4 Leaders in Solar Battery Storage

Solar energy and energy storage have always been natural partners for homeowners and businesses who want to produce their own energy. But the energy storage side of the equation has never made economic sense, partly because batteries are expensive and partly because residential and commercial solar owners can export electricity to the grid under net metering. 

What's changing right now is that battery costs are coming down rapidly and net metering is coming under pressure as utilities try to fight off growing residential and commercial solar installations. That creates an opening for solar and battery storage to become a booming market as companies create the technology that allows people to produce and consume more of their energy on-site. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR), SolarEdge (NASDAQ: SEDG), and Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN) are the four companies to watch as the industry grows. 

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