Solar can offer your home a number of wonderful benefits, including a reduced carbon footprint, lower utility bills and more control over your expenses for decades to come. However, your rooftop solar panels can only produce energy during the day when the sun shines at its brightest and any energy you don’t use is sent right back to the grid where you’ll never see it again. At night, your home depends on grid energy and that can add up quickly under the time of use rates that many California utility companies employ. When you pair your solar energy system with a home battery, you'll never depend on the grid again.