Give customers backup without the upfront cost
Palmetto Energy Backup Plan changes that. Your customers get a fully installed, fully serviced home battery system for one flat monthly payment — no money down. You get paid at install. We handle everything after. Open a new revenue line, close more installs, and reach customers you couldn't convert before.
Become a partner
The biggest opportunity in home energy right now
Your solar customers already believe in clean energy. They already want to know what happens when the grid goes down. The outage conversation opens naturally — and the monthly option means more of those conversations close.
Become a partner92
%
year-over-year growth in US residential battery installs (Wood Mackenzie / ACP, 2026)
5
mil+
US homes have solar — fewer than 20% have a battery
68
%
of homeowners report growing concern about power outages
Simple for you. Simple for your customers.
Built to work for everyone.
For your customers:
• Nothing upfront. One flat monthly payment starting as low as $98/month. • Everything covered: installation, monitoring, warranty, and full service for the entire term. • Keeps the home running during outages. Also enables participation in VPP programs and utility rate arbitrage where available. • Works with solar of any financing type — owned, leased, or PPA — or with no solar at all. • Transfers to the new homeowner at sale. • End-of-term options: renew, buy out, upgrade, or walk away.
For you:
• No dealer fees. Fast approvals, digital contracts, and direct payment from Palmetto. • Works for new installs and retrofits. Re-engage your existing solar customers with a warm, natural conversation. • Sell standalone or as an add-on to LightReach solar. • Unlock a market that was previously closed: every TPO solar home — leased or PPA — is now a viable battery prospect. The Palmetto lease is AC-coupled and fully standalone; no changes to the existing solar system, no sign-off from the solar provider. • Palmetto owns the equipment, covers all costs, and manages all service for the full term. Nothing comes back to you after the sale.
$0 down. Full service. Flexible terms.
These are the three objections that stop most battery deals. The Palmetto lease removes all three.
Button text here!$0 upfront
Converting a $12K–$25K+ system into a flat monthly payment removes the single biggest barrier to a yes. More closeable deals with the same leads — without increasing your cost to acquire them.
Full service included
nstallation, monitoring, maintenance, repairs, and replacements — all covered for the full 12-year term, even beyond OEM warranty. Your customers have one number to call: Palmetto's. It never falls on your team.
Flexible end of term
Renew, buy out, upgrade, or walk away. Transfers to the new homeowner at sale. Flexibility for your customers means fewer reasons to hesitate — and more deals that close.
Customer pitch
Customer pitch
Upfront objection
Upfront objection
Dealer revenue
Dealer revenue
Service rights
Service rights
Customer retention
Customer retention
Lifetime value
Lifetime value
End of term
End of term
Cash or loan sale
Customer pitch
$12K–$25K+ system
Upfront objection
High price resistance
Who you can reach
Cash and credit-ready buyers only
Deals closed
Lost to sticker shock
After the sale
Out-of-warranty repairs fall on the customer
End of term
Customer owns aging tech — upgrades cost extra
Energy Backup lease
Customer pitch
"As low as $98/month"
Upfront objection
$0 down, low friction
Who you can reach
Any qualified home, with or without solar — including TPO solar customers
Deals closed
More homeowners get to yes
After the sale
Palmetto covers parts, labor, repairs, and replacements for the full term
End of term
Renew, buy out, upgrade, or walk away
Three paths to more Energy Backup sales
Become a partner1
Retrofit
Return to existing solar customers and position the battery as the missing piece that keeps their system working during outages.
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Standalone
Sell backup to homeowners without solar who want clean, quiet, automatic power protection.
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New solar attach
Add storage to every LightReach quote so customers can get solar and backup with no upfront cost holding them back.
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Not all maintenance is included. Payment contingent on Palmetto’s installation approval. Terms, conditions, and exclusions apply. See master service agreement and lease contract for further details.