Residential Solar

At the peak of the Hurricane Beryl power outage, more than 2 million Houston-area residents struggled to get by in the sweltering summer heat without electricity. The delayed restoration of power — still not complete — highlights the advantages of having rooftop solar power paired with battery storage. Those equipped with their own power generation and backup systems were able to weather the hurricane and its aftermath with some degree of normalcy. Hurricane Beryl caused extensive storm damage throughout the Houston area. Photo: Meridith Kohut/NY Times Solar panels aren’t immune to storm damage, of course, but they’re built to [...]