- Enphase's (NASDAQ:ENPH) AC Battery relies on the company's bread-and-butter microinverters, and provides 1.2KWh of energy storage for solar systems. Homebuilder Lennar and solar installer Vivint Solar are among the several companies that have been "engaged" for pilot projects,
- Also launching today: Enphase's Energy Management System, which features the company's batteries, microinverters, Envoy-S networking hubs, and Enlighten solar monitoring software. Enphase says the system "will be available on a rolling basis beginning in the third quarter of 2015."
- If successful, the products should allow Enphase to cut its microinverter dependence. Three weeks ago, BofA/Merrill downgraded Enphase on a belief the company will be forced to choose between sacrificing either its microinverter market share or margins.