Yes, they’re very reliable. A well-installed system mostly runs itself with very little maintenance. When the grid is up, your solar and battery work together to save you money: your panels power your home and charge the battery during the day, and the battery kicks in during those expensive evening hours.

And when the grid goes down? Your system automatically switches to backup mode. Solar powers your home during the day, the battery takes over at night. No switches to flip, no interruptions—just continuous power until the grid comes back.

That said, like any tech, things can go wrong once in a while. It’s rare, but it happens. That’s why it’s important to have good monitoring—so you can keep an eye on things right from your phone. And just as important: choose a company with a strong service team (like us!). If something ever does break, we’ll work with the manufacturer to get it fixed or replaced, and you won’t pay extra.

We know—it’d be great if there were a simple answer. But the truth is: it depends.

To right-size your system, we look at a few things: how much electricity you use, when you use it, your roof angle (or ground space), how much backup power you want, and even which brands you’re considering—since different products have different specs.

That’s why we have energy consultants, not salespeople. Our job is to help you design a system that actually fits your home and goals. Not too much, not too little—just right.

Absolutely. Life changes. Maybe your electricity use goes up, or your household gets a bit bigger. It’s completely possible to add more panels or another battery down the road.

That said, it’s usually more cost-effective to size your system for future needs right from the start. There’s always a base cost to send a crew out again. But if you're not sure what the future holds, that’s okay—your system can be expanded when the time is right.

Yeah, we get it—spec sheets can feel like they were written by robots for other robots. Watts, volts, round-trip efficiency, degradation rate… it’s a lot. You don’t need to be an engineer to go solar, and we don’t want you feeling overwhelmed. That’s what we’re here for.

For solar panels, wattage tells you how much electricity a panel can produce in perfect conditions. Efficiency shows how well it turns sunlight into power. And degradation rate? That’s how much a panel’s performance slowly drops over time—good panels degrade slowly, so they keep working for decades.

For batteries, you’ll see terms like usable capacity (how much energy it stores), round-trip efficiency (how much energy you actually get back), and power output (how much it can deliver at once). These help determine whether a battery can back up just the essentials—or your whole home—and for how long.

But spec sheets don’t tell the whole story. They won’t say how intuitive the app is, how smooth warranty claims are, or how reliable a product really is once it’s on your roof. And all of that matters, too.

You don’t have to figure this all out yourself. We’ll walk you through what actually matters based on your home, your usage, and your goals.