The Pentagon is getting ready for the grid to go dark. Is your home?
Every major military base is being set up to make its own power and keep running at least 90 days without outside help. Your home is still plugged into the same grid.
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- A battery that takes over on its own when the grid goes down
Get your home ready
What the Pentagon is doing about the grid
Video: FOX 10 Phoenix, Oct 27, 2026. Plan details as reported by FOX, Newsweek and Snopes.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the plan, called FORTRESS, on Sept. 30, 2026.
- In his words, every major military installation "is going to generate its own power independent of the civilian grid."
- Bases are to keep operating for at least 90 days without outside support if the grid is taken down by a cyberattack, sabotage or anything else.
- Large battery storage is one of the ways bases are expected to keep their power on.
What stops when the power does
Fridge and freezer
A closed fridge keeps food safe for about 4 hours, and a full freezer for about 2 days. After that, the food goes in the trash.
Air conditioning
A closed-up Florida house heats up fast without AC, and the heat is hardest on babies and older family members.
Medical equipment
CPAP machines and oxygen concentrators stop when the power does.
Phones and Wi-Fi
Once the router is down and the phones die, it's hard to get news or check on family.
Batteries are part of the Pentagon's plan. They can be part of yours.
A home battery stores power on a wall of your garage or outside the house, and it keeps the rooms you choose running when the grid goes out.
- It switches the house over by itself the moment the grid drops. Nobody has to go outside and start a generator.
- It runs silent and burns no fuel, so there's no gas to store or hunt down while the grid is out.
- When the grid comes back it recharges. With solar panels, it can recharge from the sun while the grid is still down.
How we get your home ready
Send your info
Fill out the short form with your name, phone and email. We reach out to set up your free visit.
We come to your home
We look at your electrical panel and where a battery would fit, and we ask what you want running during an outage.
A system sized from your bill
Your electric bill shows how much power the house uses each month. That's what we size the battery from.
Home battery questions
Do I need solar panels to get a battery?
No. A battery can charge from the grid and sit ready for the next outage. If you have solar panels, or add them later, the battery can also recharge from the sun while the grid is down.
How long will a battery run my house?
That depends on the size of the battery and what you run on it. A fridge, lights and Wi-Fi draw far less than central AC. Your electric bill shows what your home actually uses, which is why we ask for one.
What happens when the power goes out?
A battery set up for backup senses the outage and switches your home over to battery power on its own. When the grid comes back, it switches back and starts recharging.
Why do you need a copy of my electric bill?
The bill shows how much electricity your home uses from month to month. We size the system from those numbers so it covers what you want to keep running.
Is the in-home assessment free?
Yes. The visit is free and you're under no obligation to buy anything.
The Pentagon has a 90-day plan. Get one for your home.
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