
The grid is facing unprecedented demand from AI, data centers, and electrification. The answer? It's already sitting on millions of rooftops.
Enphase SVP & CMO @KrapelsMarco sat down with Molly Wood on @inthepoolpod to make the case for home solar and storage as the fastest, most practical path to help meet surging energy demand — reducing the need to build new gas plants or waiting decades for nuclear:
💬 “We can solve this problem at scale by leveraging what’s already there…homes with solar and storage become active participants in the energy economy, and they can get paid for it.”
The solution is right in front of us: 86 million U.S. rooftops exist, but only ~6 million have solar.
Adding batteries to even a fraction of those homes can help meet the demand. Virtual Power Plants already work — @GreenMtnPower and @OctopusEnergy prove it — with Enphase supporting 55+ utility programs that pay homeowners for supporting the grid with home batteries. Plus, the upcoming IQ Bidirectional EV Charger turns car batteries into backup power and a potential grid asset, with ~7x the capacity of a standard home battery.
This is no longer just about saving money on your electric bill. It's about getting paid to support the grid.
▶️ Listen to the full conversation: shows.acast.com/64558952edc160…

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