5 vital ways a home battery backup can help with your most urgent needs in a power outage – from heating to flood prevention and calls

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Due to an aging electrical grid, increased episodes of severe weather and increased utility costs, the demand for home battery backup systems is expected to increase annually by 20%*. But, how can they help your home during a power outage?

The answer is far more than you may think – and not just for keeping your lights or your heating on. In fact, they help with a range of vital needs including keeping critical appliances and systems running, automatically coming on as soon as the power goes out, and operating instantaneously so there's no disruption to daily life.