Home Battery Storage: Guides, Comparisons & Sizing Tools
Home battery storage went from luxury add-on to standard line item, and the market got crowded fast. Powerwall 3, Enphase IQ Battery 5P, EG4 racks, Fortress, PYTES, HomeGrid — the right answer depends on your inverter, your loads, and how many days of autonomy you're buying. This hub organizes everything we publish on storage: head-to-head comparisons, chemistry explainers, sizing and runtime calculators, and the live catalog. Compare first, size second, then request a quote with real numbers.
Head-to-Head Comparisons
Powerwall and its challengers, compared on specs, warranty, and real availability.
Home batteries you can actually get — lead times, pricing, and who each one suits.
Upgrade, expand, or switch — what the integrated inverter changes.
The two ecosystem batteries head-to-head for 2026 installs.
Three-way comparison: premium ecosystem, value DIY, and microinverter-native.
Rack-mount LFP value against the integrated premium benchmark.
Buying & Chemistry Guides
Understand what you're buying before you size the bank.
Cycle life, safety, depth of discharge — the chemistry decision in plain terms.
How to choose capacity, coupling, and chemistry for your use case.
Step-by-step for adding storage to a solar system, with code notes.
Our ranked picks across whole-home, rack, and portable classes.
Side-by-side specs on the batteries we actually stock.
Keep LFP and lead-acid banks healthy — inspection, firmware, and storage habits.
Sizing & Runtime Tools
Size the bank before you buy it.
How much storage do you need? Loads, days of autonomy, and DoD.
Build a bank from your daily kWh and system voltage.
How long will your battery actually last through an outage?
Solar charging hours for your bank and array size.
Voltage and capacity math for wiring banks correctly.
True lifetime cost per cycle across chemistries and brands.
Shop Storage by Type & Brand
Live catalog — LFP rack, wall-mount, and whole-home systems.
The full storage catalog from 2.5kWh modules to MWh containers.
The safe, long-cycle chemistry that dominates new installs.
Modular 48V LFP racks for scalable off-grid and backup banks.
Powerwall 3 and ecosystem accessories.
LiFePower4 racks and wall-mounts — the value LFP leader.
Premium US-assembled LFP with strong warranty support.
Stackable LFP modules for residential and light commercial.
Stack'd modular batteries with high continuous output.
Latest Guides & Comparisons
Newest long-form articles in this topic, straight from the blog.
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- Generac PWRcell Cost Guide (2026)Jul 23, 2026
- Tesla Powerwall 2 Guide (2026): Specs, Cost, What It RunsJul 23, 2026
- Home Battery Bank Sizing GuideJul 22, 2026
- LiFePO4 vs AGM Batteries 2026: The Honest Cost ComparisonMay 13, 2026
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