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title: "Solar Battery Backup"
description: "Home battery storage paired with residential solar in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Backup power during outages, time-of-use bill optimization, and roughly $8,000-$9,000 per battery installed."
url: https://www.lifestylesolar.com/solar-battery-backup
type: service
---
# Solar Battery Backup

A home battery system stores excess solar production for use when the grid goes down or when utility rates are highest. We size systems around your critical loads and your utility's rate structure.

## What battery backup gets you

- **Outage resilience**, keep refrigerators, sump pumps, well pumps, internet, lighting, and medical equipment running during grid outages.
- **Self-consumption**, use more of your own solar at night instead of exporting to the grid.
- **Time-of-use optimization**, for utilities with TOU rates, charge from solar (or off-peak grid) and discharge during peak hours.

## Pricing

Battery installs typically run **$8,000-$9,000 per battery** at Lifestyle Solar, below the regional average of $10,000-$15,000 across PA and OH. Total system cost depends on number of batteries, integration with existing solar, and any electrical panel upgrades needed.

## Sizing

We size battery capacity around your **critical loads**, the circuits you most need during an outage, rather than whole-home backup, which usually requires more battery than makes financial sense. A typical critical-loads setup covers a refrigerator, a few lights, internet, well or sump pump, and one or two outlets per room.

## Compatible with

- New solar installations (best, designed together from day one)
- Existing solar systems (retrofit, may require AC- or DC-coupled battery depending on your inverter)

## Common batteries we install

We install Tier-1 lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries from leading manufacturers. Specific models depend on your system size, utility, and use case. Your proposal will include the exact equipment recommended.

[Request a battery quote →](/get-a-quote)