Have you noticed more news about wildfires and hazy skies around the world? 🌍From Canada to parts of the United States, hundreds of wildfires have recently sent thick smoke across vast regions, affecting air quality and daily life far from the flames. 🌫️So, what’s behind these increasingly severe wildfire seasons? 🤔Wildfires are a natural part of many ecosystems, but several factors are making them more frequent and severe. Extreme heat dries out forests and vegetation, creating conditions in which fires can ignite and spread more easily. Longer periods of drought leave landscapes with less moisture, allowing wildfires to spread faster and making them harder to contain. But these are not the only factors.Climate change is raising baseline temperatures worldwide, making heat waves and dry conditions more likely in many regions. As a result, wildfire seasons are becoming longer, and fires are becoming more destructive. The effects extend far beyond the flames.🌲 Ecosystem damage — Forests and wildlife habitats can take decades—or even centuries—to recover from a major wildfire.🌫️ Poor air quality — Smoke contains tiny particles that can travel long distances, affecting millions of people far from the fires themselves.♻️ A climate feedback loop — Large wildfires release significant amounts of stored carbon into the atmosphere. This can further contribute to climate change and increase the risk of future wildfires.As temperatures continue to rise, scientists expect extreme heat and dangerous wildfire conditions to become more common, making their environmental impact an increasingly urgent global concern.💬 We want to hear from youExtreme weather events are becoming a growing concern around the world.Which environmental change worries you the most?Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments!

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.

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. 💙

Hi all,Ecoflow has been a big part of our preparation for any outages big or small. We are prepared whether we are home or on the road. Definitely considering whole home back up. Are you ready? Go EcoFlow!

If you leave your AC inverter turned on overnight with absolutely nothing plugged into the wall outlets, you might wake up to find your battery has dropped by 10% or more, even though the EcoFlow app proudly displayed "0W" of output all night.This is not a defective battery. This is the inverter's baseline standby consumption. The hardware requires a constant, steady pull of energy just to keep the internal transformer energized and actively converting DC to 120V AC, ready for a plug. If you want to conserve your absolute maximum battery capacity during a long blackout, always make sure you physically turn the AC button OFF when you aren't actively running a device.

Tried the EcoFlow Solar Hat in public today, and it really works hahaha!

My EcoFlow Glacier is always within reach. Whether I’m studying, working, or relaxing in front of the TV, having cold drinks and snacks ready is priceless :)

Tested the EcoFlow Solar Hat in public today. It definitely works! :)

If EcoFlow brought back one discontinued product or accessory, what would you choose?EcoFlow has released a lot of products over the years, and some have quietly disappeared. I’m curious which one people would most like to see make a comeback. It could be a power station, an accessory, or something you never had the chance to buy but always wanted.

When a major storm hits and the grid is down for several days, solar power isn't always enough if the sky stays cloudy. A lot of people fire up a traditional gas generator to quickly recharge their units. However, because the station wants to pull its maximum AC wattage instantly, that sudden massive load can actually stall the engine or trip the breaker on a smaller portable gas generator! The best trick is to open the EcoFlow app, drop the "AC Charging Speed" to its minimum setting (like 100W), plug the station into the running generator, and then slowly slide the wattage back up. This gives the generator's engine time to ramp up its RPMs smoothly, letting you find the exact sweet spot it can handle without surging.

EcoFlow should think about releasing a new version of their Lifepo4 battery, but this time with Bluetooth and with different voltages (i.e. 25.6v, 38.4v, and 51.2v). Their previous (now discontinued) iteration was a pretty well-built and well reviewed product.

Our power company post our energy use everyday on their page for us to see. Since we have bought our Delta3+, it is a page i check everyday. I also keep a log here in our home to see what we were using to compare with the log they have. We have changed quite a bit to get better use of the rates they charge. Car charging, laundry,cooking is all done at off peak hours. I have found out it is not all power banks and solar systems, it is a combination of scheduling how you use energy in your home, getting the right system to help lower the energy use and appliances to help cut power comsumption.

Have had mine about a year not needed it for refilling delta systems so far solar has kept me from using out of need, even during a few short outages. Just wondering how many really get to use them. It is a great addition, just unused so far other than test firing and charging battery.

I’m excited to step my power gen and prep game up a notch. Got the Ecoflow delta 3 ultra and happy to add it to the prep

Seeing these two panels side-by-side really shows the difference in size and portability. The 45W is a great compact option, while the 60W gives you a little more charging capability while still being easy to take with you.I tested both in good sunshine and was impressed with the real-world results. The 45W reached 39W, while the 60W reached 59W, showing how close both came to their rated output. It’s nice having options depending on how much power you need and how portable you want your setup to be. ☀️

It's not much... but it's a start. We've got a tiltable array that can hold 16 - 450 watt bifacial panels. The tilting works great and one person can move the array by themselves. We've got a SHP2 handling our critical circuits with 2 DPUs. Again, not much but something we can build upon in the future.

A common fear among new units owners is accidentally plugging in a heavy appliance (like a 1500W microwave or a large space heater) when they forgot to turn X-Boost on. People worry they might "fry" the motherboard or blow an internal fuse that requires taking the unit apart. Rest assured, the built-in overload protection is virtually bulletproof. If you pull 1000W+ from the standard 500W inverter, the station doesn't break; the internal BMS simply detects the massive current spike, instantly cuts power to the AC ports, and flashes an "Overload" error on the display and the app. To fix it, you literally just unplug the heavy appliance, turn the AC button off, and turn it back on. The system resets instantly with zero hardware damage. The engineers made these units incredibly safe for everyday mistakes.

The EcoFlow Lantern has become one of those accessories I’m glad I have. I like being able to adjust the brightness and color temperature depending on what I’m doing, and the built-in hooks make it easy to hang wherever I need light. The fact that it can also charge a phone or another small USB device is a nice bonus.

For those of us using our units permanently in EPS mode to combat an unreliable local grid, it’s easy to lose track of exactly how often the power actually drops during the month. One of my favorite, highly underrated features in the EcoFlow app is the historical "Energy" data section. Instead of just looking at the live, real-time telemetry, you can switch to the weekly or monthly view. By checking the historical "Output" graphs, you can pinpoint the exact days and hours your station had to step in and supply power. It essentially turns your power station into a smart diagnostic tool for your house. I use it to see exactly how many kilowatt-hours of backup energy I actually needed over the course of a month. It is a fantastic way to visually track the stability of your local grid.

So useful! Delta 3 1000 air getting the job done at a vendor/homeschool fair! ........ on another note, take a cpr class yall!