Power cut? Keep the fridge, Wi-Fi and lights on.

Choose priority same-day delivery when you book before 2pm and we'll aim to get a charged unit to you that day, subject to stock and safe road conditions. During major storms we deliver in order of booking, and we prioritise customers on the Priority Services Register and people relying on medical equipment.

Power cuts often last longer than expected, so when you book for a power cut you can choose “until my power’s back”. We book 2 days to start. If your power is still off, just keep the power station and we add the extra days at our normal rates, never more than the weekly price for any 7 days, and cheaper from the second week. If the battery runs low, we can swap it for a fully charged one: it costs £1 a mile from our Truro depot, at least £20 (for example Penzance £25, Bude £59), including the trip, on top of the daily hire. When your power comes back, tell us and we’ll collect it. You only pay for the days you had it, with a 2-day minimum.

Let us know and we'll cancel at no charge. If the unit has already been delivered, you can end the hire early. We charge a minimum of two days.

Most gas boilers need a small amount of electricity for their controls and pump, and a power station can easily supply it. But many boilers are hard-wired into a fused spur rather than plugged in, so they can't simply be connected. We never connect to fixed wiring. If you want this option, ask a qualified electrician or Gas Safe engineer to check your boiler.

Yes, it can run CPAP machines, nebulisers, powered beds, chargers for mobility scooters and similar equipment. If you depend on equipment for your health, also sign up to National Grid's Priority Services Register and always keep your clinical team's backup advice to hand. A hired power station should never be your only plan for life-critical equipment.

There are four ways. The easiest is to call us when the battery gets to about 20%: we swap it for a fully charged one (£1 a mile from our Truro depot, at least £20, including the trip). You can also hire a solar panel, charge it from your car’s 12V socket with the cable we include (slow, so keep the engine running and never in a garage), or take it to a friend, family member or workplace nearby that still has power. Our Power cuts page shows roughly how much each way adds for each power station.

Yes. Every power station comes with a car charging cable for the 12V socket. It charges at about 100W, so an hour’s drive adds about a third to an Elite 30 V2 but only about 5% to an Elite 200 V2. Keep the engine running so your car battery doesn’t go flat, and never run the engine in a garage or anywhere enclosed.

In a long power cut, call us when your battery gets to about 20%. We bring a fully charged power station, plug your things into it and take the flat one away to recharge. Each swap costs £1 a mile from our Truro depot, at least £20 (for example Penzance £25, Bude £59), including the trip. It's on top of your hire, which carries on as normal at the usual daily price, and you only pay it if you need a swap. It isn't included in the price you see when you book, because most cuts don't need one.

For £9 a month we reserve a unit for you. When the Met Office issues an amber or red wind warning for Cornwall, we aim to deliver it before the storm arrives. You only pay hire for the days your power is actually off. If you’d rather have one ready at home all winter, choose Storm Season instead.

Yes, and we always do. For safety, every room you want power in gets its own power station, so no extension leads run between rooms, under doors or across the stairs. Our booking tool picks the cheapest power station that runs everything in each room, and every power station after the first is 20% off.