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When the power goes out, yours stays on

Battery storage, standby generators, or both — installed by a licensed C-10 electrical contractor who pulls the permits and handles the utility.

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What stays on when the grid goes down?

Tick what matters to you, then cut the power. This is the conversation we have at every survey — now you can have it before you call.

Grid power — normal

EVERYTHING RUNNING · UTILITY SUPPLY

Circuits on backup

Charge remaining

100%

Runs for about

48hours

13.5 kWh stored · ready

A typical home battery, backing up the essentials. Paired with solar it recharges each morning.

Total load selected

360watts

Light enough to run for days.

Runtimes shown are illustrative, based on a typical single home battery. Your real numbers depend on the system, the weather and how the loads actually behave — we size it properly at the survey.

Which one

Battery or generator?

They solve the same problem in opposite ways. Plenty of homes here end up with both — the battery covers the everyday, the generator covers the week-long.

Battery storage

Silent. Instant — you often do not notice the grid dropped. No fuel, no maintenance, and it pays you back daily by dodging peak rates. Runs out eventually unless solar is refilling it.

Best for: outages measured in hours, and lowering the bill every single day.

Standby generator

Runs as long as it has fuel — days, not hours. Handles the whole house including air conditioning. Noisy, needs servicing, and does nothing for you on the days the power stays on.

Best for: long outages, well pumps, medical needs, and anyone who cannot be without power.

Both together

The battery carries the first several hours silently. If the outage runs long, the generator starts and recharges the battery. This is what people in fire-zone areas increasingly ask for.

Best for: the foothills, where a shutoff can last days.

How it works

What actually happens

Six steps. Most of them you never have to think about.

Step 01

We read your bills

Twelve months tells us what you actually use, and when. Send a photo of one.

Your part

Step 02

We check your panel

Most batteries need 200A. If yours is smaller we do that too — same crew.

We handle it

Step 03

You choose what stays on

Whole house, or just the things that matter: fridge, internet, well pump, medical gear.

Your part

Step 04

We handle the paperwork

City permit and the utility application. Both ours, not yours.

We handle it

Step 05

We install it

Battery, inverter and backup panel. One to two days for most homes.

We handle it

Step 06

We switch it on together

City sign-off, permission to operate, and we show you the app before we leave.

We handle it

Add it up: send us a bill and tell us what you want kept running. Permits, the utility application, the install and the sign-off are all ours.

Pricing

What affects the price

Every home is different. These are the things that actually move the number.

How much backup you want

One battery covers the essentials through an evening. Whole-home through a multi-day outage takes two or more.

Your existing service

Battery work usually needs 200A. If you are on 100A, a panel upgrade is part of the job.

New solar, or adding to existing

Retrofitting storage onto an existing array sometimes means changing the inverter.

Where it mounts

A garage wall is straightforward. Exterior in a fire zone has clearance and rating requirements that add cost.

Backup scope

Whole-home backup needs more transfer equipment than an essentials-only subpanel.

Incentives and financing

Federal and state programmes change. We will tell you what currently applies rather than guess.

Common questions

What people ask

Will it run my whole house?

Depends how many batteries and how big your loads are. Most people back up essentials — fridge, internet, lights, well pump — which lasts far longer and costs far less.

Does my solar work during a blackout?

Not on its own. Standard grid-tied solar shuts down in an outage for utility-worker safety. Storage with the right transfer equipment is what changes that.

How long does a battery last in an outage?

On essentials only, typically overnight and well into the next day. Paired with solar it recharges each morning and can carry you indefinitely.

Do I need a panel upgrade too?

Often yes — most batteries want 200A service. We will tell you at the survey, and we do both with one crew rather than sending you elsewhere.

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