My New Net Zero Home Battery Surprised Me

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

The Best Home Battery for a Net Zero Home? Use code UNDECIDED50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month at https://bit.ly/3R5fOSk The number of whole home battery options out there can make your head spin – it’s a real charge to the senses. Everywhere I looked at CES this past January someone had a shocking, modular, whole-home battery solution. Well, I’ve made my decision … or rather, I made my decision a while ago and just recently got out of permitting hell to have it finally installed. I ended up installing an Enphase battery system, but not for the reasons you might think. So why did I go with Enphase? What took so long? And most importantly … is it going to be worth the cost?

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00:00 - Intro
00:50 - What Did I Get?
01:40 - Why This Battery ... or Any Battery?
05:05 - What Did it Cost?
08:07 - What About The Pros & Cons?
11:31 - What Would I Have Done Differently?