Twenty-four energy storage system suppliers tell us what’s new in 2025
As part of our 2025 Energy Storage System Buyer’s Guide, we asked ESS and battery manufacturers to tell us what’s new in 2025. Here is what they had to say.
Fronius GEN24 Plus upgrade
The Fronius GEN24 Plus is designed for an easy installation method, and is one of the fastest inverters to install and commission on the market today. The GEN24 Plus is a hybrid inverter offering, but the standard GEN24 can be upgraded to the GEN24 Plus at any time via an over the air software update. The GEN24 Plus has a built-in outlet backup mode called PV-Point and an essential backup mode which allows customers to back-up their critical loads. With the GEN24 Plus, you’re investing in reliability, innovation, and the confidence that your energy is always secure. Learn more in this Fronius Webinar:
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Click, done with SimpliPHI 6.6
The new SimpliPHI 6.6 home battery from Briggs and Stratton is designed by installers for installers. Stackable and wire-free, the batteries simply stack together and install in minutes. The RapidStak connector includes all power and communications – no wires, DIP switches or pin-outs needed. For more, check out this deep-dive on The Pitch:
FranklinWH aPower 2
FranklinWH is now promoting the aPower 2, a 15 kWh LFP battery with a 10 kW discharge rate, as part of its residential energy management system, which also includes the aGate intelligent controller, and the FranklinWH App. The aPower 2 ensures efficient home load management, reliability, and ease of use. Users enjoy a 15-year warranty on upgraded hardware, guaranteeing over 60 MWh throughput. The system easily integrates solar, generators, the grid and battery into a robust home energy solution. The system enhances both installer experience and customer confidence with its streamlined setup and monitoring processes, seamless energy integration, and robust reliability.
Enphase domestic IQ Battery 5P
Enphase is now on its third-generation storage products, which are designed to be flexible to empower homeowners on their journey to energy independence. Enphase started initial shipments of IQ Battery 5Ps produced in the United States in November 2024, which can help projects qualify for the Domestic Content Bonus Credit. With a solid warranty and support for scalable installations, homeowners can start small and expand based on their energy needs. The installer-friendly design streamlines setup and maintenance, and the assistance offered by Enphase’s expert support team ensures a seamless and hassle-free experience for all.
SMA Home Energy
SMA America’s home storage offering provides a comprehensive solution, combining solar power with advanced battery storage technology. The complete SMA Home Energy Solution integrates a hybrid inverter with high-efficiency battery storage for energy management that optimizes usage and cost savings. With the ability to customize to a homeowner’s needs, this solution supports both new installations and repowering efforts. SMA Smart Connected offers users intelligent monitoring and control, ensuring the solution is performing at its maximum potential.
For more SMA’s Home Energy Solution, check out this episode of The Pitch:
GoodWe EcoSmart Home
The inverter experts at GoodWe have launched their latest residential solution lineup under the umbrella of EcoSmart Home, tailoring for the energy demands in North America. GoodWe EcoSmart Home offers a solar + storage system, combining its hybrid inverter and lithium-ion battery to create a self- consumption solution. The inverter, boasting a power range of 5-11.4 kW, is capable of integrating into various residential systems. The Lynx battery has the scalability from 9.6kWh to 19.2kWh, tailoring its capacity to meet the specific energy requirements of each home. In this “solar plus storage” system, the battery stores self-generated energy during off-peak periods and discharge it when the electricity prices peak, minimizing surplus energy export to the grid.
Panasonic EVERVOLT
The Panasonic EVERVOLT hybrid inverter is lighter weight and combines battery and solar PV inverter into one energy efficient unit, and the EVERVOLT SmartBox is Panasonic’s home energy management device that connects to the battery, home loads, grid, and solar system. The SmartBox switches to the battery backupfor supply of electricity during a power outage or grid failure and enables homeowners to control up to six loads (appliances connected to an electrical panel) to optimize and extend backup power use.
In this new special report with Solar Builder, Panasonic shows how one system — the Panasonic EVERVOLT Home Battery System — can be configured six different ways to meet six different customer needs. Panasonic relays six real world examples from its roster of Panasonic Authorized Storage Installers.
- Hybrid Inverter-only
- Home Battery System with SmartMeter
- Home Battery System with SmartBox
- Battery System added to existing PV
- More PV added to Home Battery System
- Full EVERVOLT System with Generator
Two models from Hyxipower
Hyxipower has announced their line of stackable ESS batteries to the North American market, built with installers in mind. Two stackable models, the All-in-One & AC Battery, cater to both new & existing projects. Both models use the same batteries, simplifying inventory for distributors and installers. With a plug-and-play design, they require no internal cable wiring or additional wiring box, creating a seamless & for cost-effective installation. Enhanced safety features like smoke detection and pressure valve relief ensure top-notch protection. The batteries connect to the Hyxipower app, offering essential real-time energy updates for today’s energy professionals & end-users.
