How I Pay NOTHING for Electricity (basically) - FranklinWH Home Battery Review

Finally a company takes LFP to home storage ! 👏👏👏

Yup. Made the decision in 2017 to go all electric and solar. I'm grid tied except for a small off-grid system with 25KW battery for power outages. 2 teslas that average 40,000 mi per year and 3200 sq ft. all electric home and we pay ~$200/yr in electric use. Saving about $6000 a year in gasoline and electricity costs. Not in sunny CA either. I'm in the hills of West Virginia. It was a big upfront investment but that's exactly what it is, and investment in my families future. Paying tomorrow's bills today, and about 4 months from breakeven.

Ben: I have done just about the same thing at my house. I have two Tesla car's and power my house also. I have two power walls and a 4.8 and a 8.16 system all from Tesla. So far I am about the same as you. I really don't pay for Electricity but am waiting for winter to see how things work out. As long as the sun shines I do great. Love all your videos. Keep it up.

crazy, it's really happening! thanks

Hey Ben. Once again a great video. We are also looking into getting a solar system (15.39kW) with the FranklinWH batteries. We are thinking to go with two or three batteries. Our options are to start with two batteries and add a third one in a few more years once the existing two degrated (perhaps to ~80%), or start with three batteries and let all three degrate at the same rate from day one. There are multiple aspects to consider - Will I be able to save more with three vs. two batteries and being able to get to zero energy bills, if so for how long, will the batteries last longer than 12 years with leftover capacity if we use three vs. two of them and therefore they will experience lees cycles each, can these batteries last 15-20-25 years, I am assuming that installing a new one or replacing one in the future will have extra permit and installer costs, will batteries will become cheaper in the future, etc. Would a third FranklinWH aPower battery in your house make a difference? Any advise you can offer is very appreciated, thanks.

@ben great video! Very educational and informative. EZ Solar Electric & Roofing installs Franklin WH along with taking people off the grid. Please let us know how we can help on your next product.

Good stuff!

Great video! Are you able to use solar for the pool equipment?

Very nice Ben. I am doing something similar. 8kw in Canada. EV, Hot tub and all the normal stuff. $33.05 total including all tax per month. Still have one more ICE truck to get moved to a Lightning or something like that. One more year and the system will have paid for it self. ROI 6.5 years.

Went to checkout the Franklin batteries but their website doesn't have pricing... Super disappointing =/

I really hope all states go to time of use pricing. This will encourage people to start using the solar spike at 4pm that happens. Plus it will make batteries more economical.

Made $230 last year on my power bill under NEM 2.0. No battery yet, but a location is set aside. As we have until 2030 to get the tax credit I will wait and watch the technology.

What's really exciting about you doing this is the newer storage options either coming soon or just starting production. Sodium ion are expected to be half the cost of LFP and flow batteries are a little cheaper than your setup but good for 30 years. That on top of solar prices expected to keep falling.

Haven't seen the video yet, but love Franklin WH I just installed my companies first one last week and am doing 2 more next week

Thank you for the informative video. I am in agreement with most of the points you covered. I am not too far from you in Orange County. I used Energy Sage and settled on a 13.1kw solar system (32 REC410AA Pure panels, 32 Enphase IQA inverters) with two FranklinWH batteries. The project is in the midst of the city permit approval process. Although I began the process a month before the NEM 2.0 April 14th deadline, we failed to meet the deadline. I believe having the two storage batteries is still worth going through with the installation and being under NEM 3.0. I can't wait for the final completion of the system. Like you, we have two kids, a pool, a Model S and a Y. Can you elaborate more on your EV home charging routine?. What hours of the day do you schedule the charging of your two EVs. Is it always at night and to what percentage? How is it impacting the system?

Bring Our Ludicrous Future back!! Miss that weekly podcast!!

Hey Ben have a question for you. I'm diving into TOU rates here in NC and figured you would have a better insight. I'm currently on a standard rate .12 cents all day everyday and have solar panels installed which I get a 1 to 1 rate return for the grid. The TOU rate would be .27 cents on peak .10 cents off peak and .06. Given that you are in TOU rate would you prefer a standard rate of .12 cents or a TOU rate plan??

You never shared how much it cost you in capital expenses to get that "home power plant" into operation, nor how long you expect it to last before requiring replacement. Those are key facts that can impact a decision to do what you did. Easy decision if you're a multimillionaire and the panels, batteries, and controllers are pocket change. Not if you're a typical person.

What about the ROI? How long will it pay for itself? Getting off gas will actually make your house self sufficient.

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