Store your solar, use it after dark
A home battery keeps the power you make by day and runs your home into the evening. Add backup for outages, use more of your own solar, and lean less on the grid, now with a federal rebate on the table.
Your own power, morning to midnight
A battery quietly shifts your solar to when you actually need it. Here is how one day runs.
- MiddayPanels charge the batteryYour roof runs the house and tops up the battery with the surplus, instead of selling it back for a few cents.
- EveningStored solar covers the peakWhen the sun drops and grid prices climb, your home runs on the solar you stored, so you skip the priciest hours.
- Overnight & outagesBackup keeps you onOvernight you lean far less on the grid, and if the power drops, backup holds your essentials on until it returns.
It all happens automatically. You just see a lower bill and power after dark, and you can watch it live in the app.
There is a real rebate on batteries right now
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries program cut the upfront cost of home storage from 2025. The discount scales with your battery's usable capacity and comes off the price at install.
- Federal battery rebate≈ $252–272 / kWhIndicative for 2026 usable capacity; the per-kWh amount steps down over time.
- With solar rebates and some state programsStackableThe battery rebate can stack with federal solar STCs and, in some states, with local incentives. We check what applies to you.
The federal battery rebate is delivered as an upfront discount that scales with usable capacity and steps down over time. Figures are indicative and depend on your battery, timing and current program rules. We confirm the exact amount in your written quote.
The right size is the one that matches your evenings
A bigger battery is not always better value. The trick is matching usable capacity to how much power you use once the sun goes down.
Look at your evening and overnight usage, not your total daily use. A battery that covers your typical evening draw captures most of the benefit; going much larger adds cost you may rarely use. We read your usage pattern, factor in your solar size and how often you want backup, and recommend a capacity that earns its keep rather than the biggest unit we can sell.
- We size to your evening and overnight usage, not your daytime peak
- Your battery is matched to your solar size so it fills each day
- We factor in how much backup you want and which circuits to cover
- Many systems can expand later if your usage grows
Straight answers on batteries
The questions we hear most about home storage. See the full list on our FAQ page.
It depends on your usage and tariff, and the case has improved a lot with the federal battery rebate. Batteries pay off fastest for homes with high evening use, time-of-use pricing, or a real need for backup. We will give you an honest read on the numbers for your home rather than a blanket yes.
In most cases, yes. A battery can be retrofitted to an existing solar system, sometimes with an added or hybrid inverter depending on your setup. We check your current system and tell you the cleanest way to add storage.
Only if it is set up with backup capability and the right circuits are wired to it. Not every battery or install includes backup by default, so we confirm what you want covered up front. Backup usually keeps essential circuits going, not necessarily the whole home.
Match it to your evening and overnight usage rather than your total daily use. A battery that covers your typical evening draw captures most of the benefit. We read your usage and solar size and recommend a capacity that earns its keep.
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries program gives an upfront discount of roughly $252 to $272 per kWh of usable capacity in 2026, and the per-kWh amount steps down over time. It can stack with solar rebates and some state programs. We confirm the exact figure in your quote.
Get a battery sized to your evenings
A free, no-pressure quote with honest numbers and the federal rebate factored in. Talk to a real person who knows the details.