article_snippet.sent: Tesla has confirmed Tesla will unveil a revolutionary power pack for the home next week.
article_snippet.sent: Tesla California said Tesla will announce a 'home battery' and a 'very large utility scale battery' in a letter sent to investors.
article_snippet.sent: Tesla California said Tesla will announce a 'home battery' and a 'very large utility scale battery' in a letter sent to investors.
article_snippet.sent: In February, Musk said Musk version of a home battery would be ready for a public debut within months and that Musk should start going into production by the summer.
article_snippet.sent: We are going to unveil the Tesla home battery,
article_snippet.sent: the consumer battery that would be for use in people's houses or businesses fairly soon,' Musk told analysts earlier this year. '
article_snippet.sent: Musk didn't reveal what a home battery would be used for, but a home battery could act as a generator during a power cut, for example.
article_snippet.sent: On the right is an image of a Tesla residential battery being installed .
article_snippet.sent: Tesla's home battery could work in a similar way, or be a standalone battery.
article_snippet.sent: According to Toyota, Tesla's home battery can supply electric power to an average home for a week.
article_snippet.sent: Last year, Tesla Motors unveiled plans for a 'Gigafactory' designed to help the firm ramp up production of batteries for Tesla Motors electric cars, and now homes.
article_snippet.sent: Elsewhere, Mr Musk is already the chairman of SolarCity - a company that offers solar power systems for homes - and Tesla's home battery could be an extension of this.