(Reuters)-U. S.
Solar company Sunrun Inc. said on Wednesday that after enjoying a better life, it will expand its home battery storage service to California homeownersthan-
The Hawaii market expects demand for the product.
Sunrun, a product called BrightBox, combines solar systems and storage, and homeowners will be able to store some of the power generated by their solar panels on a day after the sun goes down, use when electricity prices on the grid rise.
If there is a power outage, the battery will always maintain 20% of the power as a backup power supply.
Sunrun says the battery system can be packaged into a monthly rate that the customer pays Sunrun for the solar system without paying anything.
California, the largest solar market in the United States, is reforming its electricity price structure.
Customers are turning to so-called time-of-
Usage, which could make electricity prices higher later in the day when a large amount of solar power in the state begins to lag behind.
Sunrun chief executive jurjurich said in an interview that the company's research shows that the product will attract about 15 to 20% of customers.