What’s Driving the Residential Battery Surge?

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 batteriesOn California’s new battery rebate for wildfire zonesGenerac’s strategy for entering the storage marketSonnen’s groundbreaking home battery development with utility contractSupport for the Interchange comes from Schneider Electric, the leader of the digital transformation in energy management and automation. Schneider Electric is pioneering solutions like microgrids, for everything from community resiliency to higher adoption of electric vehicles.