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I'm only half kidding. I'm a bit of a prepper and I have lots of powerbanks and devices that charge from USB but besides idling my truck I really had no other way to charge any of them in case of a long-term power outage which seemed a bit of an oversight on my part.
Not like this solves the issue. 30 watts (under ideal conditions) isn't much but it's a start.
I've been scheming to install panels on my garage roof for a year or so. My biggest hurtle is needing to make space for an inverter next to the circuit panel, but first my hot water tank is installed too close to the panel so it can't pass an inspection until I move it. Which means a ton of new plumbing before u even get to the new stuff. Ugggh
Yay! I hope it comes in handy.
I don't have solar yet, but I have a small portable power station that lets us avoid the manually started gas generator 90% of the time we have an outage. It's important people prepare for smaller, more common events too.
I'm getting solar panels and a battery later this month. It's mostly to keep the bills cheap and the house green, but power outages are always in the back of my mind. There's just so many ways they can happen
Using solar energy directly is also always an option, a fresnel lens or convex mirror are great for heating things. You can even make things cold using an absorption cycle cooler (the kind of things used in “propane powered” camper fridges)
