WELCOME
WELCOME BACK. THE HEAT AND ROLLING BLACKOUTS ARE IN CONVENIENT BUT A LOCAL COMPANY
SAYS THEY HAVE A SOLUTION.
HOMEOWNER KIM AL JR. JOINS US
TO SHARE HOW SHE KEEPS THAT
POWER GOING ALONG WITH CEO OF
NEAL VOLTA BRANT WILSON. GOOD
MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU. THANKS
FOR BEING HERE. MORNING, ERIC.
BRETT, WE PROFILED PROFILED
NEAL VOLTA A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT
NOW WITH THESE ROLLING
BLACKOUTS. BOY, THIS TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING KEEP
THE LIGHTS ON. CAN YOU EXPLAIN
HOW YOUR HOME BATTERY WORKS FOR
US? YEAH, FAMILIAR. THANK YOU.
SO THIS IS THE NEW VOTERS IN
14. IT'S FOUR KILOWATTS OF
LITHIUM ION PHOSPHATE BATTERY
CHEMISTRY WITH A SEVENTY SIX
HUNDRED EIGHTY WATT HYBRID
INVERTER. THIS AMAZING
TECHNOLOGY NOT ONLY SAVES
CUSTOMERS MONEY DURING TIMES OF
USE, IT ALSO GIVES THEM VITAL
OUT PROTECTION. SO IF THE GRID
GOES DOWN OR WHATEVER WHETHER
IT'S BLACKOUTS OR TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT, THE SYSTEM
AUTOMATICALLY WHICH IS OVER IT
IS POWERING THE HOME OFF
BATTERY. AND AS WE'RE FINDING
OUT DURING THESE ROLLING
BLACKOUTS, CUSTOMERS WITH
ENERGY SYSTEMS ARE ALSO HELPING
THE UTILITY REDUCE
THE ELECTRICITY DEMAND
THROUGHOUT THERE TO BRING IT IN
THE EVENINGS WHEN SUN GOES DOWN
AND EVERYBODY'S AIR
CONDITIONING USES IS MAXING OUT
SO CALM YOU ALREADY HAD SOLAR
PANELS ON YOUR HOME YOU DECIDED
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO RELY ON
THE UTILITY COMPANY ANYMORE AND
YOU WENT AHEAD AND WENT WITH
THIS BATTERY. TELL US A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR DECISION.
WELL, WE JUST DECIDED THAT WE
NEEDED TO STAY OFF THE GRID AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO SAVE MONEY
AND TO KIND OF HELP OUT AND
WE'RE NOT SUBJECT TO
THE ROLLING BLACKOUTS OR LIKE
WHEN THE POWER WENT 0 YEARS
AGO. IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S NICE
TO JUST HAVE POWER ALL THE TIME
.DID YOUR NEIGHBORS WONDER WHY
YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WITH
THE LIGHTS ON THE OTHER DAY
WHEN SOME OF THESE POWER
OUTAGES WERE HAPPENING? YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. WE TALKED
ABOUT BACKUP BATTERY. MAYBE
SOME OF THEM WILL BE LOOKING
INTO IT. SO BRETT, WE KNOW THIS
IS A LOCAL COMPANY. I MEAN YOU
GUYS HAVE THE MANUFACTURING
PLANT AND POWER AWAY. YOU HAVE
A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE IF I RECALL
ON THE PAYROLL THERE. I MEAN IS
THAT ONE REASON YOU THINK
CUSTOMERS LIKE KIM WILL GO WITH
YOUR BATTERY OVER OTHER
COMPANIES BECAUSE THERE ARE
OTHER COMPANIES THAT DO THIS
LIKE TESLA. BUT IS THAT ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY YOU THINK
PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING YOURS?
YEAH, WE GET THEM ROUTINELY. A
LOT OF POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS GO
WITH THE VOLT BECAUSE WE ARE A
LOCAL COMPANY. YOU'RE CORRECT.
WE ARE ALL OVER AND POWER. WE
SINCE YOU AND I TALKED LAST.
WE'VE DOUBLED OUR PRODUCTION
AND WE'RE ON TRACK TO QUADRUPLE
OUR PRODUCTION AGAIN BY THE END
OF THE YEAR. RIGHT. SO A LOCAL
COMPANY. BUT YOU GUYS ARE
BRANCHING OUT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY EVEN IN OTHER
STATES NOW. CORRECT. SPOT ABOUT
FOUR MONTHS AGO WE STARTED
DOING INSTALLATIONS IN THE BAY
AREA. WE ARE TWO HAD JUST BEEN
ELECTED TO THREE MONTHS IN THAT
AREA. THAT'S BRAND NEW. BUT
WE'VE ALSO MOVED OUT TO NEVADA
AND ARIZONA AND WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A CUSTOMER WHO ALSO
EXPERIENCED A RUDE OUTAGE OVER
THE WEEKEND. WAS ALL THE WAY
THE NORTHERN PART OF DEATH
VALLEY. SO AS HOT AS YOU GET IN
THE COUNTRY AND YOU MOVED
THE BACK OF THIS HOUSE AND UP
CLOSE. WELL, YEAH, I THINK I
WAS ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
DEGREES THERE YESTERDAY
THE HIGHEST RECORDED TEMP IN A
LONG TIME. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE COST HERE, BRANT. UPFRONT
IT'S IT'S WHAT I KNOW IT'S
SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT
YOU SAY IT CAN SAVE HOMEOWNER
OWNERS MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? YEAH,
ABSOLUTELY. KANTER SO YOU KNOW
THERE'S STILL A 26 PERCENT
FEDERAL TAX REBATE. EVERY
INSTALLATION IS COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT WHETHER IT'S WITH NEW
SOLAR OR EXISTING SOLAR OR AND
EVERY SITE IS HAS DIFFERENT
COMPLICATIONS WITH LEOPOLD
INSTALLS IN 14 BY ITSELF FOR
ANYWHERE BETWEEN 14 AND 15
THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS MINUS ON
ON EVERY SITE. AND
THE DIFFERENCES BUT THERE'S
ALSO GET REBATES AND YOU'RE
GOING TO SAVE MONEY ON TIME OF
USE VERSUS NOT HAVING AN ENERGY
STORAGE SYSTEM. SO YOU'RE USING
YOUR OWN SOLAR AT NIGHT INSTEAD
OF BUYING FROM THE LOCAL
UTILITY COMPANY AT THE HIGHEST
RATES. AND SO CUSTOMERS CAN
SAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 500
DOLLARS TO MAYBE TWELVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS A YEAR JUST ON THE TIME
YOU SAVING. SO AGAIN EVERY
INSTALLS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
BUT WE'RE GENERALLY FINDING
THAT THE PAYBACK OF CUSTOMERS
IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN FOUR AND
SIX YEARS. AND KIM, YOU FEEL
LIKE THE INVESTMENTS ARE WORTH
IT? ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. ALL
RIGHT. KIM AND BRAD, THANKS SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. YOU CAN
LEARN MORE BY GOING TO NEAL
VOLTA DOT COM. THANKS FOR YOUR
TIME