In honor of National Preparedness Month, Jackery highlights the home backup lineup helping households across wildfire, hurricane, and early winter storm zones stay powered through fall’s most unpredictable stretch
FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — September marks National Preparedness Month, and few seasons put America’s power grid to the test like the one ahead. With Dolly churning in the Atlantic, late-season hurricanes moving through the Gulf and Southeast, wildfire-driven public safety power shutoffs across the West, and the season’s first ice and snow bearing down on the Northeast, fall is when households from coast to coast start asking the same question: what happens when the power goes out. Jackery, a global leader in portable and home backup power, is answering with a lineup built to keep the essentials running no matter which fall storm knocks first.
Recognized by FEMA and Ready.gov every September, National Preparedness Month is a reminder that readiness is not a single purchase but a habit. For a growing number of households, that habit now includes an indoor-safe home battery, quietly standing by and ready the moment the lights flicker, to keep an increasingly electrified home running.
Building that habit starts with matching the right backup to the right risk, whether that means comprehensive essential coverage for a multi-day outage, a compact unit built to protect a single fridge full of groceries, or an entry-level system a household can grow over time. Jackery’s fall lineup covers that full range.
*BEST SELLING* HomePower 3600 Plus
A best-selling home battery backup for good reason, the HomePower 3600 Plus packs 3600W of output and 3584Wh of capacity into a unit that rolls easily from garage to living room and back. Connected to the home through a Manual Transfer Switch and expandable up to 21kWh, it can carry a household’s essential circuits through a multi-day outage, whether that outage traces back to a wildfire shutoff, a downed line after a storm, or an overloaded grid on an unusually cold night.
Sub-10ms UPS switching means a home office never notices the interruption, and at around 30dB, it runs library-quiet indoors. A 6,000-cycle LFP battery is built to deliver more than 16 years of service, so preparedness bought once keeps paying off for years.
AUTOMATIC COVERAGE: Solar Generator 5000 Plus
For households that want to minimize grid disruptions as much as possible, the Solar Generator 5000 Plus pairs with a Smart Transfer Switch to take over essential circuits automatically, no manual intervention required. With 7200W rated output and 14400W surge power and modular expansion up to a potential of 60kWh, it covers the heavy hitters all at once: HVAC, refrigeration, well pumps, and more. Ideal for households that want to plan further ahead of hurricane or winter storm season, and recharges eight ways, including high-voltage solar input for homes looking to stay powered independent of the grid entirely.
PREMIUM APPLIANCE INTEGRATION: FridgeGuard
Fall storm outages have a way of finding the one appliance a household can least afford to lose. Honored with the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026, FridgeGuard redefines indoor energy security for discerning homeowners, young families, and renters alike, with a design pedigree that has nothing to do with looking like backup equipment. The unit’s ultra-slim 2.6-inch profile and 23-pound frame allow it to blend in alongside contemporary stainless steel kitchen appliances rather than standing out from them, fitting beside, behind, or on top of your fridge. A long-lasting LiFePO₄ battery for reliable everyday use for up to 16 years means it stays permanently on standby, so there is no heavy equipment to haul out once a storm is already overhead.
Underneath that quiet design sits a comprehensive FridgeSafe Technology array: ultra-fast 10ms UPS switchover, automatic Bypass mode to preserve long-term battery health, grid anomaly and surge protection, and compressor-ready 1600W peak output built for the high-surge startup of refrigerator compressors. 1024Wh capacity offers up to 15 hours of refrigerator runtime and scalable to 30 hours with an expansion battery, more than enough to carry a kitchen through a typical outage.
While purpose-built to protect refrigerators and the food inside them, FridgeGuard’s 800W of continuous draw makes it just as capable behind a home office setup, an aquarium, or another crucial appliance that cannot afford to go dark.
MULTI-APPLIANCE PROTECTION: HomePower 2000 Plus V2
For households building out home backup for the first time, the HomePower 2000 Plus V2 makes the entry point easy: plug-and-play setup with expandable capacity from a 2048Wh baseline up to 12kWh. Adding coverage is as simple as stacking another battery and plugging it in, no rewiring or electrician required. That simplicity brings a real sense of security to a home during a fall outage, keeping the lights, the refrigerator, and the air conditioner running, along with enough digital entertainment to make waiting out a storm a little easier on the whole household.
With a commanding 2400W rated output and 4800W peak surge capacity, the baseline unit alone can carry a typical refrigerator for 48 hours or an air conditioner for 2.5 hours, real staying power during the exact kind of multi-day outage a hurricane or an early winter storm can leave behind. User-programmable Jackery Priority Routing™ automatically funnels remaining charge to the most essential devices first as the battery drains, and at 21 pounds lighter than its predecessor, it is far easier to place, adjust, and move around the home. Off-grid, it takes up to 800W of solar input for a full recharge in under three hours. It is the stepping stone families reach for when they want maximum preparedness without a major upfront investment.
BACKUP THAT SCALES WITH THE STORM: HomePower 1000 Plus V2
Fall doesn’t send just one kind of outage, and the newly launched HomePower 1000 Plus V2 is built for the range: a 1024Wh unit on its own and expandable up to 11kWh with add-on extension batteries, allowing a household to start small and grow coverage as the season’s risk grow with it. With 1800W of rated output and a 3600W surge capacity, it runs roughly 80% of standard household appliances, enough to carry a refrigerator for up to 19 hours or push a space heater through a freezing night when a winter storm knocks the furnace’s power offline.
Grid instability rarely announces itself, so HomePower 1000 Plus V2’s built-in UPS system switches to battery power in 10 milliseconds or less, keeping routers, desktops, and refrigeration online without a reboot or a hiccup, while 3kV of surge protection shields it all from the voltage spikes that ride in with severe electrical storms. As reserves run down, app-level circuit prioritization keeps power flowing to what matters most first. Built around LiFePO4 cells rated for 6,000-plus cycles and roughly 16 years of service, and able to charge in temperatures as low as 14°F, it’s as ready for a Northeast ice storm as it is for a hurricane-season blackout.
HomePower 1000 Plus V2 is available now at an early-bird price of $599 through September 3, ahead of its $729 MSRP.
Jackery’s National Preparedness Month lineup is available now at Jackery.com, Amazon, and major retailers such as Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s and more.
ABOUT JACKERY
Since 2012, Jackery has made clean energy feel like home. By redefining the consumer relationship with electricity, Jackery solar generators have turned power from a distant utility into a personal resource. That’s bringing true energy independence home: the security of knowing your life will run uninterrupted, you’ll always be ready, and power will never be a worry. Whether it’s fueling outdoor adventures or securing the household against a faulty grid, Jackery has made power personal—and personal power possible. Over 150,000 five-star reviews tell the story: When the power goes out, people think of Jackery first. Ultimately, Jackery operates on a foundational belief: No matter where you are, you should have reliable power, connection, comfort, and safety—and you should always feel at home.
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