CircuitsActivated
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Hello everyone. I am new to solar and am learning. It sure seems like the solar generator is a hot topic at the moment. I am interested in solar or a gas generator for back up or emergency use. It seems to me that solar generators are expensive and limited when it comes to powering 120 volt items. For example, it is winter and twenty outside. You have a space heater that draws 600 watts to heat a small room. A 1500 watt hour unit would run that heater for 2.5 hours...then no more heat. A Honda inverter generator would run that heater for eight hours or longer. Add a bigger fuel can and it would run it for days non-stop. Same goes for a window AC, a fridge, a toaster, etc. I am not trying to debate or argue at all. Am I missing something? If you buy say a Honda EU2200I inverter generator and take care of it, it will last for decades in an emergency situation. Meanwhile technology will have made a Jackery or Bluetti obsolete. Please show me my flaw and help me understand an learn. I love the idea of solar but the cost of entry seems very expensive if you want a system capable of providing the ability to cook, run a fridge, cool a room, heat a room, etc. Not running everything at once like grid power, but the ability to not be cold in a blackout for three days....or without AC in a room in 100 degree heat. I see a Jackery or Bluetti good for charging a smartphone or laptop but not for much more than that. What am I missing?