Qcells previews All-in-One Battery System
In the first half of 2025, Qcells will roll out its new generation All-in-One Battery System which pairs seamlessly with Qcells’ new AC Module. Qcells’ current residential ESS solution, Q.HOME CORE, offers scalable storage capacity from 10 kWh up to 80 kWh and comes in a modular design for easy and fast installation. In the event of grid outage, the system is capable of utilizing 100% of the inverter’s power rating to backup the chosen loads of your home. Remote monitoring using the Q.HOME web portal or Q.HOME ESS mobile app is included.
Meet GM Energy
GM Energy, a business unit of General Motors, recently announced its residential offerings, including bidirectional EV charging technology, and new stationary storage and solar integration solutions, all of which are now available for purchase in all 50 states across America.
The GM Energy PowerBank is a stationary energy storage system that will provide power to a residential home when it is unavailable from the grid or when time of use rates spike, store and use captured solar energy, potentially offset various energy costs, and even provide power to a home without the presence of an EV. The GM Energy PowerBank is available for purchase in 10.6 kWh and 17.7 kWh battery capacity variants. The 17.7kWh GM Energy PowerBank can be combined to create a 35.4kWh stationary storage solution.
Alongside the current GM Energy bundle offerings, the GM Energy PowerBank is available for purchase as part of the new GM Energy Home System which also includes a GM Energy PowerShift charger and GM Energy V2H Enablement kit, allowing customers to seamlessly transfer stored energy between their applicable EV, residential home and stationary storage unit.
Generac PWRcell 2 series
At the 2024 RE+ trade show in Anaheim, Generac announced its latest innovation in residential battery storage – the PWRcell 2 Home Energy Storage System product series, featuring PWRcell 2 and PWRcell 2 MAX (coming 2H 2025). With impressive storage capacity and power output, as well as advanced integrations with ecobee smart thermostats and Generac home standby generators, PWRcell 2 provides the ultimate home energy ecosystem from the experts in backup power.
For more on the PWRcell 2 and the ecobee integration, watch this episode of The Pitch:
EG4 Electronics recently unveiled three new major products designed for greater efficiency, flexibility, and cost savings for residential and light commercial solar installations. Highlights include the GridBOSS, a Microgrid Interconnect Device (MID) that significantly reduces installation time and operational costs by streamlining equipment and managing smart loads. The new FlexBOSS21 hybrid inverter offers 21kW solar input and integrates seamlessly with the GridBOSS, providing a scalable, cost-effective solution, and the 12000XP off-grid inverter shines in off-grid installations, managing high surges and handling large loads.
SolarEdge Home Hub inverters now feature embedded PCS, allowing for larger PV systems with fewer main panel upgrades to help support larger storage systems with less installation hassle. Also, starting in early 2025, SolarEdge Home Batteries will be optimized in the U.S. market, helping support TPOs looking to qualify for domestic tax credits. Looking ahead, our next-generation ecosystem is planned for release at the end of 2025. This advanced all-in-one inverter will incorporate Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology, delivering 11.5kW continuous power, 17.6kWh capacity, and 99% efficiency in a streamlined, modular format.
The LG Electronics Home 8 includes all LG-manufactured components, from the modular battery system to the inverter, and even the warranty. This integration means you won’t need to coordinate with multiple third-party companies for your energy storage installation.
Lumin Smart Panel
The Lumin Smart Panel, officially acquired by ABB, is perfect for on-grid, off-grid or hybrid setups, providing access to connected circuits during blackouts, extending battery runtime, and offering customizable backup management through integration with systems like Tesla, Enphase, SolarEdge, EG4 and FranklinWH.
Reading and responding to the battery’s state of charge, it automates circuit management based on homeowner preferences. Lumin is the only retrofit-ready add-on panel compatible with all batteries, inverters, generators, and load centers – replacing the inflexible protected loads panel. The intuitive Lumin App offers circuit monitoring and scheduling, enabling homeowners to optimize energy consumption based on time-of-use rates and demand charges.
Solis Low Voltage Hybrid
Solis strives to save customers and installers time and money, by limiting components and launching products that do more. To do this, Solis provide an open ecosystem platform that supports choice and scale, partnering with leaders in battery technology to enable providers to choose the right product for the application and scale to unique customer needs.
