Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

CR's experts pick the best portable solar panels and battery chargers to power devices like phones and laptops, plus back-up batteries and power stations.

You charge a portable power station by plugging it into a standard wall outlet or connecting it to smaller, portable solar panels.

This review covers the Jackery Explorer Kit 4000 with two SolarSaga 200W panels. That's a Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus Portable Power Station, a Jackery Battery Pack 2000 Plus, and two solar panels.

To charge your Ryobi battery (and you should make sure you have the right battery for your tools), you need to combine the solar panel with a compatible Ryobi power source.

Wherever you may roam, the best solar power banks will keep your devices running, no matter if you need a little juice or a lot.