09/23/2026
I think one of the biggest reasons solar and batteries are becoming more valuable has nothing to do with being “green.”
We’re electrifying everything.
More electric appliances. More electric heating. More EVs charging at home and at charging stations. More data centers. More demand for electricity in general.
The problem is that much of our electrical grid was built decades ago for a very different level of demand.
Upgrading transmission lines, substations, transformers and other infrastructure costs billions of dollars, and those upgrades don’t happen overnight. Utilities make improvements over time, and ultimately a lot of those costs work their way back into electric rates.
That’s also one reason batteries are becoming such a big deal.
Utilities are increasingly incentivizing battery storage and creating programs where they’ll actually PAY homeowners for permission to use some of their stored battery power during high-demand periods.
Think about that for a second.
Instead of only building more power plants and grid infrastructure to handle a few hours of extreme demand, they can tap into thousands of batteries already sitting in people’s homes.
This is where I think solar is headed.
It’s becoming less about simply putting panels on your roof to lower a bill and more about producing, storing and controlling your own energy.
Solar produces the power.
The battery stores it.
The grid becomes the backup instead of your only option.
And as electricity demand continues growing and the grid continues requiring massive investment, having more control over where your energy comes from starts making a lot more sense.
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