Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱Mar 14

One of the pleasures in life is being known as having knowledge that might help folks and they ask... because any nerd will tell you sharing knowledge is one of their fav things to do.

Brought to you by (another) power outage & requests for backup power info: https://susankayequinn.com/2024/11/backup-power-battery-options-for-the-climate-crisis.html

Backup Power/Battery Options for the Climate Crisis

I’m a huge advocate for solar and will make a separate post for that (SOLAR: How to Get Started and Why You Should), but whether you have solar or not, having backup power is going to be more…

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Show threadSue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱Mar 14

After I wrote up the general backup power options post, my kiddo had to evacuate from the LA wildfires. So I found myself doing another round of calculations and seeing if the new Jackery I'd got them would run the air purifier (answer: yes).

https://susankayequinn.com/2025/01/backup-power-for-air-filters-water.html

Backup Power for Air Filters + Water

Learning From Climate Disasters You absolutely should get the Watch Duty app if you or anyone you love is in a wildfire zone. I paid for the annual fee upgrade because I want to support their impor…

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Show threadSue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱Mar 14
I can't talk about backup power without talking about solar, because unlike the brittle and expensive gas supply chain, the sun just relentlessly keeps coming up every morning... which is very convenient for recharging your battery: https://susankayequinn.com/2025/04/solar-how-to-get-started-and-why-you-should.html
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SOLAR: How to Get Started and Why You Should

I put solar on my roof three years ago, and since then, I’ve helped plenty of solar-curious friends figure out the options—there are plenty (and you don’t need a PhD in Environmental En…

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Show threadSue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱Mar 14

I also recommend folks check out (and support!) Solar United Neighbors-- they're a US advocacy group that helps navigate issues around solar install regulations and they run solar co-ops to get cheaper pricing by having people go solar together!

https://solarunitedneighbors.org

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Home - Solar United Neighbors

Solar United Neighbors is a national nonprofit that represents solar owners and supporters. We help you go solar, join together, and fight for your energy rights.

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Could you maybe edit to specify that this is a US national group? Reach, context, etc… @susankayequinn
Mar 14 at 5:42pmWeb