Systems and methods are disclosed, including, after a first threshold time after entering an idle power mode of a storage system, without receiving a command from a host device over a communication interface, moving host data stored in volatile memory of the storage system to non-volatile memory of the storage system and transitioning a power mode of the storage system from an idle power mode to a deep idle power mode using control circuitry of the storage system, the deep idle power mode having a second power level lower than a first power level of the idle mode and a second exit latency higher than a first latency of the idle mode. The control circuitry can further determine that the storage system is ready to enter a power savings power mode and provide an indication of the determination using a unidirectional power state signal interface separate from the communication interface.