Eaton and FranklinWH Transform Residential Solar Battery Management
A new collaboration between Eaton and FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc. is set to change how homeowners in North America manage solar power and battery storage. The two companies have announced an integration that connects Eaton’s AbleEdge Home Energy Management System with FranklinWH’s aPower 2 battery, giving residential customers a unified way to control energy generation, storage, and consumption.
What the Integration Delivers
The partnership brings together Eaton’s smart electrical panel technology with FranklinWH’s advanced battery storage platform. Homeowners will gain a single interface to monitor solar production, manage stored energy, and control circuit-level consumption throughout their homes. This means users can prioritize which appliances receive power during outages, optimize self-consumption of solar energy, and reduce reliance on grid electricity during peak pricing hours.
Key benefits of the integrated system include:
- Circuit-level energy monitoring and control
- Seamless backup power management during grid outages
- Optimized solar self-consumption
- Time-of-use rate optimization to reduce electricity bills
- Simplified installation for solar contractors and electricians
Addressing Residential Energy Challenges
As more households adopt rooftop solar and battery storage, the complexity of managing multiple energy systems has grown. Many homeowners struggle with disconnected platforms that require juggling several apps and interfaces. The Eaton-FranklinWH integration aims to solve this fragmentation by providing one cohesive system that handles generation, storage, and load management together.
This is particularly relevant as extreme weather events increase demand for reliable backup power, and as utilities across North America roll out time-of-use rate structures that reward smart energy management. The combined solution allows homeowners to automatically shift consumption patterns based on battery state, solar output, and utility pricing signals.
Benefits for Installers and Contractors
The partnership also focuses on making life easier for solar installers. By pre-integrating the two platforms, contractors can offer customers a complete solar-plus-storage-plus-management solution without the technical challenges of connecting disparate systems. This should shorten installation times, reduce commissioning errors, and improve customer satisfaction with residential energy projects.
Installers working with either brand will now have access to a broader ecosystem of compatible products, expanding their offerings without requiring additional training on multiple proprietary platforms.
About Eaton
Eaton is an intelligent power management company with operations spanning more than 175 countries. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help customers manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. The company’s residential solutions include smart breakers, electrical panels, EV chargers, and home energy management systems designed to support the transition to electrified homes.
About FranklinWH
FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc. is a provider of whole-home energy management and storage solutions. The company designs and manufactures the aPower battery and aGate energy router, which together form an integrated platform for residential solar and backup power. FranklinWH focuses on delivering high-capacity, safe