One of the most common misconceptions we hear is that installing an EMP Shield means your power will stay on if an EMP, or any major power surge, hits. It won’t, and it’s important you understand why before you decide what kind of protection you actually need.
So what does it actually do? EMP Shield is a Type 2 surge protector, which means it protects against any power surge entering your system, not just an EMP. That includes lightning strikes and the more “normal” surges that come through the power lines on any given day. EMP Shield monitors your electrical system and reacts when it detects a surge, diverting it away from your wiring and electronics in a matter of nanoseconds, fast enough and strong enough to handle the speed and intensity of an EMP, lightning, or a standard surge alike. That’s the entire job of the device, protect what’s plugged in, not generate what powers it.
Without that protection, a surge of any kind can permanently destroy the circuit boards inside your electronics. With EMP Shield installed, whether it’s a home, vehicle, generator, or solar system, your electronics survive that surge intact. We’re confident enough in that protection that we guarantee lightning damage in our warranty, something most other surge protectors won’t do. But surviving the surge and having power are two different problems, and EMP Shield only solves the first one.
If keeping the lights on matters to you as much as protecting your electronics, you need a power source that doesn’t depend on the grid. A generator, paired with EMP Shield’s generator protection, can keep running independent of grid power. The same goes for a solar setup with battery storage, protected by EMP Shield, so you can still generate and store your own electricity if the grid goes down. Without one of those backup systems in place, your home will lose power if the grid goes down, regardless of how well EMP Shield has protected your electronics.
There are also scenarios where the grid itself may not go down everywhere at once. A localized event, rather than a large-scale one, could leave areas farther from it with power while areas closer to it go dark. That’s not something you can plan around with certainty, which is exactly why EMP Shield is only half the equation if continuous power matters to you.
EMP Shield protects what you have plugged in from EMPs, lightning, and everyday surges alike. We’re happy to help you figure out what protecting your home and existing backup power looks like, so you walk into that decision with realistic expectations about what protection alone will and won’t do.
