Moments with Energy

Since Friday, it has been darkly overcast with bouts of fog and rain. I've been trying for 3 days to charge up these 4 stations.D3MP using 2x320w panels in 2P on each inputD3+ w/EB using 1x320w panel in each inputDelta Air 1000 using 2x220w bifacial panels in 2PR3+ w/EB300 using 2x100w panels in 2PI was ecstatic that it showed anything at all yesterday, and at 1:30 they were at the most I'd seen. The other days they literally sat between 0-60w input (yes, even with 4x320w panels on the D3MP). Still didn't get them fully charged, but the D3MP was at 90% by the end of the day. The D3+ was at 56%, Delta Air was at 47% and R3+ at 76%. Even my titan couldn't charge any because there was no excess solar coming from my 8,000w rooftop solar. I'm hoping for better conditions today. It is supposed to be cloudy all day, but I'm hoping Mother Nature doesn't continue with the dark overcast conditions.

hello, my name is Tom and I’m gonna share a story of my Delta pro ultra three batteries home smart panel two how it allows me to live off the grid almost 24 seven I purchased my system back in October. We have had one of the most cold winners, brutal winners in the last 30 years. I had five outages between December and February . Never at one time did my Delta pro ultra how smart penalty system ever Skipped beat and allowed me to stay warm and safe throughout that three months. Now we are going into March and just last week we had tornado warnings and giant wind storms which cause Electric to be out for 24 hours. My system was up and running again

In preparation for the hot weather, I just want to share my Ecoflow gear I use when I go out boondocking in the summer time. Last year I went on a camping trip spending a couple of days in the hot desert, and ending it with three days in the Eastern Sierra mountains. SoCal was in a middle of a heatwave, so I brought all my EcoFlow toys to make my RV comfortable by powering my 13,500btu air conditioner with no soft start all week long. I brought my original Delta Pro and one extra battery inside my truck connected to my Alternator Chargers. I have my Delta Pro 3 with two extra batteries as my main power supply for my trailer. And I have three LiTime 12.8v 280AH batteries wired in series with a 3k inverter. For those doing the math, that’s 30.1kWh worth of power. I used the DP3 as my main power supply because of it’s 4kw inverter. Since I don’t have a soft start, the LiTime batteries and it’s 3kw inverter wouldn’t be able to handle the surge. So I would just plug the DP3 straight into my inverter to replenish as needed. I run my EF SG4000 during the day when solar isn’t keeping up. And finally I use my original DP in my truck to power my Starlink Gen3 and also quietly power dump to my batteries in my trailer during the night as needed. Now some may think it’s overkill, but I think it’s perfect. I ran my air conditioner and stayed comfortable using electricity with impunity. All my EcoFlow products ran perfectly making my spontaneous weeklong camping trip comfortable.

I am semi-retired and now write for a site that covers the lithium industry, mining, and recycling. As long as I have a cell connection, I can work, so I lead a mostly nomadic life and have built a Cadillac Escalade as a camper. For the last two years, I have been using an older Bluetti with a 100-watt solar panel. It was kind of fine; it allowed me to keep things charged and run my 30L 12-volt fridge. But this winter, I was tired of the capacity angst and upgraded to a Delta 3 Plus with two more 100-watt panels.Typical 24 hours:Echo, tablets, phone, lights: 200WhFridge: 250Wh. On this, it is an old Indel B, and while working, the thermistor seems to fail every six months, but it works for now.Fan: I run this when it is warm for about 12 hours, 150WhBlanket: I run this when it is cold, 200-300WhTwo panels in parallel or series depending on my location and one panel just by itself, connected to the Delta 3 Plus with a 2 foot 10awg MC4 to XT60I cable.I end up around 30% by the time solar kicks in, which I average around 250W i have seen around 290 on high altitude cloud days with two of the panels in series, and get fully charged back up in no more than five hours, averaging four. I stayed with the smaller 100 watt panels since I can toss on the roof when traveling and no problem pulling them back off to layout around the camp. I was limited to about half that, or even a quarter, when it was cloudy and would struggle to keep the fridge running with the old system. And after a month using the Delta 3 Plus, I mostly set and forget it now.What I need to look into is adding more capacity and another panel so I can do more induction cooking, and a new fridge.

