The new PWRcell 2 Energy Storage System from Generac has earned the prestigious 2025 GOOD DESIGN Award, recognizing the brand’s home battery products for their stand out design, functionality, and sustainability.
While Generac is one of the best-known names in the backup generator business, it’s important to note that but they’re not taking the electric revolution lying down – and they don’t see this as a major focus-shift, either. The company has built its reputation on keeping the lights on when the grid goes down, and that’s exactly what they’re doing now. With batteries.
“The Generac PWRcell pairs well with solar panel systems, especially if your utility has reduced or removed net metering, introduced time-of-use rates, or instituted demand charges,” says EnergySage Director of Insights, Emily Walker. “Installing a storage solution like the Generac PWRcell with a solar energy system allows you to maintain a sustained power supply during the day or night as long as you store enough power from your solar panels when the sun is shining.”
Generac’s latest PWRcell 2 energy storage system is a compact, easily scalable home battery solution designed to deliver reliable power for homes and businesses. In practice, it works great – but it’s the PWRcell 2’s modular architecture, sleek enclosure, and neutral design aesthetics that allow it to integrate seamlessly into a wide range of environments while maintaining a modern, unobtrusive presence that helped earn it the GOOD DESIGN award.
Durable materials chosen with circular design principles in mind to prioritizes the battery’s longevity, easy serviceability, and sustainability add to the Generac battery’s appeal and prove that someone at the nearly 70 year old company gets it.
“This year’s awards highlight Generac’s design excellence spanning multiple product categories, demonstrating how the company’s design principles are showing up with unmistakable clarity, quality and cohesion across product lines,” explains Randy Sandlin, a Senior VP in Generac’s Industrial Design department. “At Generac, design excellence isn’t just about how a product looks. It’s about how the product works for the people who rely on it. When design is emphasized in our product development process, that intention is recognized by installers and customers alike.”
The GOOD DESIGN award covers the Generac PWRcell 2 home battery as well as the brand’s new iQ series ICE-powered generator, which an angled intelligent LED display, pushbutton electric start, dual fuel capability (either gasoline or propane), and thoughtfully placed controls enable safer, more reliable operation.
Totally inoffensive, clean design
Generac PWRcell pricing starts at ~$12,00 and scales up in cost for larger battery models. That price includes the battery itself, but not additional costs like installation and labor. Because of variations in home design, panels, and labor, it’s important to notw installation costs can vary widely. However, Generac estimates that a 9 kilowatt-hour (kWh) system and installation will cost about $18,000.
Because of that, it’s always best practice to get multiple independent quotes and talk to a trusted financial experts about any potential tax benefits and lease deals before moving forward with any major home improvement project.
You can read more about how electric vehicles and home energy storage systems can work with home solar panel systems to provide seamless, off-grid power and energy savings here:
SOURCE | IMAGES: Generac.
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