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Premium Integrated

Powerwall 3 Expansion

13.5 kWh · Chemistry not disclosed · DC-coupled

TeslaReleased 2025

58/ 100

Good

Global

The verdict. In our Premium Integrated class, Tesla Powerwall 3 Expansion leads on guarantee & backbone. Home-battery reliability is rarely independently verified, so judge on chemistry, safety certification and the backing company.

11thof 13 in Premium IntegratedBottom quarterclass average 64.9
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The assessment

How it scores, by category

Capacity & Usability60
Power & Efficiency52
Longevity (verified)61
Safety & Chemistry63
Guarantee & Backbone72
Energy Ecosystem38

Market position

11thof 13 in Premium IntegratedBottom quarter
515876

Our reading

Powerwall 3 Expansion scores 58, placing 12 of 13 in the Premium Integrated class against a class average of 64.9. Its strongest scoring dimension is guarantee & backbone (72), running 12.0 points above the class average on this dimension. Energy Ecosystem scores 38, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on energy ecosystem is 51. Key specifications: Other / unspecified.

The data

Chemistry
Other
Power
Not recorded
Round-trip
Not recorded
Cycle life
Not recorded
Technology architecture

DC-coupled battery

Architecture guide

Stores DC energy and relies on system power electronics outside the battery product for household AC.

Product role
The published battery record covers the storage stack, controller and stated capacity range.
Published range
13.5 kWh
Phase
Not recorded
Backup boundary
Installation-specific
Architecture describes the product boundary. It is not a system design or an equipment-pairing decision.
Decision evidence

What the documents establish

Published evidence, source-reviewed non-disclosure and unresolved questions remain separate from the product score.

Capacity guarantee: minimum retained at year 10

13.5 kWhfull9.4at yr 10
60708090100Rated capacity 100%Guaranteed floor 70.0%70.0%0yr2yr4yr6yr8yr10yr
Rated capacity (reference)Guaranteed floor: 70.0% at yr 10

No year-by-year capacity schedule is published for this product - the manufacturer guarantees only this end-of-term minimum, not a specific decline curve. Capacity figure based on the sourced usable capacity of the base configuration; modular systems scale with additional modules.

Before you buy
Local positionUse a market view to check local availability, approvals and warranty scope.
Ask the installerWhat usable capacity, backup power and warranted operating conditions will the installed Powerwall 3 Expansion configuration deliver?

Verification & sources

Market context

Global evidencechange in the site menu

Global benchmark. This scorecard is benchmarked globally. A global score does not imply local availability, certification, warranty coverage, or installer compatibility.

Benchmark anchor. The reference scores one Expansion unit. Larger installed configurations do not receive a capacity-size advantage. Scored model: Powerwall 3 Expansion 1807000-xx-y · checked 2026-08-26. Evidence.

Sources & references · checked 2026-08-26

Strong evidence coverage

20 of 20 scored criteria link directly to a published source.

Values marked estimated, derived, or not found remain visible on the audit sheet and do not carry the same evidential weight as a linked source. Coverage measures direct links, not an independent guarantee that a claim is correct.

Record revision. Powerwall 3 Expansion Australian specification, AU/NZ warranty Rev 1.16 effective 2026-05-06 and current regulator configurations checked 2026-08-26

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Product record history

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    Product record

    kind: battery; brand: Tesla; name: Powerwall 3 Expansion; model: Powerwall 3 Expansion part 1807000-xx-y; 13.5 kWh reference unit; score: 57.9

    Primary datasheet

This is review.solar's publication history. It does not claim the product changed on the recorded date, and it excludes compatibility, system pairing, installation suitability and relative leaderboard prose. Open the complete JSON record.

Evidence timeline

Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.

  1. Core scorecard evidence checked
  2. AU market evidence checked
  3. Series benchmark evidence checked
  4. Plain-language warranty summary checked

Evidence record (JSON)

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