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Battery Storage in Farmington
A home battery keeps the solar power you make during the day and puts it to work at night or when the grid goes down. We plan the placement with you, protect your floors and walls while we work, and leave the space looking finished.
Why store the power your panels make
Your panels produce the most around midday, which is often when the house is empty. A battery saves that extra energy for the evening, when cooking, lights and laundry push your use higher. Under Utah's current net metering rules, the credit for power you export is lower than what you pay for power you buy, so using more of your own solar at home usually pays off better.
During an outage, a battery can keep the circuits you pick running: the refrigerator, a furnace fan, lights, internet and a few outlets. We include storage in new systems as part of our solar panel installation work, and we can also add a battery to a system that is already producing.
Most batteries are mounted in a garage or on an outside wall, and the wiring often travels through finished parts of your home. We give those rooms the same care we give the exterior, because that is where careful, tidy work shows.
What the installation includes
- Placement planning
- We look at your garage, exterior walls and panel location together and choose a spot that meets clearance rules and keeps the unit out of your way. Lithium batteries prefer moderate temperatures, so we account for cold winter garages when choosing where it goes.
- Backup circuit selection
- You decide what stays on during an outage. We walk through your electrical panel with you and set up a dedicated backup load panel for the circuits that matter most.
- Clean conduit and wiring
- Conduit runs are kept straight, level and as short as the layout allows. Any wall penetrations are sealed, and exterior runs are painted to match where possible.
- Protection while we work
- Drop cloths go down on garage floors and walkways before tools come out. Shelving, vehicles and stored items are covered or moved with your permission.
- Permit, inspection and setup
- We pull the permit, schedule the inspection and coordinate utility approval. Before we leave, we set up the monitoring app and show you how the battery reports its charge.
Signs a battery is right for your home
Your exports earn little credit
When your bill shows a lot of power going back to the grid yet the savings seem small, holding that energy for evening use can make a difference.
Outages disrupt your routine
Winter storms and gusty canyon winds along the Wasatch Front can cut power. A battery keeps the essentials going quietly, with no fuel to store.
You depend on steady power
If you work from home, run a sump pump or use powered medical equipment, reliable backup is worth a close look.
You are planning solar anyway
Including a battery in the original install tends to be simpler. The wiring and permit are handled together in one visit.
How the work unfolds
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Free virtual appointment
On a short video call we review your power bills, your current setup and the circuits you want kept on in an outage. You leave the call with a clear answer on whether a battery fits your goals.
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Design and written estimate
We size the battery to your evening use and your backup wishes. You then receive a written estimate with every component listed on its own line.
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Installation day
Most battery jobs take a single day. We cover the floors first, then mount the unit, run the conduit and wire the backup panel, sweeping and vacuuming as we go.
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Inspection and handoff
After the city inspection passes and the utility clears the system to operate, we switch it on for good. We walk you through a practice outage so you can watch the battery take over, and the work area is left clean before we go.
What moves the cost of a battery
We price each battery project from the details of your home and what you want it to do, not from a set package. Every line on the written estimate is explained, so the final number holds no surprises. You can also start with $0 up front.
- How much energy you store
- A larger unit, or a second battery, raises the price. We size to your real evening use instead of steering you toward the biggest model.
- How much of the house stays on
- Covering a short list of essentials is the more modest option. Keeping the entire house powered can call for a bigger inverter or added panel work, and the price reflects that.
- The state of your electrical panel
- Some older panels, or panels with no open space, need an upgrade before a battery can be tied in safely.
- The wiring route
- The farther apart the battery, inverter and panel sit, the more conduit and labor the job takes. Routing through finished walls adds care and time.
Battery storage questions
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Can you add a battery to the solar system I already have?
Often we can. The answer comes down to your inverter and how the original system was wired. During the free virtual appointment we look at your equipment and tell you clearly what adding storage would involve.
Where does the battery get mounted?
The usual spots are a garage wall or an exterior wall out of direct sun, close to your electrical panel. We look for proper clearance and moderate temperatures, and you approve the location before we start.
Will the whole house stay on during an outage?
It depends on how much capacity you choose. Plenty of homeowners keep just the essentials running, such as the refrigerator, furnace fan, lights and internet. We help you balance what you want covered against the cost of covering it.
Is the battery noisy?
No. A home battery is close to silent, with perhaps a soft fan sound now and then. Unlike a generator, there is no engine, fuel or exhaust.
How much mess should I expect?
Very little. Floors and nearby belongings are covered, any openings in the wall are sealed, and we clean up at the end of each day. Your garage looks the way you left it, plus a neat new unit on the wall.
Talk through backup power with us
We serve Farmington and nearby towns like Kaysville, Centerville and Bountiful. A short video call is enough to see whether a battery makes sense for your home.