The reasons for choosing to have a battery backup system for your home or business are powerful. (Pun intended!) You can store the excess energy that your panels produce to avoid peak rates, for emergency use, or you can go completely off the grid. 

Off-grid systems are not dependent on PG&E at all, so if we’re in the midst of a blackout, your lights stay on. The power from your panels is stored in a battery system connected to your home. Off-grid solar energy systems will even generate electricity during a blackout since they are completely independent of your electric power company.

Hybrid systems are connected to PG&E’s grid – but they also have battery storage. If your system is properly managed, you’ll keep your power on in case of a blackout.  (We have an excellent app that helps with monitoring!) A hybrid system will allow you to have power during a blackout because it can run off of the battery-stored energy. 

In California, the time is especially right to consider a battery backup system to complement your solar power. At Synergy Power, we are certified to sell and install several brands of quality battery systems: