Home Energy Storage and Time of Use (TOU) Optimization Tools
When I first started specifying residential battery banks back in 2018, most homeowners just wanted “a battery that keeps the lights on during an outage.”…
Home Energy Storage Cabinet vs Rack Mount
Why the Enclosure Decides More Than You Think
When a customer asks me to spec a home energy storage system, the first question is rarely about cells. It is…
Home Energy Storage and Backup for Medical Needs
When I started my career as a lithium battery engineer, most homeowners treated backup power as a luxury — something you bought after a storm, then q…
Home Energy Storage for Rental Properties
As a senior lithium battery engineer, the question I hear most from property investors is surprisingly consistent: “Can I actually install home energy stor…
Home Energy Storage Demand Charge Management
Home Energy Storage Demand Charge Management: How a Battery Cuts Your Peak Demand Bill
I still remember the first time a client in California forwarded me…
Home Energy Storage State of Charge Best Practice
What State of Charge Actually Means in a Home Battery
When a homeowner asks me about getting the most life out of their home energy storage system, the con…
Home Energy Storage for Tiny Homes and ADUs
I have spent the last fifteen years on the factory floor and in the field, and few applications test a battery engineer’s assumptions like tiny homes and…
Home Energy Storage Community Solar Program Guide
Why I Keep Getting Asked About Home Energy Storage and Community Solar
As a senior lithium battery engineer who has spent the last decade designing, testin…
Home Energy Storage Coastal Humid Climate
I have lost count of how many battery enclosures I have pried open on the coast only to find terminals crusted in white salt bloom and a BMS board quietly…
Home Energy Storage Inverter Sizing and Selection
When a homeowner asks me to specify a home energy storage system, the battery usually gets all the attention. Capacity in kilowatt-hours, chemistry, warran…