Home Battery Backup

Home Battery Backup for Energy Storage

The next generation of home battery storage has arrived, giving solar customers clean, reliable, and efficient backup power that also reduces their daily dependence on the power grid.

Grid-tied solar electric systems are a great way to save money using free power from the sun. However, most grid-tied solar arrays are designed to shut down when they lose grid connection. 

Installing home battery backup along with your solar energy system for home or business is a smart move and can increase the value of your clean energy investment as well as peace of mind when a grid outage strikes.

With an energy storage system for your solar, your life doesn’t get interrupted when the power goes out. In the Carolinas, solar systems stop providing energy when an outage occurs as a safety precaution, preventing injury to neighbors and energy grid workers.

With battery backup, your solar system will be able to continuously keep your house running. The benefits of battery backup for solar power users include:

• Enjoying additional savings on your home battery install by applying the same 30% federal tax that solar installations are qualified for
• Keeping access to your solar power in the event of a grid power outage
• Grid-connected solar users without battery storage have to use grid energy at certain times – for example at night – and the utility energy mix includes conventional, dirty sources. Battery owners can use their solar essentially 24/7 and can pursue a truly 100% renewable energy home.
• Discover a greater degree of energy autonomy and assert maximum control over your own energy future

When you pair solar electricity with battery storage, you can supply critical loads of energy in your home or business. 

Renu Energy Solutions is also a Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer, which means we offer a customized solar-plus-battery solution that enables you to access the free, abundant power of the sun at your home and reduces your reliance on fossil fuels. Homeowners have been taking advantage of Tesla Powerwall since 2016 with Renu Energy Solutions. 

Home Battery or Generator? 

Some homeowners find solar energy especially attractive as a source of energy to fall back on if the grid goes down; however, for safety reasons, here in the Carolinas it’s necessary to pair your solar with battery storage in order to use the solar energy you’ve produced during a utility outage.

If you already own a propane or diesel generator, you already have a backup energy source should the lights go out. An energy storage product, like the sonnenBatterie or Tesla Power Wall, represents an alternative to gas-powered means of generating power for critical purposes in an emergency, like refrigeration needed to chill medications and keep food fresh, or running medical devices or a wifi router to keep devices connected. 

What is a Tesla Powerwall

Tesla Powerwall is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed to store energy at a residential level for backup power and self-consumption of solar power generation. Powerwall 2.0 can store up to 13.5 kWh of clean energy that with or without Solar can provide power to your home even when the grid is down. The unit mounts seamlessly on a wall and is integrated with the local grid to harness excess power and give customers the flexibility to draw energy from their own reserve.

Benefits of the Tesla Powerwall

If you live in the Carolinas, you know high winds and severe weather cause frequent power outages that impact consumers for days, if not weeks. With solar and Tesla Powerwall, you can continue to generate and consume power for your most important appliances and devices even when your neighbors have no energy.

With a Renu Solar + Tesla Powerwall(s) solution, the ability to ensure that 100% of the energy your home consumes is clean is now within reach.

Choose Smart. Reliable. Solar for Your Home Battery Backup

Energy storage pairs perfectly with solar: the Powerwall is compatible with previously installed Renu Energy Solutions solar electric systems. Tesla Powerwall increases the capacity for a household’s solar consumption, while also offering backup functionality during grid outages. Contact us to add storage!