Pillar 04 · Energy
Power on your own terms.
Portable solar generators, panels, wood heat and storage. Independence from the grid, sized honestly for the way you actually live.
Inside this pillar
What we cover
Portable Solar Generators
Jackery, EcoFlow, Bluetti and others, compared on what matters.
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Solar Panels
Panel types, mounting, and matching panels to your batteries.
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Wood Stoves
Heat and cooking from wood, including rocket stoves.
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Off-Grid Lighting
Solar and low-draw lighting for homes, sheds and paths.
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Battery Storage
Chemistry, capacity and how much storage you really need.
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Energy Efficiency
The cheapest kilowatt-hour is the one you never use.
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The Energy guide
Measure before you buy
Energy is where homestead budgets most often go wrong, usually in one of two directions: a system too small to run the freezer through a cloudy week, or one far larger and more expensive than the household ever needed.
So the guides in this pillar start with measurement. Know your daily loads, know your worst-case weather, and only then compare equipment against those numbers rather than against marketing claims. Our comparisons, from portable power stations to full panel kits, are written that way.
Efficiency comes first. Every load you remove makes every panel and battery you buy go further.
Energy guides
Post grid
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