I dragged my DPU-X up to my second story office for this photoshoot. Okay, it's not directly powering my office devices (that's what my Delta 3 Air 1000 is doing, hidden behind the DPU-X).But I love how my entire whole home backup powers 95% of my home. Using 8 DPU batteries and 2 DPUs attached to my SHP2, all my major home circuits are powered by EcoFlow. If the SHP2 had space for a few more breakers, it would have been 100%.

Storms, hurricanes, wildfires, and unexpected outages can happen when we least expect them. When the lights go out, having reliable backup power can make all the difference.💬 If you could only keep THREE things powered during a blackout, what would they be?Would you choose:🏠 Your refrigerator to save food?📱 Your phone to stay connected?💊 Medical equipment for peace of mind?🌐 Your Wi-Fi router to keep working?❄️ A fan or portable AC during extreme heat?🐶 Something for your pets?…or something else?We'd love to hear:⚡ Your top 3 must-power items⚡ Which EcoFlow products, if any, have helped you during outages or emergencies⚡ Any blackout tips or lessons you've learned that could help others prepareWhether you've experienced a hurricane, winter storm, wildfire, or a simple neighborhood outage, your story could help someone else get ready before the next one.👇 Share your experience in the comments!🎁 Rewards: Every valid comment will receive EcoCredits, and we'll feature some of our favorite preparedness tips in a future community roundup.Let's stay safe, stay prepared, and power through—together. 💙

Storms, heat waves, overloaded grids…Summer outage season is almost here. Whether you're preparing your home, RV, campsite, or emergency setup, reliable backup power can make all the difference when the lights go out. Before peak summer arrives, we want to hear from you:🔋 What’s your go-to outage setup?Maybe you:🏡 Keep your fridge and essentials running during blackouts🏕️ Bring portable power on camping trips🌙 Use backup power overnight for fans or CPAP devices🚗 Keep your EV charged and ready for emergencies☀️ Recharge with solar when the grid goes downOr maybe you’ve already experienced a summer outage and learned what setup works best.👇 Share your experience below:How long did your EcoFlow power your setup? What devices did you keep running? What would you do differently next time?Bonus points for setup photos, outage stories, or emergency prep tips that could help the community stay prepared this summer. Let’s help everyone stay cool, connected, and powered all season long. 💪

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Where have you spotted EcoFlow?Maybe it was a portable power station at a campsite, solar panels on an RV, a portable fridge beside a lake, or a smart outdoor product somewhere completely unexpected.It could be someone else’s setup, your own EcoFlow product in an interesting location, or simply somewhere you’d love to see EcoFlow appear next. Your idea can be practical, unusual, funny, or completely imaginary. The more unexpected, the better. 👀Share your idea in the comments, or create a post featuring a photo, mockup, or creative scene using #FindEcoFlowEverywhere. Let’s find out just how many places EcoFlow can go!🎁 Topic-Exclusive Reward: Every member who comments will receive an extra 300 EcoCredits, distributed on August 10.

One way I cut electricity costs in my house is by using portable power stations in my grandkids’ rooms.My granddaughter runs her entertainment center on a Delta 3 Ultra. She games a lot more than my grandson, so it made sense to give her the bigger battery. The Delta 3 Ultra stores about 3 kWh of energy, so her TV, computer, lights, and gaming setup can run for many hours without pulling power from the grid.My grandson uses a Delta 2 with an extra battery, and when he heads downstairs to play games, he just grabs the River 2 Pro and keeps going.Both rooms are powered by two 380W solar panels, so during the day the batteries recharge from the sun instead of the electric company.And the best part, 
If the power goes out, nothing changes for them.The TV, computer, lights — everything in the room still works. It’s basically a giant battery keeping the room powered so they’re not sitting in the dark waiting for the grid to come back.Whether I’m cutting electricity costs or dealing with an outage, my grandkids room stays powered. ⚡

Be honest… did you stop at one pumpkin, or is there now a skeleton taller than your house? 👀Halloween is almost here, and we want to see what you’re putting together!Glowing pumpkins by the door? Purple lights across the porch? An outdoor projector turning your garage into a haunted house? Or that inflatable ghost you promised was definitely the last decoration this year? 👻And what’s powering it all? 🔌Is your EcoFlow just handling the lights, or is it running the projector and spooky sound effects too? If you’re using a solar generator or a complete solar setup, we’d love to see that alongside the decorations.📸 Share a photo and tell us what you’re powering this Halloween!A little behind-the-scenes detail would be fun, too. How long do you leave everything running? Did you calculate the wattage for your display beforehand, or just check the EcoFlow App once everything was up and running? 😄DIY fans, share your best tricks for saving money on Halloween decorations. Last year’s skeleton can always find a new job this year!Finished displays, half-carved pumpkins, tangled lights — all are welcome here on the EcoFlow Forum.

