Bend, Oregon Family Goes BIG With Solar + 4 Batteries

For this Bend, Oregon family, going solar wasn’t just about putting panels on their property to save money.

They wanted a home energy system capable of tackling a painful $350 monthly power bill, producing enough electricity to meet their household’s needs, and providing substantial backup power when the grid goes down.

Green Ridge Solar delivered with a large ground-mounted solar array paired with four FranklinWH home batteries, creating a powerful combination of savings, resilience, and energy independence.

The Challenge: High Power Bills & Dependence on the Grid

With electricity bills reaching $350 per month, the family was sending thousands of dollars to the utility company each year.

And lowering those bills was only part of the equation.

Like many Oregon homeowners, they also wanted greater protection from power outages and more control over where their household energy came from. Rather than relying entirely on the utility company, they wanted a system capable of producing and storing their own electricity right on their property.

The available land also presented an excellent opportunity for a large ground-mounted solar system, allowing Green Ridge Solar to design the array around energy production rather than being limited by available roof space.

The Solution: Solar + Four FranklinWH Batteries

Green Ridge Solar designed and installed a substantial ground-mounted solar array projected to produce more than 100% of the family’s estimated electricity needs.

That means the family’s solar panel system isn’t merely supplementing their utility power. It is designed to offset their household electricity consumption over the course of the year and dramatically reduce the impact of those $350 power bills.

But this project goes well beyond solar.

The home was also equipped with four FranklinWH batteries, giving the family a significant amount of stored energy available when utility power isn’t.

During normal operation, solar panels generate electricity whenever sunlight is available. Adding battery storage allows excess solar energy to be stored for later use, creating a more flexible home energy system and providing electricity during qualifying grid outages.

Together, solar and battery backup give this family considerably more control over their energy.

The Numbers

• 100%+ of estimated household electricity needs supplied by solar
• $350 previous monthly power bills
• $105,000 in estimated long-term solar savings
• 4 FranklinWH batteries for substantial home backup
• 1 large ground-mounted solar array designed for long-term energy production

More Than Solar Panels: A Home Energy System

One of the biggest advantages of combining solar with battery storage is that each technology strengthens the other.

Solar provides a renewable source of electricity and an opportunity to reduce long-term utility costs. Battery storage adds another layer of flexibility and resilience by allowing electricity to be stored and used when it’s needed most.

For this family, that means their property can generate enough solar energy to cover more than their estimated annual electricity consumption while their battery backup system provides serious protection against outages.

Instead of simply buying electricity month after month, they’ve invested in infrastructure designed to serve their home for years to come.

Built for Savings. Built for Resilience. Built for Oregon.

Large rural and Central Oregon properties can offer excellent opportunities for ground-mounted solar.

When roof space, orientation, shading, or future energy needs make rooftop solar less practical, a professionally designed ground-mounted system can provide the space needed to build a much larger array. It can also make it easier to design the system specifically around the homeowner’s electricity consumption and long-term goals.

Pairing that array with battery backup takes the concept even further.

For this Bend family, the result is a system designed to deliver lower energy costs, substantial long-term savings, backup power, and less dependence on the electrical grid.

That’s more than a solar installation. It’s a home energy upgrade.

See What Solar + Battery Could Do for Your Home

Every home’s energy needs are different. Green Ridge Solar designs custom solar and battery systems around your electricity usage, property, backup-power priorities, and long-term goals.

Whether you’re trying to escape high power bills, prepare your home for outages, add battery backup to an existing solar system, or build a complete solar + storage system from the ground up, our local team can help.

See how much you could save – and how much of your home you could power – with solar and battery backup. Contact Green Ridge Solar today for your solar+battery analysis. And be sure to use our Solar Savings Calculator to estimate your solar savings.