McMinnville: keep your power on when the grid goes down

Backup power for McMinnville homeowners

A home battery keeps the lights, the fridge, and the internet running in McMinnville when the grid goes down, and it switches on by itself. It is a compact, wall-mounted unit that holds a charge for the next outage. We do the whole job in-house: licensed electricians, panel tie-in, and permit.

What the battery carries during an outage

• Medical equipment: CPAP machines and oxygen concentrators.
• Food storage: fridge and freezer keep running.
• Home office: internet, computers, and phone chargers.
• Lights and safety: lighting, security systems, and select heating or cooling.

Which circuits ride on the battery depends on the battery size and your panel. We map that out with you during the free consultation.

Choosing between Enphase, Sigenergy, and FranklinWH

We are not tied to one brand in McMinnville: we install Enphase, Sigenergy, and FranklinWH batteries and recommend the one that fits your house.

Enphase

Enphase batteries are built from lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells and scale in modules, which makes the system easy to grow. It pairs naturally with Enphase microinverters, and the Enphase app shows what your home makes and uses.

Sigenergy and FranklinWH

Sigenergy and FranklinWH are built for whole-home backup and work with solar that is already on the roof. If the power is out for days in McMinnville, a 240 volt portable generator can feed either one.

Weighing a generator as well? See our whole-house generator option.

Battery with or without panels

For a McMinnville home, you do not need solar panels to get a battery. A battery can charge from the grid or from solar, and we set it up either way.

With solar on the roof, extra daytime power can be stored rather than sent out to the grid.

Panels from an installer that has gone out of business? Our solar service covers existing and orphaned systems.

How a McMinnville battery install works

Installing a battery in McMinnville takes four steps, from a free consultation through permit and install to activation.

1. Consultation and design: we review your panel, your solar if you have it, and your backup goals.
2. Permitting and paperwork: the permit and the paperwork are ours to file; we also look for incentives that apply.
3. Installation: in-house electricians do the wiring and mounting.
4. Activation and support: we power it up, check it, and support you after.

This work needs a permit, and getting it is our job.

Every service we offer in McMinnville

All of our services are available to McMinnville homes and businesses, from solar to EV chargers.

• Residential solar
• Commercial solar
• Solar panel removal and reinstall
• Solar repair and orphaned-system service
• Battery backup in McMinnville
• Whole-house generators in McMinnville
• Electrical panel upgrades
• EV charger installation
• Electrical service upgrades and panel changes

Battery backup near McMinnville, Yamhill County

If you live in McMinnville, you are in Yamhill County, part of the area where we do battery backup work. Energy Solutions is rated 5.0 on Google across 106 reviews.

Nearby cities where we do the same work: Lafayette, Carlton, Dayton. Browse every city on our service area page.

In McMinnville we also install a whole-house generator.

Every quote is free. We look at each incentive that may apply, such as Energy Trust of Oregon and state programs, and we are upfront that the federal homeowner credit has ended.

Next step: Request a free quote or call (971) 526-5545 to talk it through.