What are ways Renters (of a house) can get into alternative energy?

spasm01@lemmywinks.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 90 points –

Are there portable wind turbines and/or solar panels I can put up in my very bright dusty back yard?

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So a camping set up moving to a battery that I can charge smaller things like phones off of?

Check out “solar generators”. They take input power from something variable like a solar panel, recharge their internal battery, and then provide lots of different outlets to power or recharge various devices. So, mostly “just” a battery, but very well set up for exactly this kind of thing.

I've been really happy with our electric Makita products. When our propane generator kicks it (and I'm pretty sure I can keep that thing running for the next thirty, but I want a solar generator sooner) I want a Makita solar generator

I'm with you there, but judging by Makita's complete lack of battery development in the last 20 years I don't see that happening

I haven't been watching that too close . We swapped our gas yard tools for makita ones recently because we liked the hot swappable batteries. I don't remember how recently because the we in that is the landlord. They asked my advice and I'd used a makita before and liked it. I do yardwork and handiwork here as part of my rent anyways I'm rambling. I always figured makita contracted out their batteries, but I'm not part of their supply chain.