Backup Battery Systems

Backup Battery Systems

We offer 2 major backup battery options – SunPower and Generac. The batteries can be charged using Solar or the Utility.  However, most are not eligible for net metering if you use the utility power.  Utilities do not allow electricity arbitrage (not typically an issue in WA, but principle applies).  Generac’s home battery solution can be powered with a special DC charging Generator (Available in 2023).   Most battery systems work with Generators; however, not every model allows you to simultaneously be using Solar and Gas Generator production at the same time. With various options available, we can help you store your solar energy for power outages and higher energy use times. Allowing you to become less reliant on the grid.

The electrical power grid continues to age, making it less reliable and more susceptible to power outages that can leave you without lights, refrigeration, internet access and air cooling and heating. Investing in backup power sources are becoming more important than ever before.

Why Invest in a Backup Battery System for your Solar or Generator?

Reduce Peak Time Charges

Energy storage can help manage your usage during peak times and reduce the impact of complex high use rates when combined with solar.

Enjoy Peace of Mind

When your solar panels are not producing as much power in the evening, the battery storage will kick in and seamlessly shift your energy draw from the utility to the battery system. If the battery storage does not have enough to power your home over night, a standby generator can help compensate for the difference in stored electricity if the grid is down.

Backup batteries help you preserve your excess energy production from your solar panels, allowing you to utilize the electricity you produced during a power outage and back up the essentials.

How do Backup Batteries Work?

You can charge your backup battery either with solar or a standby generator (Generac). The most common way is with solar. As your solar panels produce energy, it sends the excess electricity to your battery storage system. When the power is lost at your home, the battery will help power your home with the excess electricity that it has from your solar panels.

A Generac DC standby generator charges the backup batteries in a similar way. However, the generator only turns on when needed when solar is not sufficient to meet the demand of the home or during extended outages.

How Big of a Backup Battery system do I need?

We install systems as small as 9KW and as Large as 52KW for residential homes.  The size of the system, whether you have Solar, and your electrical usage can all determine how long your batteries will last you in a power outage.  Each homes usage is different.  The average US home consumes 30KWh of power per day on utility; if being conservative about your usage, we can cut that number down significantly with a Smart Panel or just some common sense.

Backup Battery Systems

We offer 2 major backup battery options – SunPower and Generac. The batteries can be charged using Solar or the Utility.  However, most are not eligible for net metering if you use the utility power.  Utilities do not allow electricity arbitrage (not typically an issue in WA, but principle applies).  Generac’s home battery solution can be powered with a special DC charging Generator (Available in 2023).   Most battery systems work with Generators; however, not every model allows you to simultaneously be using Solar and Gas Generator production at the same time. With various options available, we can help you store your solar energy for power outages and higher energy use times. Allowing you to become less reliant on the grid.

The electrical power grid continues to age, making it less reliable and more susceptible to power outages that can leave you without lights, refrigeration, internet access and air cooling and heating. Investing in backup power sources are becoming more important than ever before.

Why Invest in a Backup Battery System for your Solar or Generator?

Reduce Peak Time Charges

Energy storage can help manage your usage during peak times and reduce the impact of complex high use rates when combined with solar.

Enjoy Peace of Mind

When your solar panels are not producing as much power in the evening, the battery storage will kick in and seamlessly shift your energy draw from the utility to the battery system. If the battery storage does not have enough to power your home over night, a standby generator can help compensate for the difference in stored electricity if the grid is down.

Backup batteries help you preserve your excess energy production from your solar panels, allowing you to utilize the electricity you produced during a power outage and back up the essentials.

How do Backup Batteries Work?

You can charge your backup battery either with solar or a standby generator (Generac). The most common way is with solar. As your solar panels produce energy, it sends the excess electricity to your battery storage system. When the power is lost at your home, the battery will help power your home with the excess electricity that it has from your solar panels.

A Generac DC standby generator charges the backup batteries in a similar way. However, the generator only turns on when needed when solar is not sufficient to meet the demand of the home or during extended outages.

How Big of a Backup Battery system do I need?

We install systems as small as 9KW and as Large as 52KW for residential homes.  The size of the system, whether you have Solar, and your electrical usage can all determine how long your batteries will last you in a power outage.  Each homes usage is different.  The average US home consumes 30KWh of power per day on utility; if being conservative about your usage, we can cut that number down significantly with a Smart Panel or just some common sense.

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