Smart Home Battery Backup

Tesla Powerwall Certified Installation in Ontario

Tesla Powerwall is a sleek, high-capacity home battery that stores excess solar energy or low-cost grid power for use anytime—day or night. It helps reduce peak electricity costs, provides seamless backup during outages, and works intelligently with your solar system to maximize savings.

Tesla Powerwall 3 certified installation at an Ontario home

Why Powerwall 3

How Tesla Powerwall 3 powers your Ontario home

Tesla Powerwall 3 is a powerful, all-in-one energy solution that combines a home battery with an integrated solar inverter. Tesla Powerwall-certified installations offer unparalleled benefits, keeping your home running smoothly and reducing your carbon footprint. With Powerwall, you can enjoy a premium rechargeable battery and energy storage system that stores electricity for self-consumption, Time-of-use load shifting, and backup power during outages.

Better Outage Protection

Most Durable/Reliable

EV Integration

Seamless Solar Integration

Anywhere Energy Control

Low Cost by Design

MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY, LOWER COST

Monitor & Control Your Energy in Real Time

The Tesla app puts your entire energy system in the palm of your hand. Watch your home pull power from the sun, charge your Powerwall during off-peak hours, and switch to backup the instant an outage hits — all in real time.

  • Live solar production, battery charge, and home consumption tracking
  • Time-of-use load shifting to automatically charge from the grid when rates are lowest
  • Instant backup readiness and storm-watch notifications
  • Over-the-air updates that keep your system smarter every year
Tesla app energy monitoring dashboard for Powerwall 3 on a smartphone

Recent Installs

Our Recent Tesla Powerwall Installs

Take a look at our recent installations. Whether you want a Tesla Powerwall on its own for backup power, paired with a new solar system, or added to an existing solar setup, each project is tailored to maximize energy savings, increase property value, and move toward a cleaner, greener future.

54 kWh — King City, ON

54 kWh

King City, ON

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Choose your Powerwall solution

STAND-ALONE POWERWALL 3

STAND-ALONE POWERWALL 3

Backup for partial or whole-home backup

$22,500

What's Included

  • Full access to Tesla app
  • 13.5 kWh of usable energy storage
  • 11.5 kW of continuous power output
  • 10-year manufacturer warranty
  • All permits and fees
  • Tesla certified installation
  • Shipping & materials
POWERWALL + SOLAR SYSTEM

POWERWALL + SOLAR SYSTEM

A complete home energy independence solution

$35,000+

What's Included

  • Long-duration backup protection
  • Solar-powered recharging
  • Reduced electricity costs
  • Simplified, affordable installation
  • All permits and fees
  • Tesla certified installation
  • Shipping & materials
POWERWALL EXPANSION UNIT

POWERWALL EXPANSION UNIT

Additional Powerwall for longer home backup

$12,500

What's Included

  • Up to 7 Powerwall units
  • 4 Powerwalls + 3 expansion units
  • Up to 46 kW total power
  • Up to 94.5 kWh total storage
  • All permits and fees
  • Tesla certified installation
  • Shipping & materials

System configurations

A setup for every goal

From battery-only backup to whole-home resilience and expandable storage.

Whole Home Backup

Powerwall + main electrical system

Powerwall backs up your entire home during outages.

Partial Home Backup

Powerwall + critical loads panel

Powerwall backs up selected essential loads.

Goodbye Outage

No more high electricity bills or outages with Solar & Powerwall

With solar panels paired with Powerwall, you can generate, store, and use your own energy—reducing reliance on the grid and protecting your home from outages. Lower electricity bills, reliable backup power, and greater energy control all work together to keep your home running day and night.

Tesla Powerwall 3 keeping a home powered during a grid outage
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Powerwall 3 Specs

Power

Energy Capacity

13.5 kWh

Additional energy capacity with Powerwall 3 Expansion

On-Grid Power

11.5 kW continuous

Backup Power

11.5 kW continuous

185 LRA motor start

Seamless backup transition

Inverter efficiency

97.5%

6 solar inputs with

Maximum Power Point Trackers

Features

Size and Weight

H x W x D 1,105 mm x 609 mm x 193 mm

287 lbs

Scalable

System expansion available anytime

40.5 kWh max addition per unit

Installation

Integrated inverter and system controller

-20°C to 50°C

Flood and dust resistance

Certification

Meets North American safety and EMI standards

Warranty

Duration

10 years

Tesla Powerwall FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Storm Watch detects severe weather forecasts and automatically charges Powerwall to its maximum reserve from solar or the grid, so your home is prepared with full backup power before a storm arrives.

