Interview: we talk home batteries with FranklinWH CEO Gary Lam

Interview: we talk home batteries with FranklinWH CEO Gary Lam

From Quick Charge by 9to5Mac

April 24, 2026 · 18 min

About this episode

Gary Lam discusses the benefits and considerations of home battery systems.

On today's charged up episode of Quick Charge , we've got FranklinWH co-founder and CEO Gary Lam here to talk us through some of the benefits of a home battery system, and what it takes to make the most of one – with, or even without a home solar panel system. We published an article last week explaining how home battery systems could be used to reduce energy bills, add lasting value to your home, and more – and it got the attention of FranklinWH's Gary Lam, who helped with some updates and generously offered to take the time to answer some of my questions on today's episode. Enjoy! Source Links Backup power is the LEAST interesting thing your home battery can do [update] FranklinWH website It’s time to start recommending some Tesla Powerwall alternatives [update] The 30% solar tax credit is dead — long live the 30% solar tax credit! This $600M California battery will power 321,000 homes at peak demand Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , TuneIn , and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are (allegedly) recorded several times per week, most weeks. We’ll…

People in this episode

Host: 9to5Mac

Guest: Gary Lam

Topics covered

  • home battery systems
  • energy efficiency
  • solar energy
  • interview
  • technology

Keywords

  • home battery
  • energy bills
  • solar panel
  • FranklinWH
  • Tesla Powerwall

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FranklinWH, 9to5Mac

Products: Tesla Powerwall

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