Add Back-up Batteries To Your Solar or Non-Solar Home!
Use your battery at night to power your home, back-up your essential loads, & even supply the utility during Peak-Demand times to stabilize the grid while being compensated by the utility thru their Connected Solutions Program!
Add a battery to your existing Solar System
Use your battery's solar charge to power your home at night, or in utility outages for your essential loads.
Add a Stand Alone Battery Back-up without solar installed
Back up your house and/or supply extra power to the utility if you desire & get reimbursed by the utility.
Many Battery Options available
We carry Briggs & Stratton, Franklin, Tesla, & other battery options to find the perfect solution for you.
Why add Battery Back-Up?
Whether your home has solar panels installed or not, a back-up battery system is a good option for your home.
Your battery system:
- Charges when electricity is cheapest, & you use that power when electricity costs are the highest.
- Powers your home in power outages
- Switches your home from utility power to battery power in 4 milliseconds, ensuring there is no loss of power even for a second, unlike a gas powered generator. Protects sensitive medical equipment & electronics from damage in an outage.
- Batteries are essential in Time-of-Use utility Billing plans.
What is Time of Use Utility Billing?
Time of Use or TOU is widely used in Western states such as California & Arizona. It is becoming more common in other areas, & will be nationwide with 1-4 years.
TOU simplified:
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During Peak Usage times I.e. when people are home and using the most electricity, this high usage stresses the utility infrastructure & causes issues for the utility company. Brownouts are a common side effect of peak demand issues.
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This peak is usually around 3-8pm, & in TOU utilities, the cost for your electricity can be as much as 2-3x higher than normal.
- Having a battery protects you from Time of Use billing by powering your home in these expensive peak demand times so you aren’t pulling power from the utility infrastructure.
- Some utilities will compensate you for discharging extra battery power back into the grid during peak times, as you are helping to reinforce & supply the utility locally so they don’t need to move power within the grid to meet demand.