Ever had a power outage and thought, “Glad we bought that”? 👀We’d love to hear what happened!Was it keeping the fridge running after a big grocery shop? Charging everyone’s phones when the outage lasted longer than expected? Or bringing your camping power station inside because, well, the house needed it more? 😄You’ve probably seen questions on the EcoFlow Forum like, “How many watts does a fridge use?” or discussions about choosing the right portable power station. This week, let’s hear how those setups actually performed when the lights went out.As part of Life Worth Powering, we’re talking about the things you most wanted to keep running at home. Your EcoFlow setup might have powered several essentials, but which one mattered most in that moment? 💙💬 When did your EcoFlow backup first come in handy, and what did you plug in first?Tell us the story, and share a setup photo if you have one!Haven’t needed it during an outage yet? What’s first on your backup list?

If you know me, I'm a bit of a prepper who likes redundancy for when things hit the fan. I live in California, and the fear of earthquakes and the eventual "big one" is always on my mind. How else can I prepare for a prolonged outage? I've got rooftop that won't work when the grid is down.... booo! So had to buy other panels, rigid and portable, for a second non-grid tied array. I've got a dual fuel generator with multiple propane tanks, for those extra long outages. Also have a couple LFP batteries plugged into an alternator charger. Now my newest way to charge up! Courtesy of my wife's new Ioniq 9, vehicle to load. I tried it today and was able to get 800w into my Delta 3+ that was recently used for a planned outage. This is perhaps the easiest and fastest solution for charging up during an emergency or outage. Diversify your charging capabilities for those future emergencies!

What Did You Power Last Summer? ☀️⚡Summer is made for unforgettable moments—weekend camping trips, road adventures, backyard BBQs, and nights under the stars. 🏕️✨Now we want to hear from you:What did you power with EcoFlow last summer? 👀Maybe it was:☕ Morning coffee at the campsite🍖 A backyard BBQ with friends and family📸 Cameras and gear for capturing every adventure🚐 Essentials for an unforgettable RV road trip🏡 Backup power that kept your home readyEvery setup has a story, and we’d love to hear yours. 💙Share your Summer Energy Moment with us:📍 Where did you go?⚡ Which EcoFlow products did you bring?✨ What was the one thing you couldn’t imagine the experience without?Drop your story or photos in the comments below. 👇Let’s see how the EcoFlow community powered its summer adventures! ☀️🔋

🌪️ Has Hurricane Season Felt Quieter This Year?Have you noticed fewer hurricanes so far this year?According to NOAA’s latest outlook, the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is now expected to be below normal, with a 75% chance of below-normal activity.But what’s behind the quieter forecast?One of the biggest factors is El Niño. As El Niño strengthens, it tends to increase vertical wind shear over the Atlantic, making it harder for tropical storms and hurricanes to form and intensify.Of course, hurricane activity depends on several interacting ocean and atmospheric conditions, including:🌊 Atlantic sea-surface temperatures💨 Wind shear and trade-wind patterns🌎 El Niño and other large-scale atmospheric conditionsThat’s also why a seasonal hurricane forecast can only estimate overall activity. It can’t predict exactly when or where a hurricane will make landfall.And a quieter season doesn’t mean there’s no risk.NOAA emphasizes that it only takes one hurricane or tropical storm to cause serious impacts. With the main Atlantic hurricane season activity typically concentrated from August through October, now is still a good time to review your preparedness plan.🔋 What’s in your hurricane preparedness plan?Before a storm arrives, what do you make sure you have ready?Share your hurricane preparedness tips in the comments below. 👇 🎁 Join the discussion and earn an extra 300 points!

