Backup Power Combined With Home Solar Battery Storage: What Are The Options Available?

Solar battery storage is becoming an automatic choice in most countries around the world with Australia being in no exception. The most important feature of it is backup power, the purpose of which is to provide people with power to run their appliances even when the grid is down. We’ll discuss a few options available for people in the market nowadays in terms of battery storage and see what factors a buyer should keep in mind.

Is it possible to have backup power from all battery storage systems?

Having batteries to store solar power at home doesn’t mean you have a tool to provide you with backup power all the time. Some houses are grid-connected in Australia but they are also deprived of electricity at times when the grid is down. This is done to help people working on Mains Power stay safe. But you have to pay for it at the start to have backup power all the time, even if you’ve solar panels installed at home. This may let you pay more than what an average user pays but you’ll be able to use power even when others don’t have the access.

Here are a few types of battery backup given below that’ll help you get to know more about it.

• Uninterrupted Supply of Power

This kind of backup is mostly required for homes or industries that operate sensitive equipment using power and want it to be available all the time. Usually, most homes don’t need such a power supply because they can handle things on their own when the grid is down. But industries have many such types of equipment which make them use this option to save their equipment.

• Interrupted Supply of Power

This kind of option is mostly chosen by homes because they are not always in need of power. So, when the grid is down, the power goes off for some time and is then restored with the help of batteries to enlighten the houses. There is no such need for a UPS or any other device.

• Partial Backup

Sometimes the grid accidentally goes down all of a sudden which may affect the appliances running in houses such as fridges, Air conditioners, etc. In order to do that, it is better to switch to batteries immediately to avoid any mishaps later.
Even if you have a backup power option, you must be aware of how much energy you are using because you’ve to pay for it at the end of the day. This will not only help you make it cost-effective but will ensure that your running appliances are safe and you won’t have to pay more either.

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