Mercedes-Benz and Vivint Solar collaborates to Bring Battery Innovation to U.S. Market

Mercedes-Benz Energy and Vivint Solar collaborated to bring the Mercedes-Benz customizable home energy storage system to the United States. A new joint offering will be introduced that will provide customers with the German engineering and performance of Mercedes-Benz batteries coupled with Vivint Solar’s expertise in designing, installing and servicing solar energy systems.

With energy storage to complement rooftop solar customers will be able to have more control over the renewable energy they generate. In addition to providing a backup power source if the grid goes down, the new combined solution may help customers reduce energy costs. For instance, in areas with time-of-use electricity rates, customers can store excess solar energy produced by the system during the day in the batteries and then consume it during periods of peak energy usage in the evening and at night when electricity rates are typically higher.

Each energy storage system will consist of modular 2.5 kWh batteries that can be combined to create a system as large as 20 kWh, making it easy to scale and tailor energy storage systems to individual customer profiles. Vivint Solar will customize each system based on the customer’s individual energy consumption needs, providing consumers with an important tool to help them manage their energy costs while utilizing clean energy.

Mercedes-Benz Energy Americas CEO, Boris von Bormann said that as Mercedes-Benz electrifies its vehicle fleet, solar plus storage is essential to enable those vehicles to be powered by clean energy. With batteries featuring the best in automotive engineering from Mercedes-Benz, and high-quality solar energy systems from Vivint Solar, their solution allows customers to take the next step toward a sustainable energy future. The launch of their home battery system in Europe has been successful and they are thrilled to be working with Vivint Solar to bring a reliable and compelling solar plus storage offering to American homes.

Vivint Solar CEO, David Bywater, said that the choice to work with Mercedes-Benz Energy, a world-class innovator in energy storage, was an easy one. They believe their energy storage system is going to delight their customers and are impressed with their ambitious plans for the future. They look forward to bringing this innovative solution to consumers, beginning in their California markets, and to empowering greater renewable energy usage.

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