Nearly half of all new U.S. home solar systems now include a battery.
Share of new U.S. residential solar installations paired with battery storage. Sources: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; American Clean Power Association (2026 = first quarter).
Estimates based on your home's satellite and LIDAR roof data, local solar conditions, and your energy use profile.
When the grid goes down, your battery takes over in a fraction of a second — essentials or whole-home, depending on how you size it.
Store midday surplus and run your evenings on it. That matters most where utilities credit exported power below the retail rate.
On time-of-use plans, your battery charges when power is cheap or the sun is out — and powers your home when rates spike. Grid-tied batteries can also time your exports, sending surplus back to the grid when credits are worth the most.
A growing number of utilities run programs that pay battery owners for lending stored power during peak events.
Six factors weighted by real-world impact on solar production and ROI. The first three are auto-detected from satellite and LiDAR data.
The rules for crediting your solar production vary by state and utility, but four fundamentals apply almost everywhere:
Every kWh your panels produce that your home uses directly offsets electricity you'd otherwise buy at your full retail rate. Self-consumption is where the savings are.
Surplus power sent to the grid is credited at rates set by your state and utility. A few programs credit full retail — many credit a fraction of it. The difference shapes your whole return.
Storing your midday surplus and running your home through evening peak hours — instead of exporting cheap and buying back expensive — is becoming the core of solar economics in more and more states.
Systems sized to match your consumption pay back fastest. Your Home Solar Scorecard shows the incentives and excess-energy credit policies specific to your state and utility.
Grandfathering terms vary by state and utility. Adding a battery is usually safe — but expanding your panels or changing your system can move you to different billing rules. Confirm with your utility before modifying anything.
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