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This portable battery station powered my home for two weeks - and it's $600 off for Prime Day

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ZDNET's key takeaways The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus expands up to 24,000 Wh, powering a home for two weeks.

Built-in wheels and handle make the Explorer 2000 Plus easy to move.

The Explorer 2000 Plus delivers 3,000W power, fast charging, and rugged durability. View now at Amazon

Find the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus on sale for up to 50% off ahead of Amazon Prime Day. You can save more or less depending on the accessories you bundle with the power station.

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If you see the sun regularly, solar generators are the way forward. They allow you to capture and store the free energy that's beaming down from the sun, convert it into electricity, and store it in batteries.

Solar generators consist of two parts: a portable power station (think power bank, but bigger) and solar panels. The power stations come in all shapes and sizes, from small boxes you'd be happy carrying for a short distance to big boxes on wheels that you don't want to take with you too far.

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Jackery, a familiar name in the power station game for over a decade now, has a new power station called the Explorer 2000 Plus, and this thing is a total game changer. You can scale it up from a single unit that's good for a day or two of camping, to an array of batteries and solar panels that can power your home for two weeks.

You read that right: two weeks.

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