Tesla Electric launches $35/month Powerwall whole-home backup lease
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/tesla-powerwall-backup-lease.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tesla is now renting out whole-home backup for about $35 a month in Texas. The catch: you lease two Powerwalls and sign up for Tesla Electric.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tesla Energy announced the new “Powerwall Lease” today, bundling the battery hardware with its own retail electricity business to push the effective monthly cost far below what a normal battery lease would run.</p>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/tesla-powerwall-backup-lease.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tesla is now renting out whole-home backup for about $35 a month in Texas. The catch: you lease two Powerwalls and sign up for Tesla Electric.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tesla Energy announced the new “Powerwall Lease” today, bundling the battery hardware with its own retail electricity business to push the effective monthly cost far below what a normal battery lease would run.</p>