Backup Power That Kicks In Automatically

It depends on how long your outages last and what you need to run. A battery is silent, needs no fuel, and covers most outages comfortably. A standby generator runs indefinitely on natural gas or propane, which matters if you lose power for several days or need to carry heavy loads like electric heat — a real consideration on the Kitsap Peninsula and the Key Peninsula. We'll size both against your actual panel and usage before you decide.

It watches the utility feed and, when the grid drops, disconnects the house from it and connects it to the generator instead — then reverses when utility power returns. The disconnection is the important half: it is what stops your generator backfeeding the line and endangering the crew working to restore it. It is also why this is permitted, inspected work.

That depends on capacity and what you choose to back up. Running essentials — furnace fan, refrigerator, lights, internet, a few outlets — a single battery typically carries a home through a common overnight outage, and pairing it with solar extends that considerably. We'll walk through your actual loads and give you a realistic estimate, not a best-case number.

Yes. Backup power ties directly into your electrical service, so it is permitted, inspected work. As a licensed Washington electrical contractor we handle the permit, the panel and transfer-switch work, the inspection, and final activation — you are not coordinating separate trades.

Usually, yes. Many existing solar systems can be retrofitted with storage so the panels keep powering the house during an outage instead of shutting down with the grid. We'll check your inverter and panel setup and tell you straight whether it is a clean fit.