Home Energy Storage for Electric Cooking and Induction Loads
When I first started engineering residential lithium battery systems at Horizon Power, cooking was the last load anyone worried about. Gas dominated the ki…
Home Energy Storage Inverter Selection for Legacy Panels
When a homeowner calls me about adding home energy storage to a rooftop array that went up between 2009 and 2017, the panels are almost never the problem….
Home Energy Storage Sump Pump and Basement Backup
Basements flood for boring reasons. A sump pump that has run without complaint for three years quits at two in the morning because the float switch caught…
Home Energy Storage Payback Period Calculation Guide
After twenty years of sizing lithium battery systems, I have reviewed hundreds of payback spreadsheets submitted by distributors and homeowners, and I woul…
How to Size a Home Battery Backup for Whole-House Power
As a Senior Lithium Battery Engineer at Horizon Power, I have sized and commissioned hundreds of residential storage systems over the past decade. One ques…