The Lumin Smart Panel can now integrate with the Tesla Powerwall family of home batteries to read and respond to state of charge. This includes Powerwall+, Powerwall 2, and Powerwall 3 batteries.
Lumin’s products were already compatible with all batteries, inverters, and load centers, including Powerwall, but this latest integration enables intelligent energy optimization based on the battery’s state of charge, resulting in extended backup runtime. Monitoring the battery’s state of charge, Lumin automatically sheds less important loads as the battery draws down, based on the homeowner’s priorities.
The integration requires homeowners to have the latest version of the Lumin app on their mobile device and the newest operating system installed on their Lumin Smart Panel. If you add the integration while using an older operating system, the app will prompt the user to request an update, enabling the feature.
Lumin will enable automatic updates in the next few months to eliminate this step. Also, all new Lumin Smart Panels will be shipped with the latest operating system, enabling Powerwall integration.
The Lumin Smart Panel now reads state of charge for Tesla Powerwall, Enphase IQ, and SolarEdge Home batteries, covering approximately 70% of the solar-plus-storage market.
As of December 2023, Tesla ranked first among residential batteries with a 47% market share of the residential solar-plus-storage market, followed by Enphase with 17% (ranked second), and SolarEdge with roughly 6% (ranked fifth). Combined, these companies cover approximately 70% of the solar-plus-storage market.
Tesla’s energy business is growing faster than its car business. The company deployed just over 4 gigawatts of energy storage in the first quarter of the year, and its energy revenue was up 7% from a year ago. Profits from the business more than doubled.
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