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Battery Storage in Clearfield
A battery lets your home use its own solar power after the sun goes down instead of sending it out for a small credit. When the grid fails, it keeps your fridge, furnace fan and lights on. We size it to how your home actually uses power.
How a Battery Earns Its Place
Your panels do their best work around noon, while most people are out of the house. Your home pulls the most power later, once everyone is back and dinner is cooking. A battery bridges those two times. It fills up from your panels during the day and powers your home after dark, so you buy less from the utility.
That matters more in Utah now than it used to. Power you send back to the grid earns a credit worth less than the power you buy. Storing it and using it yourself is usually the better deal.
A battery also gives you backup. When the grid drops, the system disconnects from it and keeps running the circuits you chose. No generator, no fuel, no noise.
What's Included in a Battery Install
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Sizing from your real usage
We look at a year of your power bills and ask what you want covered in an outage. That tells us how much storage makes sense. We won't sell you more battery than your home can use.
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Backup circuit planning
Most homes don't need everything backed up. We help you pick the loads that matter, like the fridge, furnace blower, well pump, Wi-Fi and a few lights. Those go on a backup panel so the battery lasts longer.
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Placement that suits the weather
Batteries charge best above freezing. We usually mount them on a garage wall or a protected spot outside, out of direct sun and snow drip, with the clearance the code requires.
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Pairing with new or existing panels
We can install a battery along with a new system or add one to the panels you already have. We confirm your inverter and system will work with it before we quote.
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Permits, inspection and utility approval
Getting the city permit is our job. We set up the inspection, stay on site while it happens and file the hookup forms the utility asks for. None of those calls land on you.
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Setup and a walkthrough
On the last visit, we get the monitoring app running on your phone and show you how backup mode kicks in. From then on you can check each day how much power you made, stored and used.
Questions about Battery Storage?
Call(801) 348-3984Signs a Battery Makes Sense for Your Home
Your credits look small
If your bill shows lots of power exported but little credit for it, you're giving solar away cheap. A battery keeps more of it in your home.
Outages worry you
Winter storms and summer wind can knock power out. If you work from home, keep medicine cold or have a sump pump, backup is worth a look.
Your evening use is high
Cooking, laundry, an electric car or air conditioning after dinner all pull power when panels have stopped producing. That's the time a battery earns its keep.
You're planning solar anyway
Putting the battery in during the same install means one permit, one inspection and one day of work. Adding it later is fine, but doing both at once is simpler.
How a Battery Job Goes
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A call and a look at your bills
You call, we talk through what you want, and we review your usage. This can be a free virtual appointment if that's easier for you.
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Site check and design
We look at your electrical panel, where the battery will go and how the wiring will run. Then you get a written quote that lists the equipment and the work.
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Permit and paperwork
Once you give us the go-ahead by phone, we apply for the permit and send in the utility application. We let you know as each one comes back approved.
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Install day
Most battery installs wrap up in one day. Partway through, we shut your power off for a few hours to wire in the backup panel. Before we leave, we sweep up and take every box and scrap of packing with us.
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Inspection and turn-on
Once the inspector signs off and the utility gives its approval, we power the system up. Then we test backup mode with you there and show you around the app.
What Moves the Price of Battery Storage
Every home is different, so we quote after we've seen your usage and your panel. The quote is written and lists each piece. You can also ask about our $0 up front option.
- How much storage you need
- More capacity means more batteries. Backing up a few key circuits costs less than backing up the whole house.
- Your electrical panel
- An older or full panel may need upgrades or a separate backup panel. We check this on the site visit so it isn't a surprise later.
- New system or added to existing
- Adding a battery to existing panels sometimes needs extra equipment to work with your current inverter. A battery installed with new solar can share parts.
- Where it's mounted
- A short run on a garage wall near the panel is simplest. A longer wire run or an outdoor mount with extra protection adds labor.
Battery Storage Questions
How long will a battery run my house in an outage?
That comes down to the battery size and what you have running. With only key circuits on backup, many homes make it through a night or longer. When the sun comes up, your panels start refilling the battery. We'll give you an honest estimate based on the loads you pick.
Can I put a battery on my current solar system?
In most cases, it works. We look at your inverter and wiring before anything else, because some older systems need one more piece of equipment to talk to a battery. If it isn't worth the money on your setup, we'll say so.
Do batteries work in cold weather?
Yes, but they do best kept above freezing. That's why we lean toward a garage wall or a sheltered spot. Many batteries also have built-in heating to protect themselves in the cold.
Will a battery lower my power bill?
It can, because you run your home on your own solar power in the evening instead of buying it. How much you save depends on your usage and your utility's rates. We go over that in a free solar savings analysis so you can decide with real numbers.
Is a battery loud or does it need upkeep?
No. It hums about as quietly as a fridge, often quieter. There's no fuel to buy and no oil to change. You just glance at the app now and then.
Find Out What a Battery Would Do for Your Home
We'll look at your bills and tell you how much storage fits, what it would back up and what it costs. No pressure, just a straight answer.