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Phone power bank
Anker · Power Bank 20,000 mAh with built-in USB-C cable
Keeps your phones alive for news, alerts and calls when the power is out.
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Keep phones charged, rooms lit and the fridge cold without the grid.
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Folding solar phone charger
BigBlue · 35W folding solar charger
Lets you charge a phone or power bank from the sun if the outage lasts more than a day or two.
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Rechargeable room lantern
Goal Zero · Lighthouse 600
One lantern lights a whole room safely, with no flame, and can also charge a phone.
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Power-failure night lights
Energizer · Power Failure Night Light, 6 pack
They switch on by themselves when the power goes out, so you can find your way in the dark.
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Rechargeable LED flashlight
Coast · XP11R 2600 lumen USB-C rechargeable
A bright light for checking the fuse box, the stairs and the yard at night.
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AA batteries
Energizer · MAX AA alkaline, 20 pack
Runs flashlights and radios when nothing can be recharged.
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Portable power station (about 1 kWh, runs a fridge)
EcoFlow · DELTA 3 Classic
It keeps your fridge, phones, lights and Wi-Fi running for hours when the grid is down, with no fumes, so it is safe indoors.
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Folding solar panel (220 W) for the power station
EcoFlow · 220W Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
It refills your power station from sunlight, so your fridge and phones can keep going past a day or two without grid power.
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Rechargeable headlamp
Black Diamond · Spot 400-R
A headlamp keeps both hands free for cooking, first aid or finding the stairs in the dark.
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Rechargeable AA battery kit with charger
Panasonic eneloop · K-KJ55MC84CZ Power Pack (8 AA, 4 AAA, charger)
Torches, radios and kids' toys eat batteries fast. These recharge from your power station or solar panel, so you never run out.
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Second solar battery (portable power station)
EcoFlow · DELTA 3 Classic
A second matching battery doubles your stored power, so the fridge and phones last through a long outage.
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Second folding solar panel (220 W)
EcoFlow · 220W Bifacial Portable Solar Panel
Two panels in sun recharge your batteries much faster, which matters most in a multi-week outage.
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Rechargeable room lantern (extra)
Goal Zero · Lighthouse 600
One lantern per room means safer nights, with no candles or open flames.
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Solar cable, MC4 to XT60 (10 ft)
Generic (made for EcoFlow and Anker power stations) · MC4 to XT60 solar cable, 12 AWG, 10 ft
It is the cable that links the solar panel to the power station, because the panel and the station use different plugs.
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Solar panel cable for the second panel (MC4 to XT60)
Generic (made for EcoFlow / Anker SOLIX) · 12AWG 10 ft MC4 to XT60
The second solar panel needs its own cable to plug into the power station.
Guides
Learn how to use it.
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The 72-hour blackout plan: what to do hour by hour
A calm, step-by-step plan for the first three days of a power outage: what to do in the first hour, the first evening, and on days two and three.
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How to keep phones charged in a blackout
Make your phone battery last through a power cut: low power mode, a power bank, a solar charger, safe car charging, and why texting beats calling.
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How to run a fridge on a portable power station (honest maths)
Plain-language sizing for running a fridge from a portable power station: watts, startup surge, hours of runtime, solar recharging, and safe cords.
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Why the power grid is under strain, and what your family can do
Electricity demand is rising fast, partly from data centres, while weather keeps testing the grid. Here is what NERC and the EIA say, in plain words.
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