Amp up resilience: How electric Cadillacs can make smarter homes

2025-11-19

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Smart energy features are no longer just a luxury — they’re a necessity. One in four homes experience power outages each year. From grid shutoffs to extreme weather, many homeowners are looking for new ways to stay powered and connected. Fortunately, home energy systems can offer resilience, style and sustainability benefits in one package.

Last week, real estate agents at The Agency experienced a demo home in Calabasas, California to learn that homes can come equipped with personal power solutions, thanks to GM Energy and Cadillac.

GM Energy + Cadillac = Power

A power outage doesn’t have to put your life on pause. Cadillac electric vehicle owners can now use the GM Energy Home System to beat the blackout. This advanced system allows vehicle-to-home capable Cadillac EVs to store energy and, when needed, supply electricity back to the home—keeping the essentials running and your sanity in check during an outage. Here are the key parts:

• Home backup power: This means the equipment used to charge your electric vehicle at home can also send power back from your vehicle’s battery to your house during an outage¹.

• Home battery storage: In case you want to capture solar energy or drive your vehicle while keeping the power on. The GM Energy PowerBank – a dedicated battery attached to the home – can provide nearly a day’s worth of power, based on average home energy consumption².

• Solar panels: GM Energy equipment is designed to integrate with other compatible solar solutions. All six electric vehicles in Cadillac’s portfolio are engineered to be compatible with GM Energy’s bidirectional charging technology. This means the same luxury, innovation, and performance that define Cadillac now extend to your home’s energy management. Whether it’s the LYRIQ, ESCALADE IQ, VISTIQ, CELESTIQ or OPTIQ, Cadillac owners can rely on their vehicle’s battery to help provide power to their properly equipped home when the grid goes down³.

Cadillac’s electric portfolio has propelled Cadillac to the #1 position among luxury EV brands for Q3. The ESCALADE IQ has emerged as a flagship of innovation and design, earning MotorTrend’s 2026 SUV of the Year award. With over 50,000 LYRIQs sold to-date, the brand is capturing market share and converting discerning luxury buyers from its competitors. This sustained growth, now 13 consecutive quarters of year-over-year gains, cements Cadillac’s leadership in the luxury segment.

Why You Should Care

According to Zillow’s 2025 home trends report, homebuyers are prioritizing environmentally friendly features, with a notable surge in mentions of whole-home batteries and solar panels on listings.

Considerations for home builders, contractors, and real estate agents who are helping rebuild and reimagine natural disaster-prone communities:

• Resilience sells: Backup power is a major draw for buyers worried about outages or fire-related shutoffs.

• Future-ready homes: With EV adoption surging and solar incentives available, energy-smart homes are what buyers want next.

• Easy integration: Installing the GM Energy Home System during construction is more efficient (and less expensive) than retrofitting later. Even if these systems aren’t added right from the start, homebuilders should consider planning electrical systems for future installs.

• Utility incentives: GM Energy is already working with utilities like PG&E on pilot programs.

Homes equipped for resilience, sustainability, and electric living stand out in a competitive market and offer lasting peace of mind for homeowners. The future isn’t just coming; it’s being built, one smart home at a time.

¹Requires professional installation of a compatible wall charger, sold separately. Actual charge times will vary based on battery condition, output of charger, vehicle settings and battery temperature. See the Owner’s Manuals for your vehicle and charger for additional details and limitations.

²The GM Energy PowerShift Charger and GM Energy V2H Enablement Kit shown requires an adequately charged V2H-capable GM EV, a properly equipped home, and proper grid interconnection. Weather conditions, life of the battery, vehicle variation and usage, and other external factors may impact the capability and duration of power supply. Power supply may be interrupted. It is not recommended that the following devices be powered with the GM Energy PowerShift Charger and V2H Enablement Kit: Medical Devices.

³The GM Energy PowerShift Charger and GM Energy V2H Enablement Kit shown requires an adequately charged V2H-capable GM EV, a properly equipped home, and proper grid interconnection. Weather conditions, life of the battery, vehicle variation and usage, and other external factors may impact the capability and duration of power supply. Power supply may be interrupted. It is not recommended that the following devices be powered with the GM Energy PowerShift Charger and V2H Enablement Kit: Medical Devices.

