Reasons You Might Want a Battery for Your Solar Power System


Solar by CIR’s customers are realizing the proven benefits of solar energy. By taking advantage of our Solar by CIR financing options, residents can often save money beginning in the first month! In addition, installing a solar battery can also help reduce your energy bill. Later Use of Stored Electricity Installing a battery as part of your solar panel system is helpful in storing the…

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Solar Battery Storage: Understanding Your Options


Whenever the sun is shining, your solar panels are generating energy. Any unused energy is directed back into the grid, or it can be stored for later use. Battery storage systems allow homeowners to store excess energy produced by their solar panels for later use. This is helpful during the winter or fall, when energy production from solar panels is generally lower, or during a…

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Stay Disaster Resilient with Solar Battery Storage


Western New Yorkers are no strangers to winter storms, high winds, and other severe weather events that cause power outages. However, the power that homeowners and their families need to live comfortably doesn’t have to be dependent on the weather or even the energy grid.  During severe weather, the grid can fail at any time, and even residential solar users can be left without the…

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Net Metering VS Battery Storage: What You Need to Know


Solar panels are constantly generating energy whenever the sun is shining. But, much of the energy they produce isn’t needed at the time it’s generated. When it comes to making use of that excess energy, homeowners have two options: Net Metering and Battery Storage. While both of these options use the excess energy in different ways, and either one can help homeowners save money. So…

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How Much of My House Can I Run Off a Backup Battery?


Are you curious if your house can run off a backup battery? The demand for dependable energy spikes every year and working from home has only exposed the deficiencies in our power systems. Plus, what do you do when bad weather knocks out power for days and you still have deadlines to meet? People are increasingly turning to a home battery as power back-up.  There…

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