Sales of photovoltaic systems in combination with home storage systems have risen sharply since the Ukraine war - many people are hoping for greater energy independence. At the start of a three-part series on the subject of "home storage", we speak to a provider of PV and electricity storage solutions, Dr. Olaf Wollersheim - Managing Director of Solarwatt Innovation GmbH and with a very experienced user, Marcus Michalla, who has been using a large PV system with various components such as home storage and wallbox for years. In this episode, we discuss the costs of home storage, possible funding, security and the cell type and go into future concepts such as Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G).