Smart energy features are no longer just a luxury — they’re a necessity. One in four homes experience power outages each year. From grid shutoffs to extreme weather, many homeowners are looking for new ways to stay powered and connected. Fortunately, home energy systems can offer resilience, style and sustainability benefits in one package.

Last week, real estate agents at The Agency experienced a demo home in Calabasas, California to learn that homes can come equipped with personal power solutions, thanks to GM Energy and Cadillac.

GM Energy + Cadillac = Power

A power outage doesn’t have to put your life on pause. Cadillac electric vehicle owners can now use the GM Energy Home System to beat the blackout. This advanced system allows vehicle-to-home capable Cadillac EVs to store energy and, when needed, supply electricity back to the home—keeping the essentials running and your sanity in check during an outage. Here are the key parts:

• Home backup power: This means the equipment used to charge your electric vehicle at home can also send power back from your vehicle’s battery to your house during an outage¹.
• Home battery storage: In case you want to capture solar energy or drive your vehicle while keeping the power on. The GM Energy PowerBank – a dedicated battery attached to the home – can provide nearly a day’s worth of power, based on average home energy consumption².
• Solar panels: GM Energy equipment is designed to integrate with other compatible solar solutions. All six electric vehicles in Cadillac’s portfolio are engineered to be compatible with GM Energy’s bidirectional charging technology. This means the same luxury, innovation, and performance that define Cadillac now extend to your home’s energy management. Whether it’s the LYRIQ, ESCALADE IQ, VISTIQ, CELESTIQ or OPTIQ, Cadillac owners can rely on their vehicle’s battery to help provide power to their properly equipped home when the grid goes down³.

Cadillac’s electric portfolio has propelled Cadillac to the #1 position among luxury EV brands for Q3. The ESCALADE IQ has emerged as a flagship of innovation and design, earning MotorTrend’s 2026 SUV of the Year award. With over 50,000 LYRIQs sold to-date, the brand is capturing market share and converting discerning luxury buyers from its competitors. This sustained growth, now 13 consecutive quarters of year-over-year gains, cements Cadillac’s leadership in the luxury segment.

Why You Should Care

According to Zillow’s 2025 home trends report, homebuyers are prioritizing environmentally friendly features, with a notable surge in mentions of whole-home batteries and solar panels on listings.

Considerations for home builders, contractors, and real estate agents who are helping rebuild and reimagine natural disaster-prone communities:

• Resilience sells: Backup power is a major draw for buyers worried about outages or fire-related shutoffs.
• Future-ready homes: With EV adoption surging and solar incentives available, energy-smart homes are what buyers want next.
• Easy integration: Installing the GM Energy Home System during construction is more efficient (and less expensive) than retrofitting later. Even if these systems aren’t added right from the start, homebuilders should consider planning electrical systems for future installs.
• Utility incentives: GM Energy is already working with utilities like PG&E on pilot programs.

Homes equipped for resilience, sustainability, and electric living stand out in a competitive market and offer lasting peace of mind for homeowners. The future isn’t just coming; it’s being built, one smart home at a time.

¹Requires professional installation of a compatible wall charger, sold separately. Actual charge times will vary based on battery condition, output of charger, vehicle settings and battery temperature. See the Owner’s Manuals for your vehicle and charger for additional details and limitation.
²The GM Energy PowerShift Charger and GM Energy V2H Enablement Kit shown requires an adequately charged V2H-capable GM EV, a properly equipped home, and proper grid interconnection. Weather conditions, life of the battery, vehicle variation and usage, and other external factors may impact the capability and duration of power supply. Power supply may be interrupted. It is not recommended that the following devices be powered with the GM Energy PowerShift Charger and V2H Enablement Kit: Medical Devices.
³The GM Energy PowerShift Charger and GM Energy V2H Enablement Kit shown requires an adequately charged V2H-capable GM EV, a properly equipped home, and proper grid interconnection. Weather conditions, life of the battery, vehicle variation and usage, and other external factors may impact the capability and duration of power supply. Power supply may be interrupted. It is not recommended that the following devices be powered with the GM Energy PowerShift Charger and V2H Enablement Kit: Medical Devices.