When you talk to anybody about solar+storage, one name always comes up: Tesla. The Tesla Powerwall was far from the first time anybody stored solar power in batteries at home, but it was light-years ahead of what people used to do with big banks of lead-acid batteries like something you’d find under a car’s hood. It provided an elegant, easier to install solution that was backed by a big name in the industry, and didn’t look bad or take up a basement.
