Solar panels generate energy during the day, but your home will continue to use power into the evening and at night. Battery storage allows you to capture and save any excess energy produced during peak sunlight hours for later use. This also provides backup power during outages. You can run on solar alone, adding battery storage increases your energy independence and overall efficiency.

We are partnered with Briggs and Stratton. Through them we offer military grade Lithium Farro Phosphate (LFO) batteries. We also install Enphase IQ batteries.

Solar with batteries can provide power for many of your essential loads during an outage, such as lights, refrigeration, and heating or cooling systems. However, whether a battery can power your entire house depends on its capacity and your home’s energy consumption. With a properly sized battery system—often combined with solar panels and sometimes a generator—you can run most or all of your critical appliances. A professional energy assessment can help determine the best configuration to meet your needs.

When your solar battery reaches full capacity, your system is designed to prevent overcharging. Excess energy produced by your solar panels will either be sent back to the grid (if you’re on a net metering arrangement) or simply remain unused until your energy consumption drops below the generation level. This safeguard ensures that your battery operates efficiently and maintains a long service life without risking damage from overcharging.

The federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) primarily covers the entire solar energy system installation, which includes both solar panels and battery storage when they are integrated as one complete system. If your battery storage is installed independently of the solar it may not be eligible.

Yes, you can install batteries without pairing them with a solar system. Standalone battery systems are often used for backup power or to manage energy costs by storing electricity during off-peak times. However, the cost-effectiveness of batteries is usually enhanced when they are combined with solar panels, as the solar panels provide a renewable source of energy to charge the batteries. For backup-only or grid management solutions, standalone battery systems can still be a viable option, but they generally have a higher operating cost since they must be charged from the grid.