Whole-Home Battery Backup for Florida Homes
A home battery stores power and switches your house over to it the moment an outage hits. Book a free visit anywhere in Pinellas, Manatee and Charlotte counties and we'll size one for your home.
- Takes over on its own when the grid goes down
- Free in-home assessment with no obligation
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What a home battery does in an outage
The battery sits on a wall near your electrical panel and stays charged. When the grid drops, it senses the outage and moves the house over to battery power on its own, usually before you notice anything happened.
When the power comes back, it switches back to the grid and starts recharging. If you have solar panels, it can also recharge from the sun while the grid is still down.
What a battery keeps running
How much you can run, and for how long, comes down to the size of the battery and what you turn on.
Fridge and freezer
Food stays cold through a long outage instead of going in the trash.
AC or fans
Central AC draws a lot of power. If you want it covered, we size the battery for it.
Lights
The rooms you use after dark stay lit.
Wi-Fi and phones
Your router stays up, so you can keep working from home and stay in touch.
Medical devices
CPAP machines, oxygen concentrators and other equipment that can't lose power.
Kitchen outlets
The coffee maker and the microwave still work in the morning.
Why homeowners pick a battery over a portable generator
- It switches on by itself. Nobody has to go out in the rain to pull a cord.
- It's silent and burns no fuel, so there's no gas to store in the garage or go out looking for.
- There's no exhaust, which means no carbon monoxide from it in or around the house.
- Once the power is back, it recharges from the grid, or from your solar panels if you have them.
A battery works on its own or with solar panels
You don't need solar panels to get a battery. On its own, it charges from the grid and waits for the next outage.
Add panels and the battery can refill every sunny day, so a long outage doesn't drain it for good. See solar panels with battery backup.
Battery backup questions
How long will a battery run my house?
That depends on the size of the battery and what you run on it. A fridge, lights and Wi-Fi draw far less than central AC. Your electric bill shows what your home uses, which is why we size the system from it.
What happens when the power goes out?
A battery set up for backup senses the outage and moves your home over to battery power on its own. When the grid comes back, it switches back and starts recharging.
Do I need solar panels to get a battery?
No. A battery can charge from the grid and sit ready for the next outage. If you have solar panels, or add them later, the battery can also recharge from the sun while the grid is down.
Where does the battery go?
It mounts on a wall in the garage or outside the house, close to the electrical panel. We look at the spot during the assessment.
Can a battery run my central AC?
It can if the system is sized for it. AC is the biggest load in most Florida homes, so we size the battery around whether you want it covered.
Is the in-home assessment free?
Yes. The visit is free and you're under no obligation to buy anything.
Battery backup near you
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We work with homeowners across Pinellas, Manatee and Charlotte counties.