A Power Grid Collapse: Long Term Energy Options

In this video, I cover the most reliable and sustainable long-term energy options available today. Whether you're preparing for emergencies, reducing your monthly energy bill, or looking to go off-grid, this video covers the best renewable energy solutions that can provide consistent power without relying on fossil fuels or the grid.

Learn about the advantages, challenges, and best practices for using these renewable systems, and how they can help you stay powered in a long-term outage or prolonged grid-down situation.

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[WeThePeople]

I get some people dont know how to unplug from the electronic world but if there's ever a grid down I will find it so peaceful. No more AC units humming, no more planes over head no more cars day and night hauling oh the peace it would bring.

[StabbinJoeScarborough]

Just bought an EcoFlowDelta2, with a solar panel, Colorado gets 300 days of sunshine a year, its going to be an interesting election season and i think power will be getting a lot of attention

[TheBrokenNomad]

Heating & cooling will take up a lot more energy than you probably realize, so plan accordingly for your power needs.

[Tiersmoke]

Knowing when to be a wallflower instead of the prom queen...priceless. Just like now "Blueteeth" and wifi let everyone else know you have something.

[MosaicHomestead]

I have multiple options for everything, I have wind and solar that gets used every day, 2 backup generators, and a power station. For water, I have a rain harvesting system with 13, 000+ storage capacity, all water is pumped to tap with a 12v pumping system. For tools, I keep some backup manual tools, but most are battery operated tools, for heavy load tools, I keep a Dewalt power station to run those, including welder, all tools are kept and charged in a hurricane proof prepper shed that is 100% sustainable. For cooking I keep multiple stoves and fuels, I use propane every day, but I always have about 500lb in storage.

[simon]

I take issue with Washington state and solar. I’ve built my own off grid system and I’m doing quite well thank you.
25 kW of battery and 8 kW of solar panels. Victron is my favorite for an inverter and charge controllers. Nowadays, you can get an all in one inverter.

[GrdDog]

If you are going after power solution look at hydro but not in a natural stream. Think about a 55 gallon drum that has pcv or tubing going from a water pump inside the base of the drum; start the pump via a small solar panel that charges a small battery. The line runs up the inside of the barrel and streams onto wheels, which turns a belt system to run and alternator to produce a charge for a battery bank. With a lid on the barrel the water stays contained so loss is mainly reduced to friction.

[butchie]

I went with the Anker solix c1000 and recommend it as a good combo of price and size. Added 200 watt solar panels. Less than $1000.

[TheBrokenNomad]

I have the portability part pretty much nailed down 😁

[Lee_Proffit]

The problem with the bigger solar generators is that you need the bigger banks of panels to charge them.
I have space for a 120W panel (apartment dweller) and with the UKs level of sun, it would take me a week to charge that 2.5kw beast 😞

[sellC]

I would love to share some of my ideas regarding long term energy options with you. Such things as trying to set the battery size consistent across lights, radios, etc to having a “c” cell to “d” cell adapter since hardly anyone buys c cells in an emergency to powering a pellet stove. Just general thoughts I’ve been kicking around a bit and contemplating setting up a class to teach when I retire.

[Rhunadan]

One thing about lead acid batteries is that they're not susceptible to EMPs or CMEs. I think this makes them more practical for prepping. A lithium battery is useless if the BMS get fryed.

[davidoverton]

With good preplanning kinetic energy with animals could work think horse carousal or a sled dog treadmill if you have the animal anyway why not make use of that Access

[RockinAway]

Where did you get that solar cooker from? I would love to know where to purchase it.

[martinj]

Wind isn’t as good as solar and are noisy.