As more parts of life become electrified, from cooking to commuting, families need to trust their power is available, whether connected to the grid or not. With that in mind, we’re rolling out industry-first functionality to make home energy management intelligent and easy to set up.
Enphase customers can now decide what gets power in their home in the event of a grid outage — all done from the Enphase app. If a homeowner knows certain electrical loads aren’t critical during a power outage — such as a pool pump — they can be set to drop automatically, saving more stored energy for critical loads such as medical devices, refrigeration, cooking, and air conditioning. When grid power comes back, power to the dropped device is seamlessly restored.
In Battery Mode, homeowners can prioritize loads based on how much stored energy remains. For example, a homeowner could keep the air conditioner running until the battery is at 30 percent, and then drop it to prioritize backup for more critical functions.
Many homeowners want electrical loads such as EV charging to drop when the grid goes down to preserve energy for the home. But there are times when charging a car can become more important than powering a home. In the Enphase app, overriding a setting is now as easy as setting it up in the first place — it’s a finger tap away.
Contact Texas Solar Guys to add the Enphase Load Controller to your setup.