The new S6 Low Voltage (LV) Hybrid features a string current of up to 20A, features a 10-second, 200% surge power backup overload capability, along with six customizable charge/discharge time settings. This solution also includes generator connectivity and automatic generator On/Off control. Includes 200A pass-through capacity. Battery partnerships S6 low-voltage: At launch, partners will include Pylontech, Discover, Soluna, HomeGrid, Pytes, EndurEnergy, Simpliphi
The Mango Power M is a complete, All-in-One Modular Home Backup Power System, specifically designed with installers in mind. This easy-to-install system can be fully completed and commissioned in under 3 hours, accommodating solar, grid, and generator inputs, and is equipped with the world’s top CATL LFP batteries. Its 24 kW peak and 12 kW continuous output is also scalable from 15 kWh to 80 kWh. Its proprietary Hybrid Inverter is already integrated, comes fully ready for Solar out of the box without additional boxes required and has Built-in ATS / AGS / RSD Transmitter / Breakers.
Pylontech ranked No. 1 by BloomberNEF
Pylontech has been officially recognized as a Tier 1 Global Energy Storage Manufacturer by BloombergNEF, solidifying its position as a top player in the global energy storage industry. Pylontech is a dedicated energy storage system provider, consolidating expertise in electrochemistry power electronics and system integration for years. With technological and manufacturing capabilities including battery cells, BMS, EMS, and complete system integration, Pylontech has deployed high-quality and reliable energy solutions in a variety of scenarios, ranging from residential to commercial and industrial (C&I) applications, as well as utility-scale projects. These areas of expertise have allowed Pylontech to gain deep insights into energy storage technologies and the market, enabling the company to create more value for both its customers and the wider energy industry.
Meet Renon Power
Renon Power is gaining steam in 2025. Renon Power provides a comprehensive portfolio of residential energy storage solutions, including the Ebrick, Xcellent, XtremeLV, XtremeHV1.0, XtremeHV2.1 battery systems for residential storage. Last year, Renon and Sol-Ark joined forces to pair Renon’s battery tech with Sol-Ark’s inverters. Renon also provides commercial and industrial storage batteries, and EV chargers, and can cater to various utility-scale projects.
Sungrow boosts discharge capacity
Sungrow North America‘s liquid-cooled energy storage systems, such as the ST Series, provide up to 15% higher discharge capacity and a longer battery life. With rapid fault detection and circuit cutoff they exceed North American safety standards. These AC-coupled systems integrate the power inverter for reliability, reduce installation time by up to 60%, and come backed by a 5-year standard warranty, with the option to extend to 20 years, ensuring long-term reliability.
Savant offers it all
Savant offers a smart power platform that combines energy storage, load management, and fast EV charging, as well as power monitoring and control for homeowners via a single app. Savant’s powerful energy storage system (ESS) is scalable from backup to whole-home resilience up to 800amps.
Savant’s Power Modules can be installed in any leading electrical panel to extend battery runtime and can also be used to avoid time-consuming and expensive electrical service upgrades. Savant’s easy-to-use award-winning app displays all power feeding the home (including utility, solar, battery and generator) and puts control of that energy into the user’s hands.
Weidmuller connects it all
With the launch of a full line of rugged, advanced battery connectors in a variety of sizes, Weidmuller USA now offers a full suite of energy storage products to cover the power, data and signaling needs required in a wide array of Battery Energy Storage System applications including battery storage, connectors and power conversion, HVAC/fire control, surge protection, combiner boxes and marshalling boxes. The functionality of these systems relies upon the critical connection to the battery modules. The legendary quality, performance and reliability of Weidmuller connectivity is now available for this application.
Pytes + Solis
Pytes‘ battery can be paired nicely with Solis inverters. Pytes embarked on its journey in 2004, focusing on developing solutions for energy storage systems. Its comprehensive product portfolio includes both high-voltage and low-voltage batteries, tailored to meet a wide range of application. Pytes products are fully certified to industry standards such as UL 9540, UL 1973, and UL 9540A, and the company operates four warehouses across North America.
Tigo EI Professional
Tigo Energy, Inc. launched a new, customizable approach to maximizing the features of the solar + storage Tigo Energy Intelligence (EI) Platform. Accessible to installers, asset managers and individual system owner, Tigo EI Professional, a web application designed for solar professionals overseeing multiple installations. It provides advanced tools for tracking, optimizing, commissioning, monitoring, and controlling solar operations, as well as real-time messaging and initiating direct support requests with Tigo.