Storage is extremely important when using solar energy for your home. You can have your solar power directly linked to the electricity grid so you supply the electrical company with your excess solar energy during the day and use electricity from the company at night or you can use batteries. The batteries are charged from your solar energy system during the day and then run your home at night or on very cloudy days. One battery can provide up to eight hours of power home use. John Wayne with Luminous Solar offers science insights “There are also additionally ways to store solar energy in high thermal mass material like stone, earth and water and in phase change material like wax … Read the rest