Product Spotlight: Enphase IQ Battery
Enphase is a leading provider of components for home solar and energy storage systems. Many of SunCommon’s customers already have Enphase microinverters on their roof. If that’s the case at your home, installing an Enphase IQ battery will be seamless, and you can monitor your battery from the app you already have on your phone.
The Enphase IQ battery is a great choice for homeowners that are looking for reliability during outages and storms. Not only will they store energy for use during an outage, they even integrate with your AC generator without a separate automatic transfer switch, preventing power glitches when the power goes out. Each battery will store up to 10kWh of power, giving you about a day’s worth of power with two batteries. Customers note that sometimes, they don’t even know the power is out, because their batteries switch over without a glitch.
If you’re looking to make having battery backup more affordable, there are innovative new programs and incentives designed to make adding home energy storage more affordable. These programs vary by region but include NYSERDA’s $5,000 battery incentive, Green Mountain Power’s battery lease program, and Vermont Electric Co-Op’s Flexible Load Program.
Enphase products are known for their reliability, and they back the IQ battery with a 15-year warranty. And because their products are made in the US, they are not subject to price fluctuations due to tariffs.
Battery Storage Programs Help Us All!
One really great side effect of homeowners adding battery storage is that it actually helps keep energy prices lower for everyone! Electric utilities pull energy from home batteries for use during peak hours, allowing them to serve everyone during really hot or cold temperatures without raising rates. Home batteries become a “virtual power plant” that boosts our energy resilience and strengthens the grid, making you part of the solution to high electricity rates!