The best home batteries in 2026

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• Yes, on the roof2, 2 models
• Yes, a balcony set0, 0 models
• No panels1, 1 model
• Not yet, they are coming2, 2 models

A battery keeps what your panels make in the day for the evening. A balcony set needs a battery made for it, and without panels a battery charges from the grid, so we keep only models that can.

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• Use my solar power in the evening2, 2 models
• Charge when power is cheap0, 0 models
• Keep power during a cut2, 2 models
• All of these2, 2 models

Using your own solar power in the evening works with every battery. Charging when power is cheap takes a model that follows a dynamic tariff and charges from the grid, and power during a cut takes a backup output.

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• I plug it in myself2, 2 models
• An installer2, 2 models
• Not decided yet2, 2 models

A plug-in battery goes into a wall socket, and some need an electrician only for more power. A larger system is connected to the fuse box by an installer.

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• One phase2, 2 models
• Three phases2, 2 models
• I do not know2, 2 models

Most homes have one phase and some have three, which the fuse box shows. We do not narrow the list by it: ask your grid operator whether a battery on one phase offsets what the other two use.

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• Indoors1, 1 model
• In a shed or garage2, 2 models
• Outdoors0, 0 models

Indoors every battery will do. In an unheated shed or garage it has to charge below freezing or warm itself, and outdoors it needs a model made for it, rated IP65 or better.

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• Up to 2,500 kWh2, 2 models
• 2,500 to 4,000 kWh2, 2 models
• 4,000 to 6,000 kWh2, 2 models
• More than 6,000 kWh2, 2 models

A rough guide to the size: up to 2,500 kWh a year any battery helps, up to 4,000 about 3.75 kWh of storage, up to 6,000 about 6 and above that about 9. We leave out only systems that cannot grow to that size.

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• Under 1,200 W0, 0 models
• 1,200 to 2,500 W0, 0 models
• Over 2,500 W2, 2 models

The continuous AC output the maker states, which sets how many appliances run on the battery at once.

• All kinds2, 2 models
• that plug into a socket0, 0 models
• for a balcony solar system0, 0 models
• with a hybrid inverter0, 0 models
• installed on the AC side0, 0 models
• sold as a battery module0, 0 models
• in the form of a power station2, 2 models

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• 5% & up0, 0 models
• 20% & up0, 0 models
• 30% & up0, 0 models
• 50% & up0, 0 models

Below what the same shop usually asked in the 30 days before, at a shop we followed on all those days.

• Does not matter2, 2 models
• Alexa0, 0 models
• Google Home0, 0 models
• Apple HomeKit0, 0 models
• SmartThings0, 0 models
• Home Assistant0, 0 models
• Matter0, 0 models

Based on the voice assistants and Matter support the maker lists. A model that lists none of them is left out.