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Ford Home Backup Power

When the power goes out, your lights can stay on. Check out how to use your F-150 Lightning® truck as a backup power source for your home.

What is Home Backup Power?

The Ford F-150 Lightning is as powerful as it is innovative. Available Ford Home Backup Power gives owners the ability to turn their truck into a backup power source for their home once they've installed a Ford Charge Station Pro and Home Integration System.

 

How does Home Backup Power work?

Home Backup Power uses the bidirectional capability of the F-150 Lightning to both charge and discharge the vehicle battery. Home Backup Power software activation is included with the purchase of an F-150 Lightning with an extended-range battery or can be bought as a one-time purchase for an F-150 Lightning with a standard-range battery.

How to Activate Your F-150 Lightning

You’ll need an 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro, which can be purchased from chargers.ford.com. Next, you’ll need the Home Integration System, exclusively sold through Sunrun, which allows a two-way flow of electrons and enables the F-150 Lightning to provide up to 9.6kW of backup power to your home when there’s a power outage. The system may not completely power some larger homes or homes with higher power needs.

 

How do I control Home Backup Power?

Set Ford Home Backup Power to automatically turn on and power your home as soon as power is lost or set it to manual and turn the system on and off yourself. A fully charged F-150 Lightning with the standard-range battery can power a home for up to two days,* or an individual item like a refrigerator for up to 10 days when rationing power.**

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*When home is properly equipped. Activation fee required for standard-range Lightning vehicles. Based on 30 kWh use per day using the F-150® Lightning® pickup with the standard-range battery. Your results may vary depending on energy usage.

**When home is properly equipped. Activation fee required for standard-range Lightning vehicles. Based on 30 kWh use per day using the F-150® Lightning® pickup with the standard-range battery. Your results may vary depending on energy usage. Rationing power refers to limiting the number of devices and turning the truck off when not needed.

Additional Help

A Home Backup Power center stack screen appears in a Ford F-150 Lightning® truck.

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FAQs

What happens when I unplug my vehicle while Home Backup Power is running?

If you unplug your vehicle while Home Backup Power is running, the power transfer to your home will be stopped.

 

You can resume this power transfer by plugging your vehicle back in. If you have Home Backup Power set to Automatic, your power transfer will resume on its own. If you have Home Backup Power set to Manual mode, you will need to begin the power transfer using your vehicle's touchscreen.

How do I report problems with my Home Backup Power service?

If you are experiencing problems with your Home Backup Power service, please contact Ford at www.ford.com/help/contact.

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