Powering communication devices during outages

We had a power outage last night that lasted about 4 hours. As someone who depends on visual communication and vibration alerts, losing power means more than just darkness.

My phone is my primary tool for communication through text and video calls. When the battery drops below 50% during an outage, I start feeling disconnected. My vibration alarm for doors and emergencies becomes useless without power. My deaf friend who experienced a similar situation last year bought me an Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 power station for this exact scenario. It kept my phone, laptop, and WiFi router powered throughout the outage. Being able to maintain all my communication tools without interruption made a significant difference.

For any friend who has the same anxiety, portable power stations might be the best solution since we don't have to worry about if our generator noise would be too loud for other people, or any possible dangerous sound we would never notice by ourselves.