Yes. Powerwall 3 supports DC expansion, allowing you to add storage capacity at any time as your energy needs grow—without replacing the main unit or inverter.

Yes. In many cases Powerwall 3 can integrate with a compatible existing solar system. We assess inverter compatibility during your consultation to ensure a seamless connection.

It depends on your energy use and the number of units installed. A single Powerwall powers essential loads for hours; combining multiple units and pairing with solar can extend backup to a full day or more.

Use the Tesla app to view real-time energy flow, production, consumption, battery charge level, and outage events. The system also receives over-the-air updates to add features and improve performance over time.

Yes. Powerwall 3 is weatherproof and rated for both indoor and outdoor installation, operating from -20°C to 50°C with flood and dust resistance, making it well-suited for Ontario's climate.

Yes, Powerwall 3 delivers 11.5 kW of continuous backup power with high motor-start capacity, enough to start and run a central air conditioner—though runtime will be shorter due to the high draw. Multiple units extend runtime.

Runtime depends on your home's load. A single 13.5 kWh Powerwall can run essential loads (lights, fridge, internet, furnace fan) for roughly 8–12 hours, or longer if only critical circuits are backed up.

Powerwall stores excess solar energy instead of sending it back to the grid at low rates, and discharges it when electricity is most expensive. This time-shifting reduces reliance on peak grid power and lowers your overall energy costs.

Powerwall is essentially maintenance-free. There are no fuel tanks, moving parts, or filters to replace. The Tesla app provides remote diagnostics, and our team offers annual check-ups to ensure optimal performance.

When the Tesla Gateway detects a grid outage, Powerwall automatically switches your home to battery power in a fraction of a second—often fast enough that computers and lights stay on without interruption.

The Tesla app lets you monitor real-time energy production and consumption, set backup reserve levels, view outage history, and customize charging behavior. It works on iOS and Android and updates instantly over Wi-Fi or cellular.

Yes. Multiple Powerwall 3 units can be linked together to increase storage capacity and backup power output. This is recommended for whole-home backup, larger homes, or properties with higher energy demands.

A certified installer mounts the unit to an interior or exterior wall (or floor-mounted), connects it to your electrical panel through the Tesla Gateway, and configures the system through the Tesla app. Most residential installations are completed in one to two days.

Yes. Powerwall can be installed on its own and charged from the grid, useful for time-of-use rate optimization and backup power. You can always add solar panels later, since Powerwall 3 includes an integrated solar inverter.

Tesla Powerwall is designed for a 10-year warranty with daily cycling. In normal Ontario household conditions, a single unit typically lasts well beyond a decade with proper installation and monitoring.

Each Tesla Powerwall 3 has 13.5 kWh of usable storage capacity. Multiple units can be stacked together to increase total storage for larger homes or longer backup runtime.

Powerwall charges by storing excess energy produced by your solar panels (or drawing from the grid during low-rate periods). When your home needs power, or during an outage, Powerwall discharges that stored energy to keep your appliances running automatically.

Tesla Powerwall is a rechargeable home battery system that stores energy from your solar panels or the grid, so you can power your home day and night, optimize electricity costs, and keep the lights on during outages.

Yes. Powerwall detects outages automatically and switches to backup power in a fraction of a second.

Yes. Powerwall 3 supports DC expansion, so you can increase capacity as your needs grow.

Yes. Powerwall 3 has an integrated solar inverter, so you can install battery first and add solar panels later without replacing the inverter.

Runtime depends on your home's load and the number of Powerwalls. A single Powerwall 3 can back up essential loads for several hours; whole-home backup typically uses multiple units.

Battery Storage in Ontario

Battery storage solutions for solar power in Ontario

A direct answer for homeowners searching for solar battery storage in Ontario.

The North Solar installs the Tesla Powerwall 3, Ontario's leading solar battery storage solution, with 13.5 kWh of usable capacity per unit, an integrated solar inverter, 11.5 kW of continuous backup power and stackable DC expansion up to 40.5 kWh for larger homes. As a Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer serving Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Markham, Toronto, Mississauga and the GTA, we pair Powerwall with new or existing solar so your home stores daytime solar for nights and outages, shifts load to off-peak Time-of-Use windows, and keeps essentials or the whole home running automatically the moment the grid drops. Powerwall carries a 10-year warranty, is managed from the Tesla app, and is installed by our own ESA-licensed electricians who handle the ESA notification and permitting. Get a free Powerwall quote on this page, call (416) 879-4477, or email Sales@thenorthsolar.ca; hours are Monday to Friday 8:00am to 7:00pm and Saturday 9:00am to 6:00pm ET.

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