Publish Date: April 20th, 2026
After an usually dry and warm winter, Colorado is now facing drought conditions raising concerns about high temperatures and increased wildfire danger this summer.
This Earth Day, we want to explore how you can protect yourself now and for decades to come from the effects of our unseasonable winter. And when it comes to short and long-term protection, there’s an answer that checks both boxes.
You guessed it… getting a home solar system paired with battery backup. Going solar with battery backup now protects you in the short-term and has a long-term impact individually and collectively.
The climate events we’re experiencing now – like extreme drought – are a prime example of why it matters that you choose to go solar. It’s an action you can take as an individual that adds up when there is a movement of people and businesses who do the same. With every household or business that switches, you contribute to a more stable, resilient climate future. Will you join us?
Key Takeaways for How Solar + Battery Backup Protects You in the Short and Long-Term
- This Earth Day, getting solar + home battery backup is a decision that will protect you in the short-term and contribute to a better world in the long-term.
- In the short-term, solar + home battery backup will insulate you from rising electricity rates, allow you to run your AC guilt free in the coming summer heat, protect your home from grid outages, and allow you to use time-of-use rates to your advantage.
- In the long-term, solar + home battery backup has a positive environmental impact, provides you with long-term savings, contributes to the momentum of the renewable energy movement, and increases grid stability.
How Does Solar + Home Battery Backup Protect Your Home in the Short-Term?
The benefits in the short-term for Colorado homeowners who get solar (or solar + battery) are immense.
When you go solar, you lock in electricity rates that can save you money every month while adding up to big savings over time. With Xcel Energy proposing nearly a 10% rate increase in Colorado in just a few months, solar can insulate you from such changes.
And as the summer heats up, not only will you enjoy lower bills, you can also run your AC guilt free when you’ve got a solar system on your roof. With temperatures nearing 90 degrees this past March, going solar can give you relief from the heat that doesn’t cost more for your wallet or the environment.
What about increased wildfire risk and the outages that come with that? Battery backup has you covered. Wildfire season is no longer isolated to the summer; this winter already had us thinking about the high fire risk coming. As grid outages – planned or unplanned – become more frequent, investing in home energy backup is a smart way to keep your home powered and protected.
Whether it’s high winds, fire breaking out, or utility disruptions, getting battery backup allows your home to stay powered seamlessly, helping you to get through the outages that inevitably will occur.
In addition to being powered during outages, battery backup allows you to store and use your solar energy each evening. Not only does this feel good because you are maximizing your solar usage, but for customers with time-of-use electric rates, this means using stored energy during peak rate periods for additional solar savings. This means that when you install a home battery, your battery becomes an asset that delivers value every day, not just during an outage.
What About the Long-Term?
While you get to experience the benefits listed above immediately, getting solar + home battery backup has massive positive long-term impacts. When addressing a problem as big as climate change, long-term thinking is an asset. And when considering what type of impact you can have this Earth Day, joining the renewable energy movement is about as wide-reaching as you can get.
Take Brian’s solar system. At just under 7 kW, it’s a typical residential solar system. It’s projected that over the system’s 25+ year lifetime, over 469,000 pounds of CO2 will be avoided or over 513,000 vehicle miles not driven. Pair that with the $100 a month that he’s saving on his electric bill and the long-term benefits of solar become clear both financially and environmentally. That’s one average residential solar system. At Namaste Solar, we’ve installed thousands of systems just like Brian’s.
This is where the power of the renewable energy movement can’t be overstated. According to the Salata Institute, “Ramping up solar generation by 15% across the United States could slash annual carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from electricity plants by 8.5 million metric tons (MMT). That’s about 12% of the 2042 reduction targets set [in 2024] by the Environmental Protection Agency.”
Thinking in the long-term, solar also helps with grid stability. Another name for solar systems on roofs across Colorado is “distributed generation.” This is when the generation of power is distributed across our communities, rather than coming solely from a few massive power plants. When power generation is distributed, it creates more stability in the grid by reducing stress on transmission lines and lowering peak demand.
We’re Committed to This Work – Will You Join Us?
At Namaste Solar, we see these benefits clearly. As a company, we’re always working in the short-term to get solar + battery backup installed at the homes of Coloradans who will benefit the most.
And long-term thinking? It’s one of our cooperative’s core values. We think of how to best serve you for the long-term, and how our business practices and the solar we install will impact our communities and the Earth at large for decades to come.
If you’re interested in making a decision that benefits your home today, and supports our collective resilient future, connect with our non-commissioned solar advisors. To get started, give us a call at 303-447-0300 or click the button below.
