SolarEdge’s Latest Residential Solar Battery is a Major Upgrade from Its Previous Model

SolarEdge, best known for their solar inverters and DC Power Optimizers, has also dabbled into the home batteries space with a steadily increasing market share. The company has announced a new battery that is more powerful, which will be revealed at 2024’s Re+ in Anaheim. This new battery features a powerful inverter and a modular, flexible design. The company also claims that installation and commissioning time will be reduced. You can install four battery systems in one place, with capacities ranging from 4.4 kWh to 17.6 kWh. This new battery system, like the one we loved before, uses SolarEdge’s DC-coupled technology. This reduces the amount of energy lost by your system when it converts between AC and DC power. The battery will not be available until the next year. Pricing and warranty information have yet to come out.

Here’s what you need to know about SolarEdge’s new solar battery.

What can you expect from SolarEdge’s new battery?

SolarEdge’s newest battery features a modular design, something the company’s previous battery model was lacking. Modular battery designs provide flexibility in battery capacity. You’ll be able to select from a variety of energy storage capacities, rather than just one. Modular designs allow you to upgrade the energy storage capacity of your battery without having to buy another huge battery. The battery’s modular system is like a set of building blocks. It consists of small modules, each 4.4 kWh in size, that are connected to one single system. Up to four 4.4-kWh modules can be installed in a single battery system for a total energy storage capacity of 17.6kWh. If you need additional capacity, you can install up to four battery systems per site for a total energy storage capacity of 70.6 kWh.

SolarEdge’s new battery also gets a major upgrade in the power department. SolarEdge’s new battery system comes with an inverter of 11.5 kW, which doubles the power output compared to the previous model. It also matches the power of the Tesla Powerwall 3! The entire battery system supports up to three inverters. The entire battery system supports up to three inverters.

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SolarEdge’s new battery also promises a short and simple installation, with the news release stating the system is “designed to reduce system installation and commissioning processes by up to 50% (down to approximately 20-30 minutes).” Battery systems are available with or without solar panels.

SolarEdge says its new battery system is expected to launch during late 2025 and will be manufactured in the US.

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What are the benefits of home batteries?

Home batteries can act as an electric alternative to gas-powered generators. The batteries can be used to power certain areas of your house during an outage. Your battery charges by pulling power from solar panels or the grid. You can store excess electricity generated by solar panels in batteries to be used later. Instead of selling the power to your utility, or letting it waste, you can use it. You can also use a battery to combat expensive time of use charges, which are higher rates for electric that utilities charge at certain times of the day when demand is high. When time-of-use rates are in place, your home will draw energy from the battery and then recharge it when rates return to normal.

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