Battery Backup in Los Angeles

Roughly 8–24 hours depending on capacity and what you're backing up. One 13 kWh battery comfortably carries fridge, lights, Wi-Fi and outlets overnight; running central AC through a hot LA night usually needs two.

The Self-Generation Incentive Program is a California rebate for home batteries, run through the CPUC. Standard tiers help everyone; the equity and medical-baseline tiers can cover most of a battery's cost. We check your eligibility and file the paperwork as part of the job.

For most new solar customers, yes. NEM 3.0 pays very little for exported sun, so the money is in storing your own production and using it during the 4–9pm peak instead of buying it back at retail rates.

Yes. Most modern systems are battery-ready, and where they aren't we AC-couple storage alongside the existing inverter. Doing it with the original install is cheaper, but a retrofit is always possible.

Absolutely. A standalone battery still gives you outage protection and lets you charge at cheap off-peak rates and discharge during peak. Many clients start here and add panels later.

A battery is silent, needs no fuel, requires no annual service and works instantly. A generator runs longer in a multi-day outage but costs you noise, gas and maintenance. For LA's typical short outages and PSPS shutoffs, storage wins for most homes.

We're brand-agnostic and spec any tier-one home battery — the Panasonic EverVolt is a house favorite for its 20 kWh capacity and 12-year product warranty, but we'll match whatever best fits your load list, panel condition and budget. We're not locked into one manufacturer, so the hardware serves your house, not a partner quota.

Yes. Battery storage requires an electrical permit, city inspection and utility approval. We handle LADBS or your city's building department plus LADWP or SoCal Edison from start to finish.

Usually a garage wall, side yard or exterior wall near the main panel. Code sets clearance and fire-separation rules; we walk the options with you before anything is mounted.

Silent — no fuel, no engine, no maintenance. You'll hear a faint fan on a hot day, nothing more.

Most single-battery installs are one to two days on site. The permit and utility approval timeline adds a few weeks around that.

Yes — commissioning problems, app and monitoring setup, capacity checks and expansions on existing systems.

We review the circuits and appliances you want to support, their electrical loads and your existing equipment. Home battery backup systems, solar battery storage and backup generator installation are evaluated for your needs; whole-home coverage depends on the system's capacity and design.