Florida Power Readiness Dashboard · Active hurricane season
Keep the lights on, Florida ☀️⚡
Power stations, solar, and hurricane-season backup — with real specs, honest picks, and tools to size your setup in minutes.
🌀Peak season runs mid-August to mid-October. If a system is on the map, start with the storm countdown. 🌀 The 72-hour countdown plan
▲ Readout — our current picks
Best overall power station: EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus (1024Wh/1800W, ~56-min fast charge).Best budget pick: Jackery Explorer 300.Best solar: Renogy 200W portable.Home-office saver: APC 850VA UPS.(paid links)
Grab-and-go storm kit: lantern, weather radio, cords and a charged battery, packed before the cone shows up — the full 72-hour sequence is on our 72 Hours Out page.
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Power Stations1kWh sweet spotTop pick: EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus — 1024Wh/1800W, recharges in ~56 min. Runs fridge-in-bursts, fans & phones all night.
Home Backup2kWh+ multi-day2–4kWh wheeled units for multi-day outages — fridge continuously, medical gear, even a window AC in bursts.
Budget Picksstarter picksJackery Explorer 300 for phones, fans & CPAP one night; APC 850VA UPS keeps Wi-Fi alive through flickers — both in the budget tier.
Solar Panelsfree rechargeTrending: Jackery SolarSaga 100W Light — bifacial, #1 seller class. Renogy 200W for faster big-battery refills.
Fridge & CPAPfood, meds, sleepBougeRV 12V fridge sips ~45W to protect meds & food; BLUETTI X30 keeps a CPAP running all night.
Hookup Gearswitches & cords12-gauge cords that won't sag under load, plus the transfer switch that feeds real house circuits safely.
Generatorsdual-fuel rangeERAYAK 4500W dual-fuel runs the well pump and recharges the battery bank; the quiet Honda class sits one section below.
Battery Fanscooling, no gridOdoland 40,000mAh oscillating fan runs 22–61 hours per charge — the difference between miserable and tolerable with the AC down.
Lanterns & Lightone per roomLepro 1000-lumen lantern doubles as a power bank; the LETMY 4-pack charges from solar, USB or AAs — one per room beats candles.
Alerts & Car Powerradio, jump, surgeMidland crank weather radio works with everything else dead; NOCO jump starter and a whole-house surge protector round out the layer.Two free tools that size your setup in minutes
🌀 Pre-Storm Systems CheckA 10-point interactive checklist with a live readiness score. Your progress saves in your browser — close the gaps before the cone shows up.Run your check →
🔋 Outage Runtime CalculatorPick a power station, check off your appliances, and get a realistic runtime estimate in hours — before you spend a dollar.Size your battery →
Watch: what backup power actually looks like
Eight seconds each, sound on if you can. This is the whole pitch.
Three ways in
▲ On a budgetBudget tierStarter picks that still do real work — a 292Wh station for phones, a fan and one CPAP night, and a UPS that keeps Wi-Fi alive through flickers.See the starter picks →▲ Got a question?100 answersEvery question Floridians actually ask about backup power, answered with numbers — sizing, fridge runtime, CPAP nights, generator safety, mid-storm emergencies.Open the Q&A →▲ Want the full knowledge base?26 guidesHurricane power kits, battery vs generator math, refrigerator sizing, CPAP backup, solar incentives — everything behind the picks above.Browse all guides →