Vermont utility makes it easier than ever to add a home backup battery
Vermont utility makes it easier than ever to add a home backup battery

Vermont utility Green Mountain Power is expanding one of the country’s most exciting virtual power plant programs, adding a new battery lease program to its menu of home energy offerings that lets customers add backup power at little to no upfront cost…

Generac home battery system wins the 2025 GOOD DESIGN award
Generac home battery system wins the 2025 GOOD DESIGN award

The new PWRcell 2 Energy Storage System from Generac has earned the prestigious 2025 GOOD DESIGN Award, recognizing the brand’s home battery products for their stand out design, functionality, and sustainability.

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Batteries become the new home solar as net metering evolves and energy prices soar
Batteries become the new home solar as net metering evolves and energy prices soar

Net metering — the ability to sell excess electricity back to the grid for fun and profit — has helped make rooftop solar panels the centerpiece of the home energy transition for more than a decade. But, as net metering rules change and electricity pri…

Interview: it’s all solar, all the time with Emily from EnergySage
Interview: it’s all solar, all the time with Emily from EnergySage

On today’s solar-powered episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got EnergySage director of insights Emily Walker with a look inside the company’s 22nd industry report, this time featuring home solar, EV charging, and whole home electrification.

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Home solar in rural America: how much battery do you need in a winter storm?
Home solar in rural America: how much battery do you need in a winter storm?

There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar and battery system, but most of it assumes a suburban home with city services and outages measured in hours, not days. Rural homes play by different rules, especially during major winter storms….

Home solar in rural America: how much battery do you need to run a well pump?
Home solar in rural America: how much battery do you need to run a well pump?

There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar system, but most of it assumes a suburban house with city water and a long list of optional loads. Rural homes play by different rules, and when your water comes from a well, keeping the lights …

Home energy upgrades you’ll regret not doing while installing rooftop solar
Home energy upgrades you’ll regret not doing while installing rooftop solar

Adding a rooftop solar array to your home or business can be exciting and expensive. As such, it might be tempting to cut corners to keep costs down — but some upgrades are simply much cheaper to do while your solar system is being installed than they …

The backup battery choice you didn’t know you had: natural gas fuel cell
The backup battery choice you didn’t know you had: natural gas fuel cell

Whether it’s to keep the lights on after a natural disaster or just to avoid peak energy rates, more people than ever are adding battery energy storage to their home solar systems — but li-ion batteries aren’t the only option. The new WATT Fuel Cell us…