Energy, Oil & Gas Magazine Issue 222 September 2024 | Page 100

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Additionally , we offer load management and electric vehicle ( EV ) solutions . But we used battery partners to drive down the most costly part of the storage system . As a result , our residential systems are 50-65 percent lower cost than anyone else . Our comprehensive suite of products makes us one of the industry ’ s few one-stop shops for our customers ,” he enlightens .
Through these offerings , Sol-Ark aims to bring down the cost of energy for families and businesses by 50 percent +. Tom explains how the company ’ s products work to achieve this goal . “ We have continually improved the power level of our inverters . When we first released our hybrid inverter , it had an eightkilowatt capacity and was not able to power much aside from critical load items . Now , we have increased the capacity to 15 kilowatts , which is sufficient to cover most of a house . Our multiple battery partners brought down the cost of a 16kWh battery from $ 10,000 to $ 2,900 . Our 18-kilowatt inverter will be available soon , along with our load management solution . By combining load management with an 18-kilowatt inverter , we
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