--- title: "Solarcity vs Tesla Powerwall: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Solarcity or Tesla Powerwall? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Solar power companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/solarcity-vs-tesla-powerwall" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Solarcity vs Tesla Powerwall: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Solarcity or Tesla Powerwall? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Solar power companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Solarcity and Tesla Powerwall - **Competitive set**: Solar power companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Solarcity Share of Search**: 1.4% - **Tesla Powerwall Share of Search**: 29.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Solarcity or Tesla Powerwall? - In August 2026, Tesla Powerwall had more branded searches than Solarcity among solar power companies in New Zealand. Tesla Powerwall was estimated to have 1.6K branded searches compared to Solarcity’s 80, and held a 29.5% Share of Search versus Solarcity’s 1.4%. - Tesla Powerwall was ahead of Solarcity in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Solarcity’s estimated Share of Search among solar power companies in New Zealand moved from 3.3% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 180 to 80. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tesla Powerwall’s estimated Share of Search among solar power companies in New Zealand moved from 32.7% to 29.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8K to 1.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand solar power companies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Tesla Powerwall lost estimated Share of Search among solar power companies in New Zealand, from 32.7% to 29.5%. - Solarcity’s estimated Share of Search among solar power companies in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.9% to 1.4% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Solarcity estimated searches | Solarcity Share of Search | Solarcity rank | Tesla Powerwall estimated searches | Tesla Powerwall Share of Search | Tesla Powerwall rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 180 | 3.3% | 4 | 1.8K | 32.7% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 90 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.6K | 31.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 120 | 3.7% | 4 | 1.2K | 36.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 130 | 3% | 4 | 1.5K | 33.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 170 | 3.3% | 4 | 1.5K | 29.9% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 230 | 2.9% | 4 | 2.7K | 34.1% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 190 | 2% | 4 | 3K | 31.7% | 2 | | May 2026 | 370 | 4.9% | 3 | 2.3K | 30.5% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 160 | 2.5% | 4 | 2.1K | 33.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 110 | 1.8% | 4 | 2K | 32.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 80 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.6K | 29.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Solarcity’s and Tesla Powerwall’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Solarcity**: Measured on the search terms “solarcity”, “solarcity battery”, “solarcity co nz”, “solarcity near me”, “solarcity nz”, “solarcity solar” and “solarcity solar panels”, summed into one figure. - **Tesla Powerwall**: Measured on the search terms “powerwall”, “powerwall 3”, “powerwall 3 tesla”, “powerwall cost tesla”, “tesla powerwall”, “tesla powerwall 2”, “tesla powerwall 3 cost”, “tesla powerwall 3 price”, “tesla powerwall and solar panels”, “tesla powerwall battery”, “tesla powerwall home battery”, “tesla powerwall inverter”, “tesla powerwall near me”, “tesla powerwall nz”, “tesla powerwall price”, “tesla powerwall solar”, “tesla powerwall solar battery” and “teslapowerwall”, summed into one figure. - [Solarcity profile](/demand/nz/brands/solarcity) - [Tesla Powerwall profile](/demand/nz/brands/tesla-powerwall) - [All solar power companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-solar-power-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Solarcity or Tesla Powerwall? In August 2026, Tesla Powerwall had more branded searches than Solarcity among solar power companies in New Zealand. Tesla Powerwall was estimated to have 1.6K branded searches compared to Solarcity’s 80, and held a 29.5% Share of Search versus Solarcity’s 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Solarcity vs Tesla Powerwall: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/solarcity-vs-tesla-powerwall This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/solarcity-vs-tesla-powerwall. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.