Appliance Outlet that defaults "OFF" when power restored. Possible?

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Hi. Hoping for help from people smarter than me.

The situation:

  1. Solar installation capable of running off batteries when line power goes out.
  2. Takes 4 seconds to switch to batteries after line power is lost.
  3. Big load circuits (e.g. AC, range, dishwasher, etc) are not included in battery-backed power.
  4. I need to automatically disable large loads on the remaining outlets (e.g. non-critical refrigeration)
  5. I found a manual device (SafetyGate Restart Protection Plug),
  6. but what I’d like is a smartthings outlet or module that is “OFF” when power is restored regardless of the previous setting. I could then easily enable all those loads via Alexa or an automatic app when line power is restored.

Is there any existing appliance module that does this? If not, could a driver be modified to support it?

Thanks!

P.S. I did search before posting my question, but found nothing except Power Outlet Questions which doesn’t really address the question.

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Different companies have adopted different design philosophies with regard to behavior after a power outage.

If the appliances draw 15 A or less, you can just use a GE or Linear pocket socket, as they will be typically off after power outage. ( of course, always verify that any specific device you purchase works in the way you expect, as you never know when a company might decide to change something. )

If the appliances draw more than 15 A, you have fewer choices and I believe they will all have to be direct wired. So before we get into those, do you need something for more than 15 A?

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You are amazing.
I should have known there’d be a FAQ and you’d be the one who created it.
(I didn’t think to search for “outage” even if I did see “poweroutage” as a possible tag when I wrote my post.)

  1. 15 amps will work so - thanks to you – I’m good.
  2. I’m trying two: a GE and and a WeMo Insight. I’ll let you know what I find.
    For your FAQ:
  3. The Aeotec Smart Switch 5 version 6 restores “previous state”
  4. The Smartthings appliance module restores “previous state”
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You can program the Z-Wave Plus Power Switch to be OFF after power is restored (it’s one of the advanced settings available through custom handler for SmartThings) and it does better with non-resistive loads than most plugs on the market:

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Bit out of topic but any idea when zoos power strip will be back in stock?

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The Power Strip has been discontinued. It will be replaced with an improved multi-plug device coming out in 2018.