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Backup Generators Vs. Home Battery

What are the most common reasons why homeowners invest in home backup generators?

Heating and air conditioning are top concerns, along with running water and hot water. All of these items are high-load appliances and require a high capacity to start. These actions consume significant power and could quickly drain a battery.

There a number of ways homeowners can prepare for a power outage.

How would any product help me live "off grid"?

Homeowners who wish to operate the appliances and features of their home without being connected to their community's standard power grid explore a number of options to provide constant energy to their home.

Often these options still require a fuel source. In the case of certain battery backup options, the fuel source is stored solar energy. By going "off grid" a home only powered by a battery power source using solar fuel must rely on the unpredictable coverage and collection of sunlight to recharge it-- impractical in most parts of the country.

Home backup generators' fuel is often available in the home's area in the form of natural gas or propane. A more reliable resource-- natural gas-- is abundant, relatively inexpensive and cleaner burning than many other fuel types. Propane fuel can be delivered and refilled as the owner desires, unlike sunlight.

For those homeowners who wish to disconnect from the power grid in their area, the power that supplies their home must be sourced to a power-supplying unit and safely designed to transfer to their electrical system, a process that requires a professional electrician or generator/battery installer.For anyone who is interested in grid independence, a generator is a valuable component of their off-grid process. For installation of new back up generators and electricy problems, Fail Safe Electric Company professional electrician can provide you residential and commercial electrical emergency services.

Will battery technology be available for generators?

While batteries will have a place in home energy systems, storage battery technology is not advanced enough to be a cost-effective addition to a generator used as a backup power source.

Both products require installation and proper consultation with electricians in order to ensure your home's electrical circuitry is properly handled. Generators, beginning at smaller wattages like 7kw, could be installed for as little as $1,000 to $2,500. Prices start at $1,899 for the Generac PowerPact 7kw generator.

The new home battery is priced at approximately $3,000 for the battery. Installation prices are undetermined, but may reflect standard hourly pay for electricians, as the generator does. And the battery will require installation of an AC/DC power inverter, typically costing $2,000 or more, to convert its power output for use in the home. Batteries may also need to be replaced after a few years, more frequently if they go through frequent charging/discharging cycles.

The return on investment, however, makes power supplied by a generator less expensive over the life of the product based on how much output it provides.

For example, to provide the same 16 kilowatts of continuous power as a Generac 16,000-Watt Air Cooled Automatic Backup Generator with 200-Amp SE Rated Transfer Switch retailing for around $3,700, a homeowner would need eight stacked Tesla batteries at a cost of $45,000 for a nine-year lease.

Does a backup generator require an AC/DC power inverter like a battery storage product?

No, the generator produces AC power, which can connect directly to a home's electrical distribution panel.

How much power output can a generator produce?

The most popular Generac generator model produces 22kW, which is commonly installed to power the entire home, including all the most common appliances in a home, such as high-load central air conditioners, electric heaters, kitchen appliances, etc

Currently, the whole-house battery is a fledgling product with no full-scale distribution network or availability. Home backup generators by Generac, however, are supported by more than 5,200 certified dealers and an expansive network of trained installers.

All back-up systems are different and their effectiveness depends on how much power your home requires. According to a recent article in Wired, a 7kWh battery system would power an average home for 5.6 hours, assuming it is fully charged when the power outage occurs. The practical runtime of the battery system was estimated at 3 hours.

The prime difference is that a battery is meant to store power and a generator creates power. In a power outage, a generator can continuously produce power; a battery can only distribute what has been stored.

Fail Safe Electric Company 

790 Royal St. George Dr Ste 141 #131, Naperville, IL. 60563 

(630) 243-5833 

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