Storage & energy management
Industry Term

Load control

Load control is the ability to manage when certain electrical loads turn on, turn off, or draw power.

What does Load control mean?

Load control is the ability to manage when certain electrical loads turn on, turn off, or draw power.

What should installers verify about Load control in a solar-plus-storage design?

Backup design starts by separating loads that must run during an outage from loads that can remain off. Inverter output, battery capacity, transfer equipment, load-starting current, local code, and user expectations all shape the final backup configuration.

Practical design considerations

  • Separate energy capacity, power output, backup duration, and load priority; they are related but not interchangeable.

Why this matters for Tigo systems

This term relates to GO Battery (US), GO Battery (EU), EI Inverter (US), EI Inverter (EU), ATS, EI Link (EU) only when current product documentation supports the application.

Related Tigo resources

Related Tigo Support: For design, installation, commissioning, or troubleshooting details, see ESS Real Talk: Starting large loads.