TexasTesla

Texas has NEVI funds allocated but deployment has been painfully slow. Drove Austin to Denver in April and the Wichita Falls to Amarillo stretch was genuinely sparse — I ended up doing a 90-minute hotel Level 2 charge. The NEVI map shows stations planned on that corridor but nothing is open yet. Happy to share the full trip report if anyone's planning the same route.

Texas has no state storage incentive, so the federal 30% standalone credit is the whole story for me. Does the credit apply to individual cells purchased from importers, or only to complete packaged battery systems? I want to confirm the BOM I hand my CPA actually qualifies before I commit to the build.

Just contracted a 10kW rooftop install last month and my installer quoted $850/kWh for a Powerwall 3. At $42/cell for 280Ah LFP, a 20kWh DIY pack looks very compelling. Main question is inverter integration — going with SolarEdge and I'm not sure how a DIY battery plays with it versus a purpose-built AC-coupled unit like the SolarEdge Home Battery.