Do solar panels alone keep my home powered during an outage?

Not automatically. Whether a home stays powered depends on the inverter, battery storage, backup controls and how the system was designed. A solar-only system is typically required to shut down during a grid outage unless it includes battery backup designed for that purpose.

How long can a battery keep my home running?

It depends on battery capacity, which circuits you protect, weather and the system design. Your assessment estimates backup duration for your specific priorities under stated conditions rather than quoting a blanket number.

I already have solar. Can storage and incentives be added?

Often yes, but it must be verified. Current RS reviews your existing equipment, confirms compatible battery options and checks whether an addition may qualify for Delaware solar-plus-storage incentives during your assessment.

What does the Home Energy Independence Assessment include?

It covers what you want to keep powered, the system options and estimated backup duration for those loads, project pricing, and which Delaware SHINES incentives may apply. There is no obligation.

We are in Pennsylvania — does this apply to us?

Yes. Current RS serves southeastern Pennsylvania as well. Delaware SHINES is a Delaware program, so Pennsylvania projects are reviewed on their own equipment, scope and pricing, with any incentives available for your location.

FORTRESS America. Your Home’s Power Plan.

If the grid went down, what would stay on?

Q: Is Current RS affiliated with the military or FORTRESS America?

No. Current RS is an independent local contractor. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the U.S. military or the Department of Defense. FORTRESS America is referenced only as public news context.

The Pentagon's FORTRESS America initiative calls for military installations to build independent power capabilities. The same question applies at home: your refrigerator, your well or sump pump, your internet — what would keep running?

Current RS plans solar, battery storage and backup controls around the equipment your household actually depends on.

Up to $16,000toward qualifying solar + battery storage through Delaware SHINES

See How SHINES Works

Let Current RS go get it for your home. We review your property, your electric utility, any existing solar, and the loads you want protected — then put the numbers in writing. No obligation. The combined maximum is for qualifying Delaware Delmarva Power solar-plus-storage projects; actual awards vary and require approval and available funding.

Grid down, battery carrying the protected circuits. Actual backup capability depends on system design, equipment and the loads you choose to keep powered.

A short outage is an inconvenience.A longer one changes the questions.

Energy independence starts by deciding what matters most, then designing around it. Most households name the same three areas first.

Food and water

The refrigerator, a freezer, and the well or sump pump that keeps water moving and the basement dry.

Communications

Internet, phones and the router — the equipment that keeps the household reachable and working.

Comfort and safety

Heating equipment, medical devices, lighting and whatever else the household cannot be without.

Write those three things down. They are the starting point of your assessment — and of a system sized for your home rather than a generic package.

In the news

What FORTRESS America is

In late September 2026, the Pentagon publicly announced the FORTRESS America initiative, which calls for U.S. military installations to develop independent power capabilities rather than depending entirely on the commercial grid.

The reporting focuses on installations. The underlying question is a household question too: if utility power stopped, what would keep running, and for how long?

Read the Army's FORTRESS overview

What it means for your home

Name the loads that matter: refrigeration, water, communications, heat.
Compare solar and battery options for those loads, not for the whole panel.
Model backup duration under stated conditions instead of promising a number.
Put the equipment, scope and price in writing before you decide.

Current RS is an independent local contractor. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the U.S. military or the Department of Defense. FORTRESS America is referenced as public news context only.

They're planning 90 days.

We're planning much, much longer.

Reporting on FORTRESS America describes a 90-day operational-independence goal for military installations. Your household's plan should reach well past that — across years of outages, rate changes and equipment decisions. That is the horizon we design for.

A home power plan has three parts

Solar alone generates. A battery alone stores. The controls decide what actually stays on. Current RS plans all three together, starting from your priorities.

Generate

Solar panels produce power at your home during daylight, reducing what you draw from the utility.

Store

A battery holds available energy for later use, including evening hours and qualifying outage conditions.

Control

Backup controls decide which circuits stay powered and how stored energy is rationed across them.

How long will it last? It depends — and we'll show you the math.

Backup duration depends on battery capacity, the loads you protect, weather, and how the system is designed. Your assessment estimates duration for your specific priorities under stated conditions instead of quoting a blanket number.

Your home has solar.Does it have backup power?

Having solar panels does not automatically mean your home stays powered during an outage. The answer depends on your inverter, storage, controls and how the system was designed.

If you are unsure what your system can do, let's check before you need it.

What the review covers

Your inverter and whether it can support battery backup at all.
Compatible storage options for the equipment you already own.
Which circuits could stay powered, and for how long under different conditions.
Whether a battery addition may qualify for Delaware solar-plus-storage incentives.

The financial side

Let Current RS help you access up to $16,000 through SHINES for your independence

Up to $10,000 may be available toward qualifying new solar and up to $6,000 toward qualifying battery storage — including homes that already have solar. We put the equipment, backup priorities, estimated performance, project price and applicable incentives in writing, side by side, and pursue the incentive for your project.

See full Delaware SHINES details

Delaware SHINES brings together resources for residential solar and battery storage.
The combined $16,000 maximum applies to qualifying Delaware Delmarva Power solar-plus-storage projects. Actual awards vary.
Existing-solar battery grants require a qualifying GEP-approved solar installation with interconnection approval within the past 12 months, plus all other program requirements.
Funding, eligibility and program terms are set by the program, not by Current RS.

Submission does not guarantee program eligibility or funding approval. Ask about our rebate arrangement and payment terms during your assessment — approval conditions are explained in the written proposal.

Your incentive may reduce what you pay Current RS.

During the current program period, qualifying Delaware SHINES incentive amounts may be applied directly toward the Current RS project amount, subject to program approval, eligibility, available funding and applicable program terms.

Straight answers

Let Current RS help you access up to $16,000 through SHINES to help pay for your independence

What you want to keep powered during an outage.
The system options and estimated backup duration for those loads.
Project pricing and which Delaware SHINES incentives may apply — up to $16,000 toward qualifying solar and storage.
A written next step — no pressure and no obligation.

Prefer to talk it through? Call 267-703-0404.