Pila offers a mesh home battery that plugs into a standard wall outlet, providing automatic backup power and continuous energy optimization without rewiring. The system tracks solar production, balances loads, and uses an app to help homeowners and renters reduce electricity bills, delivering Tesla‑Powerwall‑level intelligence in a plug‑and‑play package.
Funding
$4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
2ORPFounders
Product
Problem
Homeowners and renters often lack affordable, easy-to-install backup power that can also optimize daily energy use, especially when existing battery solutions require permanent wiring, large installations, or are limited to single devices.
Solution
Pila provides a plug‑and‑play mesh home battery that connects to a standard 120 V wall outlet, delivering automatic backup power for whole‑home or room‑level protection without rewiring. The system continuously monitors solar generation, utility rates, and appliance consumption, using onboard intelligence to store energy when cheap and discharge when needed, thereby lowering electricity bills. Users manage and view real‑time performance through a free mobile app, which also offers remote monitoring, anomaly detection, and integration with smart‑home platforms. Additional Pila units can be added at any time, linking via a secure local mesh network to create a coordinated, scalable energy storage solution across the entire residence.
Target Audience
Primary customers are homeowners and renters seeking reliable backup power and energy‑cost savings, particularly those with solar installations or a desire for modular, non‑intrusive home energy solutions.
Features
- Standard outlet plug‑in design with no installation or electrician required
- Four independently controllable outlets with built‑in surge and overload protection
- Automatic switchover to battery within 20 ms during grid outages
- Real‑time energy optimization that balances solar input, utility rates, and appliance load
- Mobile app provides remote monitoring, backup time forecasts, and anomaly alerts (e.g., fridge temperature)
- Mesh networking enables multiple batteries to communicate and operate as a unified system
- Expansion packs double capacity from 1.6 kWh to 3.2 kWh per unit
- Supports integration with Home Assistant and other smart‑home dashboards