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Battery Storage

The one part of solar that is actually growing in 2026.

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While residential solar installs are forecast to contract 18% to 21% in 2026, battery storage is the segment moving the other direction: the national solar-plus-storage attach rate hit 45% in Q1 2026, up from 38% a year earlier, and residential battery storage grew 51% year over year in 2025 to 3.1 GWh. VA Horizon books exclusive, double-confirmed appointments qualified for battery interest for $300 one-time setup, then $249 per booked appointment, so your consultation calendar is filled with homeowners already primed for the attach conversation, not just a solar-only pitch.

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$300 setup + $249 per booked appointment.

45% national attach rate, Q1 202651% YoY storage growthNo-show, replaced free
45%
National Solar+Storage Attach Rate, Q1 2026
51%
Residential Battery Storage YoY Growth, 2025
38%
Attach Rate One Year Earlier
$249
Per Booked Appointment

Sourced: SurgePV, SurgePV, SurgePV.

Solar-only appointments are missing the growth that is actually happening.

Every other segment on this site is built around a contracting market. Battery attach is not. An appointment vendor still qualifying purely for solar interest is leaving the fastest-growing part of the pitch on the table.

The attach rate jumped in a single year

National solar-plus-storage attach hit 45% in Q1 2026, up from 38% a year earlier. A homeowner appointment that only screens for solar interest is missing nearly half the market that is already thinking about storage.

Storage growth is outpacing solar itself

Residential battery storage grew 51% year over year in 2025, reaching 3.1 GWh, in a year when overall residential solar economics were getting harder, not easier.

California made battery functionally required, not optional

NEM 3.0 cut California solar export credits by roughly 75% starting in 2023. For CA homeowners specifically, a battery is now close to a requirement for the economics to work, not an upsell.

Solar-only appointments undersell the CLV opportunity

Installers are shifting from single-sale economics toward customer lifetime value models, battery, EV charger, and referral upsells that spread acquisition cost across more than one product. An appointment that never raises storage misses that math entirely.

Qualified for the attach conversation, not just the panel sale.

Built to hand your closer a homeowner who is already primed to talk storage, not one you have to educate from zero.

Step 01

Attach-aware list build

We source contacts for your territory with battery interest built into the qualification criteria from the start, not bolted on after.

Step 02

Live qualification call

The call checks for real interest in solar plus storage, backup power motivation, or CA-specific NEM 3.0 economics, depending on the market you sell into.

Step 03

Double-confirmed booking

The homeowner confirms once when the slot is set and again as the appointment approaches, so your closer walks in already knowing storage is on the table.

Step 04

Free no-show replacement

If the homeowner is not home or not reachable, the appointment is marked a no-show and replaced at no charge.

One published rate for appointments primed on attach.

$300 one-time setup, then $249 per booked appointment.

The $300 setup fee covers your list build, attach-aware criteria, and calendar integration. After that, every booked appointment is $249, published, and fixed. No retainer, no per-lead fee, and no charge for a no-show.

Exclusive

Every appointment is booked for you and only you. It is never resold to another contractor.

Pay per booked sit

You pay when a qualified, double-confirmed appointment lands on your calendar.

No retainer

No monthly minimums and nothing owed between booked appointments.

Small one-time setup

Covers your list build, campaign, and calendar integration.

What counts as a qualified battery-attach appointment.

Set with you at kickoff, applied on every call.

Battery or backup interest confirmed

Real interest in storage, whether motivated by backup power, outage history, or NEM 3.0 economics in California.

Property and roof fit

Checked against the same solar fit standards you already apply, plus space for a battery installation.

Homeowner, decision-maker

Not a renter, and not someone already committed elsewhere.

Inside your service area

The exact territory you crew for, nothing outside it.

Built around the growth story the data actually supports.

Every claim on this page traces to a sourced 2026 statistic, not a general solar-industry pitch.

Exclusive, never resold

Every appointment is booked for your business only, never sold to a competing installer in the same territory.

Attach-qualified, not solar-only

Battery interest is part of the qualification criteria from the first call, not something your closer has to introduce cold.

No-show, never billed

A no-show costs you nothing. It gets replaced free instead of invoiced.

Published, flat rate

$249 per booked appointment, whether the homeowner is in California or any other state you serve.

Battery-attach appointments, answered.

Why does battery attach matter more than a general solar pitch in 2026?
Residential solar installs are forecast to contract 18% to 21% in 2026, but the national solar-plus-storage attach rate hit 45% in Q1 2026, up from 38% a year earlier. Battery is the one part of the market that is actually growing, and an appointment that does not screen for it misses that opportunity.
Do you qualify appointments differently for California because of NEM 3.0?
Yes. NEM 3.0 cut California solar export credits by roughly 75%, which has shifted battery from optional to close to required for the economics to work for many CA homeowners. Qualification criteria for CA territory can be built around that specifically.
Is this only for installers already selling battery storage?
It is built for installers who want appointments primed for the attach conversation, whether battery is already a core part of your offer or you are expanding into it as attach rates climb.
How is a battery-attach appointment qualified differently from a standard solar appointment?
The qualification call adds a battery or backup-power interest check on top of standard property and intent criteria, so the homeowner is already primed for the attach conversation before your closer arrives.
How much does this cost?
A one-time $300 setup fee covers your list build and attach-aware criteria. After that, every booked appointment is $249, published, with no retainer.

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