29/10/2026
This catches a lot of people out. Having solar panels and a battery doesn’t automatically mean the home carries on as normal during a power cut. Most systems need extra equipment and specific configuration to provide backup.
There’s also the question of what you actually want to keep running. A few essential circuits is a very different job to backing up the whole house.
If power-cut protection matters to you, raise it before the system gets designed, not after.