Home Energy Storage for Electric Resistance Heating
Electric resistance heating is the most forgiving load in a house and one of the hardest to run affordably. Baseboard heaters, electric furnaces, and porta…
Home Energy Storage Permits and Code Compliance
Between 2021 and 2025, my team either prepared or technically reviewed 214 permit submittal packages for residential battery projects across eleven jurisdi…
Home Energy Storage Reliability for Cabins: An Engineer’s
Why Cabin Reliability Is a Different Problem From Grid-Tied Homes
Grid-tied residential battery systems live a gentle life: the grid covers everything dur…
Home Energy Storage Performance for Apartments: An (2)
Apartment owners ask me a different question than house owners do. A house owner asks, “How big should my home energy storage system be?” An apartment owne…
Home Energy Storage Maintenance for New Homes
I have commissioned more than forty home energy storage systems in new construction over the last three years, and the pattern is always the same. The crew…
Home Energy Storage System Buying Guide for 2026
Why a Home Energy Storage System Matters in 2026A home energy storage system has shifted from a niche upgrade to a core part of resilient households. As so…