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About the Episode:

What if solar installers could easily integrate energy storage with any inverter on the market? LG Energy Storage Systems (ESS) makes that possible, and in an important and elegant way. 

At the 2024 NABCEP Conference, Jim Brown, Senior National Sales Manager at LG ESS, highlighted LG's new "Home 8" AC-coupled energy storage system, a game-changing product for solar installers. In today’s episode, Jim and Nico discuss AC vs. DC-coupled systems, homeowner misconceptions, and a new technology that will help homeowners maximize their solar plus storage investment. 

Expect to learn::

• Why some homeowners are still buying energy storage systems without solar
• What installers can do to better educate and prepare homeowners for power outages 
• How LG engineered the Home 8 to work with any inverter on the market
• The importance of “frequency watt control”
• How to get the power of Home 8 for your customers

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Helpful RESOURCES:

Connect with Jim Brown:

• LinkedIn | email

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Expect To Learn:

• Why some homeowners are still buying energy storage systems without solar
• What installers can do to better educate and prepare homeowners for power outages 
• How LG engineered the Home 8 to work with any inverter on the market
• The importance of “frequency watt control”
• How to get the power of Home 8 for your customers

NOTEWORTHY QUOTE:

“One of the gaps that needs to be filled is to be sure homeowners understand when they add energy storage, they now become their own mini power plant. Solar generating juice during the day energy storage, obviously holding it, gives them a tremendous amount of energy independence and energy insurance to have that energy when generation capacity as well as dispatch capacity when the grids are down.”

— Jim Brown

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Nico Johnson is the creator and host of SunCast, consistently rated a top solar podcast in the clean energy sector. The content of the show is geared towards listeners looking for insights on where the markets are headed, how to position themselves or their companies, and what today's market leaders do to stay ahead of the pack.

Nico is an Investor, Executive Coach, and 16-year veteran of the solar industry, having led development in the US and Latin America for global companies like Trina Solar and Conergy.

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