Backup Power Solutions
Backup Power Solutions – Energy Storage, Automatic Generators, Solar
When the power goes out, the charm of a candlelit evening quickly fades as your phone dies and food begins to spoil. Fortunately, there are plenty of options to help you stay comfortable. Adding energy storage (batteries), an automatic backup generator or both can provide peace of mind. Rest easy knowing that severe weather, grid failures, and unexpected power losses won’t interrupt your daily routine. Stored energy can be used to power the devices and appliances in your home day and night during outages, and with customizable power modes, you can even optimize your stored energy for electricity bill savings too.
Benefits of Battery Backup
Power During Outages: Seamlessly switch to battery power during grid outages, keeping your essential appliances running.
Weather Resilience: Batteries can be charged from your solar system during the day, or from a generator, to provide more power to get you through a longer outage than you can could manage with energy storage alone.
Future Savings: With time-of-use rates on the horizon in Washington, home battery backup systems can store energy during the day when costs are low and then use it during peak pricing hours in the evening, providing significant cost savings.
Whole Home Backup Generators – A More Traditional Approach to Backup Power
A whole house generator is a backup power solution designed to automatically restore electricity during an outage. They are capable of supporting essential loads such as HVAC systems, refrigerators and medical equipment, making them invaluable during power outages.
And a generator can be incorporated into a battery backup system, to provide more power to get you through longer outages than you can do with energy storage alone.
Backup Power is Like Insurance – When You Need it, You’ll Be Glad You Have It
When you receive a quote for an emergency backup power system you may wonder, is it worth the price?
Unexpected Costs When You Lose Power
If you’ve experienced a power outage before, you’re probably familiar with the cost of replacing spoiled food from your fridge and freezer. You may have also had to repair frozen and burst pipes, or an unpowered sump pump might have led to a flooded, moldy basement. If you’ve experienced a longer outage, you may have had to pay for a hotel stay and meals out. These costs can be avoided if you have a whole-house backup power system. And if you rely on medical devices or work from home, the ability to maintain power can also provide critical peace of mind and financial stability.
Batteries or Generator, or Both?
Choosing between backup batteries, an automatic whole house generator, or both, will depend on several key considerations –the amount of power needed during outages, the desired duration of backup coverage, and how much you want to spend for comfort, convenience and peace of mind.
Whether you choose a backup generator, a battery system, or combination, you can more than recoup your investment after only a few outages. For residents in regions experiencing regular power outages, a backup power system is actually relatively inexpensive insurance, when you look at the cost over time. Moreover, properties equipped with backup power systems typically command a higher market value when a home sells.
By incorporating solar panels with energy storage you can get a guaranteed return on your investment even without any utility outages, making it an economically sound decision for long-term energy independence and cost savings.
