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The BrightVolt Take: Home Batteries Doubled in Power, Not Size

The BrightVolt Take: Home Batteries Doubled in Power, Not Size

Oct 10, 2026 | Battery Technology, Home Electrification, Renewable Energy

The median home battery installed in America in 2025 could push 11.4 kilowatts — nearly double the 6 kilowatts of a year earlier — while holding exactly the same 13.5 kilowatt-hours it held in 2024. Buyers did not ask for a bigger tank. They asked for a stronger...
Electrified Homes Shield UK Bills – but Not Evenly

Electrified Homes Shield UK Bills – but Not Evenly

Sep 26, 2026 | Home Electrification, Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy

Ember’s new report on the “electro-fortification” of Britain lands one striking claim above the rest: a home with rooftop solar, a battery, a heat pump and an electric car is up to ten times better protected from energy price shocks than a home...
Net Metering Is Ending. Homeowners Are Buying Batteries.

Net Metering Is Ending. Homeowners Are Buying Batteries.

Aug 1, 2026 | Home Electrification, Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy

The share of new Californian home solar installations that came with a battery attached rose from 14% in 2023 to 57% in 2024, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Nothing about batteries changed in that window. What changed was that California stopped...