What’s Driving the Residential Battery Surge?
Interchange Recharged · Wood Mackenzie
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Show Notes
The market for home batteries is picking up.
Residential storage capacity installations outpaced utility-scale installations in the second quarter of this year. There were more residential batteries installed in Q2 than in all of 2017.
So what’s driving the mini-boom?
Residential storage doesn’t mirror other technologies like solar. It’s more of an emotional sell — and there are a lot different value propositions that contribute to battery sales.
In this episode, Shayle Kann talks with GTM Staff Writer Julian Spector about the latest trends in residential storage.
Read GTM's recent coverage of the battery market:
- Coverage of record quarter for residential batteries
- On California’s new battery rebate for wildfire zones
- Generac’s strategy for entering the storage market
- Sonnen’s groundbreaking home battery development with utility contract
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