Is Solar Battery Storage Right for Your California Home?

2. Reliable backup power in case of a major outage

Another way you’re outsmarting the system is by having your own dedicated power source – like using a personal hotspot with your smartphone in the coffee shop. In this case, you’ll have a solar battery backup system for energy if your neighborhood goes dark.

That way if the WiFi flakes out or if the grid flatlines, you’ll still be surfing the web and cruising to the fridge for an evening snack. Your house can run on the sun (even at night) with a smart energy system on its own.

3. Net metering versus battery storage

Wasted excess power used to be a major downfall of renewable energy sources. Net metering⁶, which provides fair credit to solar customers for the excess energy their panels produce, has made good use of that extra energy.

Battery storage takes it a step further by not just crediting for excess power feeding the grid and neighbors’ homes, but actually saving the power remotely. Batteries can react quickly to grid fluctuations, which helps smooth out and stabilize the power grid⁷. That could mean more reliable energy as a whole. So, it’s good for everybody!

Saving up sunshine and cash with Sunrun

Sunrun pioneered solar as a service to make going solar affordable. Now we’re doing the same for solar energy storage in California – the #1 solar state in the country.

Sunrun’s BrightBox translates to a smarter use of the energy generated by your solar panel system, energy independence and security. In other words, it puts you in control and helps you use your clean energy in the most strategic way.

Talk to one of Sunrun’s solar consultants today. We’d be happy to go over battery storage details and how it might be a good thing for you and your wallet.