South Shore
RoseWater Energy systems for homes from Milton and Hingham to Cohasset, Scituate, Duxbury and Plymouth.
Boston Backup Power designs RoseWater Energy systems for homes on the South Shore, from Milton and Hingham through Cohasset, Scituate and Norwell to Duxbury and Plymouth. Our shop in Norwood is a short drive from most of these towns.
Nor'easters are a fact of life on this stretch of coast, and so are the outages that come with them. A RoseWater HUB keeps the house running the moment the grid drops, with no switchover and no reboots, and it cleans up the power the rest of the year too.
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Nor'easters and outages on the South Shore
The South Shore loses power most often in nor'easters, when wind, surge and heavy snow hit at the same time. In March 2018, back-to-back nor'easters flooded low streets in Scituate and Marshfield and left large parts of the South Shore without power, some homes for days.
Eversource and National Grid serve most of the South Shore, and Hingham and Braintree run their own municipal light plants. Outages are only part of the picture. Every flicker and brownout between storms is a small hit to the electronics in the house.
A RoseWater HUB is always online with double conversion. Your circuits run through it all the time, so when the grid fails the house keeps going with zero transfer time, and on an ordinary day it is regulating voltage and filtering noise.
Homes on the South Shore
The South Shore has a mix of antique colonials in Hingham and Duxbury, large shingle-style houses on the water in Cohasset and Scituate, and newer homes on wooded lots in Norwell, Hanover and Pembroke. Many have been added onto and rewired over the years.
Waterfront houses here often sit low, close to marshes, harbors and barrier beaches. That shapes where the equipment can go more than anything else on the site.
Inland, a lot of homes are on long, tree-lined roads with overhead lines. Those are the houses that tend to lose power in heavy wet snow even when the coast is fine.
Flood zones and where the system goes
On a low waterfront lot, keep the HUB out of the basement. RoseWater's warranty does not cover water damage, and much of the South Shore coast sits in flood zones. A garage, a raised mechanical room or an upper level is usually the right spot. Your electrician and building department will confirm where electrical equipment can go relative to the flood elevation.
Indoors, a HUB needs a space about 3.5 feet wide, 3 feet deep and 8 feet high, with 36 inches clear in front for service. It does not need air conditioning.
If there is no good room inside, the HUB40 can go outdoors in RoseWater's climate-controlled outdoor enclosure. Near salt water we review the spot with RoseWater's engineering team before we commit to it.
Cabinet sizes and specs for each system are on the HUB20, HUB40 and 3-Phase pages.
Homes we design for on the South Shore
Waterfront homes
Houses on the harbors and beaches of Cohasset, Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury, where the equipment has to stay above the water.
Antique and historic houses
Colonials and farmhouses that have been rewired more than once. We map the panels and subpanels before we size anything.
Wooded lots inland
Homes in Norwell, Hanover and Pembroke on long roads with overhead lines and old trees.
Homes with solar
A HUB can take up to 10 kW of solar through RoseWater's SBX10. We coordinate with your solar installer so the system is sized and wired to work together.
Towns we serve on the South Shore
- Milton
- Quincy
- Braintree
- Weymouth
- Hingham
- Hull
- Cohasset
- Scituate
- Norwell
- Hanover
- Marshfield
- Pembroke
- Duxbury
- Kingston
- Plymouth
- Canton
If you are between Boston and the Cape Cod Canal, you are in our area. Ask if your town is not listed.
How a project runs on the South Shore
Most South Shore towns are close to our shop in Norwood, so we can meet you, your builder and your electrician on site without much lead time. We register the project with RoseWater's engineering team, design the system, coordinate the licensed electrician for the tie-in at the main panel, and work with RoseWater's technicians when they commission it.
Build your Power Plan
Use the Power Plan on this site or call us. You pick what has to stay on, from the network and lighting control to the well pump and the wine room.
Site visit
We look at your electrical service, the main panel and subpanels, and the rooms that could hold the cabinets. On new builds we work from the single-line diagram, riser diagrams and panel schedules.
Design with RoseWater
We register the project with RoseWater's engineering team, size the HUB and battery storage to your plan, and send you a written proposal.
Electrical tie-in
A licensed electrician connects the system at the main panel. We coordinate your electrician or bring in one we trust, along with any generator or solar partner.
Commissioning
RoseWater technicians deliver the cabinets and commission the system on site with us. Commissioning by RoseWater-trained personnel starts the three-year warranty.
Integration and support
We set up monitoring and alerts, tie the system into your home's other systems, and stay your first call for service and warranty questions.
The first step is the Power Plan. If you would rather talk it through, use the contact form or call (781) 333-8003. You can also read about our backup power installation and design services and whole-home battery backup for homes.
Questions about backup power on the South Shore
Can a HUB keep my house running through a nor'easter?
Can a HUB keep my house running through a nor'easter?
Yes, for the loads you put on it. The HUB carries those circuits with zero transfer time when the grid drops, and run time depends on how much you back up. For long outages, a generator or solar can recharge it. We size it all in your Power Plan.
Our house is in a flood zone. Where would the equipment go?
Our house is in a flood zone. Where would the equipment go?
Somewhere dry and above the flood elevation, usually a garage, a raised mechanical room or an upper level. The HUB40 can also go outdoors in RoseWater's outdoor enclosure. Your electrician and building department confirm the final location.
We live in Hingham. Does the municipal light plant matter?
We live in Hingham. Does the municipal light plant matter?
Not for the HUB. It conditions whatever power reaches your panel, whether that comes from Hingham's light plant, Eversource or National Grid.
Get Ready for the Next Nor'easter
Build a Power Plan for your South Shore home. We will review it, look at the site and design a RoseWater system for the way you live.