Battery Storage – Your Lifeline When Power Cuts Hit
Winter of 2024 was a wild ride with stormy weather causing widespread power outages. With Climate Change increasing, it’s set to be the reality we’re facing from now on. In light of the chaos more and more people are looking to home battery systems like Tesla Powerwall 3 and Sigenenergy’s SigenStor to keep their homes powered and businesses running during powercuts. Some of our customers even rely on Powerwall to keep life-saving medical equipment going during a blackout!
How Tesla Powerwall Powers you through a power cut
The intelligent Powerwall Gateway detects loss of power and instantly restores power to your home in a fraction of a second.
Your lights stay on, your fridge keeps humming, and many customers don’t even notice the interruption. You can have your very own personal power plant ready and waiting in case of emergencies. Oh, and you’ll also be able to reduce your bills using Solar Grid Trading.
How long can a Powerwall power your home?
Whilst this figure varies depending on the demands of your home or business – it’s very common that all essential appliances can be powered off grid for around 24 hours in most homes. Here’s how Powerwall capabilities help you maximise longevity in the event of power outages:
- Storm Watch – When the Met Office issue Amber or Red alerts, Tesla’s ‘Storm Watch‘ mode braces for impact. Your Powerwall will automatically charge to full capacity to prepare for outages caused by severe weather. (Storm Watch can be turned off in the Powerwall app if you don’t want it).
- Charge on Solar – Your Powerwall can still be powered by clean, solar energy, even when the grid is down.
- In App Monitoring – Keep tabs on your ongoing energy consumption and available power to optimise usage during outages.
Looking for more options? Although Powerwall offers the best capabilities to handle power cuts on the market, it is not alone in offering backup. Our handy “6 ‘Watts?’ Of Solar Storage Guide” will help you decide what’s best for you.
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Hear from one of our Customers:
“Storm Darragh really tested the battery system. Grid power went down for 24 hours, resulting in our first pressure test of the Storm Watch feature and it came through with flying colours.
It was a very impressive performance and we’ve learnt a few things as well that we’ll be adopting”.
– Derrick, Cornwall
