Keep calm, even in the storm. How does the Enphase IQ Battery keep your home powered and prepared, even in the worst weather? Find out in this webinar recording. Enphase Regional Sales Manager, Ashy Levinson joins StraightUp Solar Project Developer Tisha Kosco to discuss how the durable design, real-time monitoring via the Enphase App, and smart features like Storm Guard, make the Enphase IQ Battery ideal to deliver backup power when you need it most.
Whether you want to run energy-hungry appliances or control your energy use with ease, this solar + Enphase IQ Battery solution provides peace of mind and the flexibility to expand your system as your needs grow.
BONUS: Download our useful “Energy Storage Basics” guide below and see our FAQs.
We can help find the right battery solution for your home, offering a whole solar + battery solution or just a battery add on if you have an existing array.
Switch to savings mode in the Enphase 5P battery to use your stored battery power during those times when your utility electricity prices are high. Basically, when the utility costs are at their peak rate, you’ll be using your own stored up energy from your solar panels! No need to change your family routine to lower those bills.
When your solar PV system exports excess solar energy to the grid, you receive net metering credits from your utility, tracked by a bi-directional meter. You may receive full retail value or a lesser amount depending on your utilities’ policy.
If you have a battery, the excess energy generated from your solar panels goes directly to the battery. Those kilowatts never pass through your bidirectional meter to the utility grid (unless your battery is full and your panels continue to produce excess energy). During nighttime or peak energy hours, your home can tap the stored energy from your battery, thereby self-consuming your electricity instead pulling it from the grid.
Depending on usage, a homeowner with solar and a battery will generally have a lesser amount of excess electricity passed through to the grid than a solar PV system without a battery. Through net metering, this smaller electricity amount is credited to your supply and delivery rate charges, lowering your electric bill.
The Enphase 5P energy storage system is totally integrated with your modules and your Enphase microinverters. The system can throttle down production when your battery is full and the grid is down, and raise production as your home electricity needs rise. You only tap your stored energy in cases where your loads exceed daytime solar energy production.
Yes, the Enphase 5P can be added to older Enphase microinverters such as the M215, M250, and the IQ6, IQ7, IQ8 series.
The first generation of Enphase system controllers used with the 3T and 10T batteries are not compatible with the Enphase 5P battery. If you have these older models, a StraightUp Solar Project Developer can assist you with the best Enphase storage option.
Not today, but Enphase is working on a bi-directional EV charging solution. Enphase does offer an integrated EV charger that can be controlled by your solar PV plus storage system.
Batteries are installed inside to protect against extreme Midwestern winters. Optimal operating temperatures for batteries are between 32 and 90 degrees.
No, the Enphase energy storage system only attaches to Enphase microinverters.
Download this useful resource, which breaks down some of the fundamental details you’ll need to know about batteries. We cover how batteries work, sizing your battery system, why SPAN Smart panels make a good pairing, and some FAQ’s