Hot days are on the way — and so are higher electricity bills. ⚠️From home backup planning to smarter EV charging, summer is when having the right energy strategy really pays off.Before peak heat arrives, we want to know:⚡ What’s your go-to summer energy-saving setup?Maybe you:☀️ Charge with solar during the day🌙 Take advantage of off-peak electricity at night🚗 Fine-tune your EV charging routine🏡 Keep backup power ready for outages💡 Have a smart trick that helps lower your monthly billShare your summer power-saving hacks below. 👇Bonus points for setup photos, real savings stories, or any tips that have made a noticeable difference.Let’s help the community stay cool, powered, and cost-efficient all summer long. 💪

Celebrated on the third Sunday of July each year, National Ice Cream Day is the perfect excuse to enjoy one of summer’s favorite treats—and celebrate the sweet moments that bring people together.From backyard gatherings to family movie nights, ice cream makes summer memories even better. But keeping those moments cool also depends on having reliable power.Heat waves are sweeping across many parts of the world. On hot summer days, rising temperatures can put extra pressure on the grid. If an unexpected outage occurs, your freezer, refrigerator, and other household essentials could be at risk.⚡ Being energy-ready can help you:• Keep ice cream and food frozen• Protect your refrigerator during an outage• Stay comfortable when temperatures rise💬 Let’s talk about summer power preparedness!Have you ever experienced a power outage during hot weather? What would you want to keep running first?🍦 Refrigerator and freezer❄️ Air conditioner or fan📱 Phone and Wi-Fi💡 Something else?How are you staying cool this summer?🎁 Share your summer power story to earn EcoCredits! Selected responses may also be featured in our Moments with Energy community highlights.

Hi all, Not sure what I’m supposed to do here, but if it’s just about telling a story about how the ecoflow products has helped me in my life here it is.Well to begin, I started my journey down the ecoflow family of products because they were the easiest for me to figure out and setup, so I started my CamperVan setup with the ecoflow in mind. Also because I am homeless Veteran and needed to figure out how to live in my car and be able to continue to enjoy my video gaming hobbies. In July of 2023 I moved into my Honda Fit 2008 in order to make an attempt to move to south Carolina, from Maine. I lived there for about three months in my car in the sweltering heat and almost died of heat stroke haha. I only had the Delta 2 to work with at the time. Good enough for my phone and tablet games, but sadly the job I was relying on to hopefully buy a cheap home in the area; screwed me over, so I had to return to maine.But this was a blessing in disguise, because when I returned I got lucky and managed to get a better job as a school bus driver in Springfield ma; in February 2025, and continued to live in my Honda for a year; until August when I was able to save enough to upgrade to a Ram Pro Master 3500, and convert it into a CamperVan that took me 4 months to complete. I got the Delta Pro Ultra with 2 batteries, and incorporated it in my design. I could use more, but that's all I can afford, but it works good enough for me, for now.I will add all the pictures this post will allow to show what the process looked like. So now I live in my van, still homeless, but definitely more enjoyable than my Honda lol. Alright that's about all I can fit here for this story, as there's not enough space here to be more elaborate. Thanks and enjoy all, also thank you EcoFlow for your products as they were and still are a lifesaver for me, and I hope to continue to grow and expand with your brand, hopefully when I'm able to get a piece of land of my own. Until then, much Love & Peace. MP

Finally installed my EcoFlow Smart Home Panel 2 (Three DPUs) to coexist with my Enphase system (9kw solar panel system, IQ8 Microinverters, Controller [ATS], Combiner, and 20kwh batteries). Both systems aren’t integrated as one, rather the two are wired separately on its own dedicated two pole breaker from the main panel. I have all my critical loads to the EcoFlow side, and left my garage loads—including 50amp EV charger and both my 3.5 ton air conditioners—with Enphase. The EF side won’t backfeed to the grid thanks to the SHP2, but my Enphase can still export for a bit of $$$. Why did I bother? During an outage I won’t be able to recharge my Enphase batteries without installing an expensive Home Standby Generator (e.g. Generac, Honeywell, etc.) By switching all my critical home loads to the EF side, I have a way to recharge the batteries when there is no sun. I have a separate set of solar panels dedicated to recharge my DPUs. I’ve simulated an outage numerous times and both systems seamlessly switched over powering their designated loads and performing flawlessly. Now to max out the extra batteries for DPUs.

Is this an issue? I will only be using my Delta 3 to power my freezer in one room and my refer in another. I will place the delta 3 next to the refer and want to run an extension cord to the freezer. Should I have a large gage wire extension cord due to the long run?