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As electricity demand grows and weather and grid events make outages more common, understanding your home's energy use and backup options is more useful than ever. This hub collects practical guides on backup power, EV charging, solar, heat pumps, and electrical upgrades—written in plain language so you can make better decisions and have clearer conversations with installers and contractors.

Each guide covers core concepts, sizing or planning steps, common mistakes, and where our free calculator can help you get a personalized estimate. Nothing here is a substitute for site-specific advice from a licensed professional.

Guides

• Backup Generator Sizing

  Size a standby or portable generator by running watts, surge watts, fuel type, and transfer switch.

• Backup Battery Sizing

  Choose battery capacity (kWh), inverter size, critical loads, and understand runtime and round-trip efficiency.

• EV Charging at Home

  Level 1 vs Level 2, amperage, panel capacity, load calculations, and time-of-use rates.

• Solar Basics & Net Metering

  How net metering works, SRECs, interconnection, and what typically drives payback.

• Heat Pumps Explained

  COP, sizing, backup heat, and winter performance in plain language.

• Panel Upgrades & Load Management

  When to upgrade your panel, smart load management, time-of-use, and whole-home vs critical-load backup.