Executive Summary
Building Generator Mandate: legal requirement for building associations to acquire emergency power capability. Coverage: all buildings with 10+ apartments. Options: diesel/gas generators, battery storage, solar+storage combinations. Technical standards ensure minimum 8-hour backup capability for essential systems (water pumps, emergency lighting, heating controls).
In short: Distributed backup power across urban buildings; 8-hour minimum backup capability; Reduced grid dependency
The Problem
Ukrainian power crisis reality: Russian systematic attacks on energy infrastructure caused months-long blackouts. Ukrainian civilian: 'Winter 2022, no power for 16 hours daily. People with generators survived normally. People without froze in dark apartments.' Lithuanian vulnerability: centralized grid, limited backup power, Soviet-era buildings without modern systems. Building associations: 5,000+ in major cities, most without generators. Extended blackouts: heating fails, water pumps stop, elevators dead, communications lost. Without distributed backup power, Russian grid attacks paralyze Lithuanian society.