Home battery installations climb despite loss of federal incentives

Published on August 14, 2026

See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Last fall, as generous federal incentives for consumer cleantech were set to expire, people raced to lock in good deals on EVs and rooftop solar . Then, this year, sales cratered. But home batteries bucked the trend. Federal tax credits for residential…

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