in the United States of America, with the closest competition being roughly equal between [[LG]] and [[Enphase]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Issokson |first=Max |title=Which installers and battery vendors top the US distributed solar-plus-storage leaderboard? |url=https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/installers-battery-vendors-us-solar-plus-storage-leaderboard/ |website=Wood Mackenzie |date=12 Dec 2023 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214140753/https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/installers-battery-vendors-us-solar-plus-storage-leaderboard/ |archive-date=14 Dec 2023}}</ref> <!-- Really need to find more recent figures since Elon Musk's political adventures with Donald Trump. -->
*'''Market control:''' Since Tesla Energy does not provide official numbers, it is difficult to determine the Powerwall's popularity in the home energy storage market.


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].


===Recall for Powerwall 2 and lawsuit (''2025 ongoing'')===
===Powerwall 2 recall and lawsuit (''2025 ongoing'')===
{{Main|Tesla remotely discharges and disables recalled Powerwall 2 units}}
{{Main|Tesla remotely discharges and disables recalled Powerwall 2 units}}


On 16 September 2025, the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission published a notice that Tesla was recalling affected Powerwall 2 units due to "certain lithium-ion battery cells from a third-party supplier in a subset of Powerwall 2 systems that may fail and overheat".<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Powerwall 2 &#124; ACCC Product Safety |url=https://www.productsafety.gov.au/search-consumer-product-recalls/powerwall-2 |website=ACCC |date=16 Sep 2025 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Fred |title=Tesla recalls Powerwall 2 over battery fire risk |url=https://electrek.co/2025/09/16/tesla-recalls-powerwall-2-over-battery-fire-risk/ |website=electrek |date=16 Sep 2025 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251222005829/https://electrek.co/2025/09/16/tesla-recalls-powerwall-2-over-battery-fire-risk/ |archive-date=22 Dec 2025}}</ref>
On 16 September 2025, the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission published a notice that Tesla was recalling affected Powerwall 2 units due to "certain lithium-ion battery cells from a third-party supplier in a subset of Powerwall 2 systems that may fail and overheat".<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Powerwall 2 &#124; ACCC Product Safety |url=https://www.productsafety.gov.au/search-consumer-product-recalls/powerwall-2 |website=ACCC |date=16 Sep 2025 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Fred |title=Tesla recalls Powerwall 2 over battery fire risk |url=https://electrek.co/2025/09/16/tesla-recalls-powerwall-2-over-battery-fire-risk/ |website=electrek |date=16 Sep 2025 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251222005829/https://electrek.co/2025/09/16/tesla-recalls-powerwall-2-over-battery-fire-risk/ |archive-date=22 Dec 2025}}</ref>


A recall was issued two months later by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, on 13 November 2025, due to the same concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Tesla Recalls Powerwall 2 AC Battery Power Systems Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death |url=https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Tesla-Recalls-Powerwall-2-AC-Battery-Power-Systems-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death |website=CPSC |date=13 Nov 2025 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
A recall was issued nearly two months later, on 13 November 2025, by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission due to the same concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Tesla Recalls Powerwall 2 AC Battery Power Systems Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death |url=https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Tesla-Recalls-Powerwall-2-AC-Battery-Power-Systems-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death |website=CPSC |date=13 Nov 2025 |access-date=21 Dec 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In both cases, Tesla had also pushed a remote update to affected Powerwall 2 owners that limited or drained the batteries and disabled its ability to recharge.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Tesla Powerwall 2 Replacement Program |url=https://www.tesla.com/support/energy/powerwall/own/powerwall-2-replacement |website=[[Tesla]] |date= |access-date=23 Dec 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/dBLDf |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> <-- The timeline is very confusing here. Did this happen first before any recall? Google-fu may not be strong enough here.


A class-action lawsuit was filed 26 November 2025 in Florida by Arthur Brown, an owner of a Tesla Powerwall 2 unit.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Andrew |last2=A. Cifuentes, Jr. |first2=Antonio |title=''Brown v. Tesla, Inc.'', Case 3:25-cv-01462 |url= |website= |date=26 Nov 2025 |access-date=23 Dec 2025 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |pages=1, 42 |format=PDF}}</ref> The plaintiff alleged that
In both cases, Tesla had also pushed a remote update to affected Powerwall 2 owners that limited or drained the batteries and disabled its ability to recharge.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Tesla Powerwall 2 Replacement Program |url=https://www.tesla.com/support/energy/powerwall/own/powerwall-2-replacement |website=[[Tesla]] |date= |access-date=23 Dec 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/dBLDf |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>


 
A class-action lawsuit was filed 26 November 2025 in Florida by Arthur Brown, an owner of a Tesla Powerwall 2 unit.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Andrew |last2=A. Cifuentes, Jr. |first2=Antonio |title=''Brown v. Tesla, Inc.'', Case 3:25-cv-01462 |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71965723/1/brown-v-tesla-inc/ |website=Court Listener |date=26 Nov 2025 |access-date=22 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |pages=1, 42 |format=PDF}}</ref>
--link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71965723/1/brown-v-tesla-inc/ <-- Better citation source? Just download the PDF??


==Products==
==Products==
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*Tesla Powerwall 2
*Tesla Powerwall 2
*Tesla Powerwall 3
*Tesla Powerwall 3
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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