New idea maybe? Zigbee/Z-Wave enabled Battery UPS?

[JDRoberts]

I’m a little confused about what you’re imagining, but there are certainly people who get to the same end result, which is a notification that the power is out. You just have a regular UPS and you have your smartthings hub and router on that. and then you have another device which would notify you that the mains power was out and it had switched over to battery power. There are devices you can buy, or you can make your own.

There are about a dozen threads on this already, here’s one example:

Simple way to detect power out

This is a quick and easy project to detect when power is out. This is only useful for detecting a single branch circuit unless you have backup power for your internet and ST hub then you could use it for notification on your main power. This project takes around 30 minutes with all the parts ready. You will need a usb adapter, usb cable, 5Vdc relay, a z-wave door/window sensor (GoControl or Monoprice) and some soldering. This is very similar to the leak detector project except there is a relay in between the 2 wires. I used the Normally closed contacts when power on and opened when no power. This is a copycat of a similar device on Amazon so you can also buy it there. Not sure what inside that device but I would imagine it’s the same. [image] [image] [image]