Solar panels and a home battery each do something useful on their own. But the reason so many Southern Oregon homeowners install them together is that, as a pair, they solve a problem neither one fully solves alone: keeping your home powered through a utility outage, either due to fire season or inclement weather. Here’s how they actually work together.

If you want to keep your home powered through an outage, you have two main choices: a generator or a home battery. Both work. They’re just good at different things. We install batteries, so you know where we’re coming from, but here’s the honest version, including where a generator has the edge.

If you live in the Rogue Valley, you’ve probably gotten the notice, or heard from a neighbor who did: Pacific Power is turning the power off, on purpose, because of fire weather. It’s called aPSPS, and it’s become a regular part of life in Southern Oregon.

If you’re ready to cut the cord with the utility company and power your home entirely on your own, you’ve come to the right place. Going fully off-grid is one of the most rewarding things you can do with your property, and it’s also one of the most technically demanding. It is not a job for a national sales company reading off a script from three states away. It’s a job for a local licensed expert who knows the Rogue Valley, our weather, and our terrain.