Home Battery
Is a home battery worth it?
For a growing number of California homeowners, the answer is yes. Here's what a battery actually does for your home, your bill, and your peace of mind, and how to tell if it's right for you.
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How it fits together
Your solar system, with a battery
Solar panels
Make the most power at midday
Daytime · charges your battery
Home battery
Stores the extra energy
Evening · powers your home
Your home
Runs on stored solar first
The grid stays connected as backup
The grid
Only when you need it
Why now
Why batteries matter now
A few years ago, a home battery was a backup device you bought in case the power went out. Today it's closer to a financial decision.
The reason is simple. The power your panels send back to the grid during the day is worth less than it used to be, while the power you pull from the grid in the evening keeps getting more expensive. Solar alone still saves you money, but more and more of your panels' value leaks away when you export it at midday and buy it back at night.
A battery closes that gap. Instead of selling your daytime energy cheaply, you store it and use it later, when it's worth the most to you.
See how solar really works for your home →The benefits
What a battery actually does for your home
It lowers your evening costs.
Your panels make the most power in the middle of the day, when you're often not home to use it. A battery holds that energy and feeds it back to your home in the evening, exactly when grid power is most expensive.
It keeps your lights on.
When the grid goes down, a battery keeps your essentials running: your fridge, your internet, your lights, a medical device. For homes in areas prone to outages or shutoffs, that alone can be the deciding factor.
It gets your home ready for what's next.
An EV, a heat pump, electric appliances: each one raises how much power your home pulls, especially in the evening. A battery gives you headroom for that future instead of leaving you more exposed to rising rates.
The honest answer
Does every home need one?
Not always, and we'll tell you straight when it doesn't add up.
If you use most of your power during the day while your panels are already producing, or your area rarely loses power, solar on its own may get you most of the benefit. A battery makes the biggest difference for homes with high evening usage, frequent outages, or plans to electrify.
The honest answer depends on your roof, your usage, and your goals, which is exactly what your free estimate works out for you.
The equipment
The batteries we work with
When a battery makes sense for your home, we build your estimate based on the equipment from leading manufacturers, including names like Tesla, Enphase, FranklinWH, Lunar Energy, and Sigenergy. This isn't a complete list, and the specific models available to you depend on your installer and your project.
Your estimate recommends a battery sized to your home rather than a one-size- fits-all box, so you can see what fits before you talk to anyone.
Your roof. Your numbers. Your decision.
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