This US city is putting solar + batteries on 150 homes to cut bills
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Photo-FranklinWH-Installation.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p>Ann Arbor is about to test a new way to power homes — and it could become a model for other cities.</p> <p>Starting this week, energy management company <a href="https://www.franklinwh.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">FranklinWH</a> will begin installing solar + battery storage in homes across Ann Arbor, Michigan, as part of a pilot run by the city’s Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility (A2SEU).</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/28/us-city-is-putting-solar-batteries-on-150-homes-to-cut-bills/#more-465237">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Photo-FranklinWH-Installation.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p>Ann Arbor is about to test a new way to power homes — and it could become a model for other cities.</p>
<p>Starting this week, energy management company <a href="https://www.franklinwh.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">FranklinWH</a> will begin installing solar + battery storage in homes across Ann Arbor, Michigan, as part of a pilot run by the city’s Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility (A2SEU).</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/28/us-city-is-putting-solar-batteries-on-150-homes-to-cut-bills/#more-465237">more…</a>