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Tesla Backup Switch
Meter-socket transfer and islanding equipment approved for qualifying Powerwall and Powershare installations.
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Overview
Product overview
Tesla Backup Switch installs behind a compatible utility meter and disconnects the home from the grid during an outage. It contains a contactor and consumption meter and may simplify eligible whole-home Powershare installations. Utility approval and certified installation are required.
Technical data
Specifications
- ac or dc
- AC
- input voltage
- 120/240 V AC systems (North American configurations)
- output voltage
- 120/240 V AC
- installation type
- meter socket
- customer segment
- residential
- utility interconnection requirements
- Requires utility approval and compatible meter socket; Tesla lists approved territories.
- requires inverter
- true
- requires energy management system
- true
- compatibility document url
- https://www.tesla.com/support/energy/powerwall/learn/tesla-backup-switch
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Provenance
Verification and sources
- Record verified
- 2026-08-27
- Primary source
- Tesla Backup Switch Support ↗