Most solar generator buying conversations go sideways before they start because the buyer is thinking about power in the abstract. The one question I ask before recommending a solar generator cuts through all of that: what is the single appliance or device you absolutely cannot afford to lose if the power goes out tonight? That … Read more
Six years behind the counter at a solar equipment shop gave me a front-row seat to the same buyer mistakes playing out on repeat. This is not a guide to buying a solar generator. It is a record of the five patterns I watched repeat most often, what they cost the people who made them, … Read more
Three years ago I left a retail job selling solar generators and moved to a 12-acre property in rural Nevada where I had to actually live off one. I thought my experience at the counter would translate cleanly into off-grid life. It mostly did, except for the parts that humbled me. This is not a … Read more