California's Wildfire Season Is Already Active — Is Your Home Ready for the Next Power Shutoff?
California's Wildfire Season Is Already Active — Is Your Home Ready for the Next Power Shutoff?
California's wildfire season is already underway, and utilities across the state are once again preparing for Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) — the planned outages PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E use to reduce wildfire risk during high-wind, high-heat conditions. For homeowners, that means the very real possibility of losing power for hours or even days at a time, often with only a day or two of notice.
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These shutoffs aren't rare anymore. Since California utilities began using them broadly, tens of thousands of customers have lost power during a single event, sometimes multiple times in one fire season. Refrigerators go warm, medical equipment loses power, and homes without backup systems are left waiting out the utility's timeline rather than their own.
Why a standard generator isn't the full answer
Portable gas generators can bridge a short outage, but they require fuel on hand, manual setup, and constant attention — and they don't help at all if a shutoff coincides with a fuel shortage or an evacuation. They also don't do anything for a homeowner's bill during the other 360-plus days of the year when the power is on and rates keep climbing. See if you qualify for free battery backup and energy discounts
How solar and battery storage change the equation
A home solar and battery system is fundamentally different: it charges automatically from sunlight, switches over to backup power within moments of a grid outage, and keeps essential circuits — refrigeration, medical equipment, lighting, Wi-Fi — running for as long as the sun keeps recharging the battery. Unlike a generator, it requires no fuel runs and no manual start-up, and it's working for the homeowner every single day, not just during emergencies.
Preparing before the next shutoff, not during one
Wildfire season isn't a single event — it now stretches for months, and PSPS events are typically called with short notice. Homeowners who want backup power in place before the next event, rather than scrambling to find a generator during one, are increasingly turning to solar-plus-storage systems that double as everyday bill savings and emergency preparedness in one system. If you want your home ready before the next Public Safety Power Shutoff, My Home & Solar Solutions can help you design a solar and battery system built for California's wildfire season. Visit myhomesolution.org to get started.
