Electrek survey finds readers prefer comprehensive home battery systems

5 articles · Updated · Electrek · May 10

More than 2,700 responses were collected over two weeks, with 35% choosing whole-home “full monty” backup and over 60% selecting either that or “glamping mode”.
Comments suggested many readers see full-home backup as an aspiration, while practical minimums often focus on essential loads because of the cost gap between basic resilience and seamless HVAC-powered coverage.
European readers highlighted batteries’ value for storing rooftop solar rather than outage protection, while US interest increasingly reflects bill savings, grid services and incentives such as PG&E and Tesla’s V2X programme.

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