Home Battery Storage: Guides, Comparisons & Sizing Tools

Home Battery Storage: Guides, Comparisons & Sizing Tools

PES Supply Editorial Team · Updated August 2026 · Reviewed by PES Supply editorial team

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.

Tesla Powerwall Alternatives in 2026

Home batteries you can actually get — lead times, pricing, and who each one suits.

Powerwall 2 vs Powerwall 3

Upgrade, expand, or switch — what the integrated inverter changes.

Powerwall 3 vs Enphase IQ Battery 5P

The two ecosystem batteries head-to-head for 2026 installs.

Powerwall vs EG4 vs Enphase

Three-way comparison: premium ecosystem, value DIY, and microinverter-native.

EG4 Battery vs Tesla Powerwall

Rack-mount LFP value against the integrated premium benchmark.

Buying & Chemistry Guides

Understand what you're buying before you size the bank.

Battery Chemistry Guide: LFP vs NMC vs Lead-Acid vs Flow

Cycle life, safety, depth of discharge — the chemistry decision in plain terms.

Solar Battery Buyer's Guide

How to choose capacity, coupling, and chemistry for your use case.

Battery Installation Guide

Step-by-step for adding storage to a solar system, with code notes.

Best Solar Batteries in 2026: Ranked

Our ranked picks across whole-home, rack, and portable classes.

Solar Battery Comparison Guide (2026)

Side-by-side specs on the batteries we actually stock.

Solar Battery Maintenance Guide

Keep LFP and lead-acid banks healthy — inspection, firmware, and storage habits.

Sizing & Runtime Tools

Size the bank before you buy it.

Battery Sizing Calculator

How much storage do you need? Loads, days of autonomy, and DoD.

Battery Bank Sizing Calculator

Build a bank from your daily kWh and system voltage.

Battery Backup Runtime Calculator

How long will your battery actually last through an outage?

Battery Charge Time Calculator

Solar charging hours for your bank and array size.

Battery Series/Parallel Calculator

Voltage and capacity math for wiring banks correctly.

Cost per kWh Calculator

True lifetime cost per cycle across chemistries and brands.

Shop Storage by Type & Brand

Live catalog — LFP rack, wall-mount, and whole-home systems.

All Batteries & Energy Storage

The full storage catalog from 2.5kWh modules to MWh containers.

LiFePO4 Batteries

The safe, long-cycle chemistry that dominates new installs.

Server Rack Batteries

Modular 48V LFP racks for scalable off-grid and backup banks.

Tesla Powerwall

Powerwall 3 and ecosystem accessories.

EG4 Electronics

LiFePower4 racks and wall-mounts — the value LFP leader.

Fortress Power

Premium US-assembled LFP with strong warranty support.

PYTES Battery

Stackable LFP modules for residential and light commercial.

HomeGrid

Stack'd modular batteries with high continuous output.

Latest Guides & Comparisons

Newest long-form articles in this topic, straight from the blog.

Buying for a project? Get contractor pricing.

Tell us what the job needs — panels, inverters, storage, wire, racking — and we'll price the whole BOM with bulk discounts and freight options.

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