What needs to work
when the grid goes down?
An outage often affects equipment we take for granted: pumps, heating controls, routers or refrigeration. Planning starts by identifying essential electrical equipment and its power requirements. [1]
FutureEnergy's crisis preparedness service focuses on your site's energy supply. We identify the activities that must continue, the loads that can be temporarily disconnected and the outage duration to design for. This becomes the basis for a technical solution, a budget and a delivery plan.
- What must keep running during an outage?
- For how long, and at what load?
- Who starts, monitors and maintains the system?
Generation, storage
and backup together.
We design a suitable combination of your existing electrical installation, solar and wind generation, battery storage and, where needed, a generator. The scope can include changeover, island operation, controls, remote monitoring and separation of essential circuits.
Diesel and other generators
We select a generator solution for the required loads and operating duty. The plan considers automatic starting, cold-weather starting needs, maintenance and integration with the wider energy system.
Fuel tanks and refuelling systems
The generator installation can include fuel tanks, refuelling equipment, supply pipework and level monitoring. With our partners, we also plan filling, fuel reserves and delivery arrangements. Tank placement, ventilation, exhaust routing and fire safety must be considered as part of the installation. [2]
Solar, wind and batteries
We assess renewable generation and storage against site conditions and consumption. Adding wind power requires an assessment of the local wind resource and turbine location. [4]
A conventional grid-connected solar installation does not automatically provide backup power. Operation during an outage requires appropriate backup capability and safe disconnection from the public grid. [3]
Solar. Wind. Storage.
Considered consumption.
Where site conditions and objectives allow, a system can be designed without a fossil-fuel generator. Storage and demand management must then cover periods without renewable generation. [4]
We assess winter operation and prolonged low-generation periods. Required battery capacity, generation capacity and achievable autonomy are established through calculations. The proposal states the loads and conditions for which the solution is designed.
Explore a fossil-free optionReadiness needs
to be tested.
Alongside the equipment, we agree a testing and inspection scope: how changeover works, what happens when grid power returns, who receives an alarm and how the system behaves under the agreed load. Responsible staff receive operating guidance at handover.
Periodic inspections, maintenance coordination and monitoring can also be included. Generator systems require fuel-reserve and starting-readiness checks; renewable systems require attention to generation, batteries and controls. The service scope is agreed for your specific site.