Battery Storage

A battery on its own does not power your home in an outage. Blackout protection needs a backup gateway that isolates your home from the grid and switches the battery to run your circuits. We tell you which circuits stay live (essential or whole-home) and put the gateway on the quote, so "backup" actually means backup.

Better than it was, and we model it on your bill. With the Federal battery discount and any state incentive, plus any VPP income, payback on a well-sized battery has come down. We show the numbers against your actual evening usage and tariff before you commit, because an oversized battery never pays back.

It is set by your evening load, not the headline kWh. Most homes use the bulk of their power after the sun goes down, so we size the battery to cover that window. For an average home that is often in the 10 to 13.5kWh range, and the estimator on our pricing page gives you a starting point.

Usually yes, as a retrofit. We check your existing inverter and decide whether an AC-coupled battery or a hybrid inverter swap suits your system, then size and wire it. The compatibility check is the first thing we do, and the approach is on the quote.

Whatever you choose and the system can carry. Essential-circuit backup keeps lights, the fridge, power points and the internet going, which suits most homes. Whole-home backup needs a bigger system and usually three phase. We set the circuits with you and label them.

Sometimes, and it depends on the trade-off. A Virtual Power Plant pays you to let the retailer use some of your stored energy at peak times, which adds income but gives up some control. We explain the terms for the VPPs available on your battery so you can choose with the numbers in front of you.

Better than it has ever been, but still set by your evening usage, not the headline kWh. With the federal Cheaper Home Batteries rebate off the upfront cost and any VPP income on top, a well-sized battery for a high-evening-use home is landing in the rough range of seven to ten years, and we model it on your actual bill before you commit. An oversized battery never pays back, so we size to the load, not the rebate.

We name it on the quote with the reasoning, rather than fitting one brand to everyone. We are Tesla Powerwall certified and install other tier-one batteries, and the right size comes from your metered evening load, usually 10 to 13.5kWh for an average home. You will see the exact model, its warranty and why it suits your usage, not a generic "battery included" line.

Yes. Battery installation is tightly regulated for placement, clearances and fire safety under the current standards, and a compliant install matters for both safety and your insurance. Our own crew installs to those rules and issues the compliance paperwork, which is one more reason we do not subcontract battery work.