When folks around the country think “Houston”, they invariably think “Hurricanes”. Sure, they sometimes think “we have a problem”, baseball controversy, and for the odd boomer, Angelica. But for most Americans, it’s the devastation wrought by nature’s wrath that any mention of the Bayou City calls to mind. I can’t say it’s all that different for folks in Houston, either. That’s ’cause in Houston, hurricanes are a thing.
Anyone who’s lived through one of Houston’s hurricanes knows that they can be damned inconvenient. Power goes out, the beef stockpile in the freezer becomes compromised, and you can’t charge yer dang phone! Perhaps most vexing of all, hurricanes never have the decency to strike when the weather is nice. No-siree, Hurricane Season (we’ve come to refer to it that flippantly, and matter-of-factly, like Fashion Week and National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month) is in the late summer, when it’s not only miserably hot and humid, but it’s been miserably hot and humid for half the year already and we’re sick of it! Right when you feel you can’t take any more of this swamp weather, along comes Hurricane Whoever and deprives us of our air conditioning for a few days/weeks.
It’s no mystery, therefore, why our phones ring off the hook right after a hurricane. We really don’t like to profiteer from other people’s misfortune, so we think of it more like helping folks prepare in advance for the next one. Thus, in the spirit of helping folks prepare, we’ve got this slick recommendation for whole home backup, brought to you by one of our absolute favorite solar component providers: Enphase.
Yeah, it’s a big battery. It plugs into your house. It charges up when there’s energy, and you can use that stored energy in a variety of cool ways, which we’ll talk about in another post. You can even charge it up with your solar panels if the grid is down–as long as the sun is shining–and if you have enough of them, you can live in comfort for days (I wanna say “indefinitely”, but that just seems a little to salesy for our brand). Even one can keep your refrigerator running (hahahaha but really it can) overnight.
Here are some of the deets on this rad system:
- It recharges whenever the sun is shining (assuming you’ve got solar panels)
- It automatically becomes your primary power source when the grid goes out
- Unlike a fossil-fueled generator that spews carbon monoxide, it can be mounted up high, even inside the house!
- Nonetheless, it can be integrated with a generator for mega performance and redundancy
- Compact size–38.6″ x 21.7″ x 7.4″
- Bolts to the wall for safety (and looks really cool)
- Industry-leading, 15-year warranty
We at KW Solar like Enphase for a number of reasons, and this bad boy got added pretty high up that list. We’re installing them with new PV systems, and can also retrofit existing ones! They ain’t cheap, but neither is that half-a-cow in your freezer that you’re gonna have to grill real fast the next time nature comes knocking. To get yours call us any time–actually just during business hours–at 832-844-5790. Or if it’s late, drop us a line and we’ll get right back to you. Now go to bed, and rest assured that mankind has triumphed against nature in yet another profound way.