Samsung has announced it recently established an integration between Tesla products—such as its Powerwall, Solar Inverter, and multiple EV models—and Samsung’s SmartThings Energy service. The new integrations, which further expand the SmartThings Energy ecosystem off the news that Samsung has entered an energy partnership with Hyundai, will be showcased at CES 2024.
According to a press release on the topic, Tesla customers will now be able to monitor and manage the power within their homes through the SmartThings Energy service, as well as through other devices, in addition to being able to work with it through the Tesla app.
The key consumer benefit, Samsung notes, is that now SmartThings Energy can connect to Tesla Powerwall, Solar Inverter, Wall Connector charging and EVs, allowing SmartThings Energy to display information relating to users’ energy production, storage and usage.
Additionally, the integrations should make it so that consumers are able to better prepare for power disruptions and outages with SmartThings Energy now being capable of syncing with the Tesla Powerwall “Storm Watch” feature.
The feature makes it so in the case of extreme weather events such as typhoons or heavy snowfall, users can be alerted through SmartThings on their connected Samsung TVs and mobiles in addition to the Tesla app. During outages users can then follow up by activating AI Energy Mode before and during power outages to extend the remaining backup energy stored in Tesla Powerwall.
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The integrations, Samsung notes, have all been made possible thanks to Tesla’s open APIs on its products.
“At Tesla we are excited to add capability to our products to interact with other intelligent devices and software in customers’ homes. We recently published FleetAPI, allowing developers to interact with Powerwall, Solar and Wall Connector in addition to our vehicles,” said Drew Baglino, Tesla.
“We are pleased that Samsung has chosen to be an early developer, given its leading position in consumer smart home technology. Customers will be able to view the status of their grid connectivity across multiple devices and intelligently control home loads to extend their Powerwall energy when off grid.”
SmartThings Energy connected to Tesla Powerwall will be first shown at the Samsung booth at CES 2024. The actual service is currently in development and is targeted to launch in the second quarter of 2024, with some of the services listed here subject to change.
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