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1.3 million still without power in Houston after Hurricane Beryl (www.houstonpublicmedia.org)

submitted 4 months ago by theangriestbird@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I only got power back yesterday evening.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Absurd! I hope you made it through without a heat stroke or anything 😭

[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 3 points 4 months ago

I have a power bank and foldable solar panels. That provided enough power to keep my refrigerator running.

I also have an EcoFlow Wave2 portable air conditioner that I was able to partially charge with solar. The AC function uses too much energy, but it can also operate as just a fan, in which mode the battery will last for days and days. Having the fan on me helped a lot.