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Clear, practical guides to Tesla solar, Powerwall, NEM 3.0, time-of-use rates, and getting the most out of your home energy system.
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Switching from NetZero?Your rules rebuilt from screenshots, a free first month, and an honest look at what’s different.
Powerwall settings by utility & rate planPlan-by-plan strategy guides from real tariff data: PG&E EV2-A, SDG&E NEM 3.0, APS demand charges, ComEd hourly, and more.
September 2026
SolDial on the web: your Powerwall on a big screenSeptember 13, 2026A desktop view of your Tesla energy system, built for the screen it’s on — and why the app is still the app.
Control your Powerwall with AlexaSeptember 4, 2026 · updated September 25Live in the US Alexa store. Ask for your battery, solar and savings, change reserve or a charge limit by voice with a read-back first, or get the whole morning in one energy briefing — real example inside.
Your Powerwall on your wrist and home screenSeptember 4, 2026Widgets on iPhone and Android, the live dial on Apple Watch and Wear OS, complications and tiles — without opening the app.
When the internet goes out, your app shouldn’tSeptember 4, 2026Why cloud-only Powerwall apps go blank in an outage, and how local pairing keeps the numbers and Go Off-Grid working.
August 2026
SolDial goes internationalAugust 10, 2026Now live in the UK, Australia, and Canada — local rate plans, local currency, Octopus Agile native, Ontario ULO.
Paid to charge: Agile’s negative pricesAugust 10, 2026Why UK electricity sometimes costs less than nothing, and the one automation that catches it at 3 AM.
June 2026
SolDial vs NetZeroJune 28, 2026Two of the best Tesla Powerwall apps compared, honestly — and who each one is for.
NEM 3.0, explained in plain EnglishJune 28, 2026California's Net Billing Tariff changed what your solar is worth — and why a battery is now the heart of the economics.
Does a Tesla Powerwall pay for itself?June 28, 2026The honest 2026 answer: real costs, realistic payback periods, and what actually moves the math.
The best Tesla Powerwall apps in 2026June 28, 2026Monitoring and optimizing are different jobs. An honest look at the Tesla app and third-party tools.
How to save money on time-of-use ratesJune 28, 2026TOU plans punish energy used at the wrong hour and reward shifting it. How to win the game.
What backup reserve should you set?June 28, 2026Balancing outage protection against daily savings — with simple rules of thumb.
Powerwall 3 vs Powerwall 2June 28, 2026Same 13.5 kWh, very different machine. The real differences — and the one rule that trips people up.