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Level 4 is the highest level of energy maturity.
The most effective cost savers cut their electric bill by four.
More than half believe that their home value has increased.
Catch it and use it, catch it and sell it, catch it and save it. As much as these may sound like the considerations of a commercial fisherman, it's actually the menu of options available to energy mature homes that have invested in both solar and battery storage.
According to a recent home energy framework from research firm Habitielligence, these homes are at CORE level 4 - Empowered. At the highest level of energy maturity, empowered homes have professionally installed solar panels to generate their own power, an installed battery system to store energy for later use, and the hardware components to manage power movement back and forth from multiple sources, safely delivering it to the home.
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This level carries the highest price tag but offers the most enticing buffet of home value, both inherent and earned.
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