CloserLook | by Maria Kanevsky, Contributing Writer Is a battery system right for your home? A new wave of energy technology is becoming more popular across the country. Battery storage systems are helping to create a brighter, more reliable energy future for American homes because they offer a variety of advantages. Costs of battery systems are dropping and the technology is becoming more efficient, leading to more adoption of these systems across the United States. They play a big part in managing energy since they help to reduce peak demand charges. By charging the battery at night, when energy prices are lower than during the day, consumer-members can save money on energy they would use anyway. This helps electric 24 | Cooperative Living | August 2019 co-opliving.com PHOTOS COURTESY OF TESLAhttp://www.co-opliving.com