Starting this summer, 30,000 policyholders in California will be dropped by State Farm, the state’s largest home insurer. This continues a trend of insurers turning their back on customers because of incalculable future losses from wildfires.

With no access to financial insurance, homeowners are turning to wildfire suppression systems.

But when fires approach, power is cut to protect people and firefighters and prevent falling poles from starting even more fires.

YouSolar provides power to the wildfire protection pumping system of one of our customers that is ready to discharge 18,000 gallons of water over the property to protect it from a wildfire.

In Northern California, such as here near Fairfield, wildfires have destroyed power lines, leading to power outages. 
Outages also occur when the local utility turns off power during high winds to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires.

Non-renewals in response to heightened wildfire risks are, sadly, an important driver of YouSolar’s business, and we are working with two wildfire suppression specialists. The PowerBloc needs to run not only the suppression system’s pumps but also the legacy well pumps, which are often decades old.

The high power of the PowerBloc ensures that all pumps have the power they need.

As more policies in California are canceled, homeowners are being forced to turn to the California FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort. However, this plan often doesn’t cover the full value of our customers’ homes.

A PowerBloc, in combination with a wildfire suppression system, can significantly reduce the risk our customers face without adequate insurance options.