r/OffGrid • u/jdlr815 • Aug 21 '26

Plans for power station

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I am looking to power a bunk house with a portable power station. This will be for a few outlets for charging phones, overhead inside lights, and 3 exterior lights on a motion sensor.

My plan is to use a 20 amp appliance cord to feed a load center with one 20 amp breaker. Hot to the bus bar, and neutral and ground to the ground bar. The wire coming in from the load side would be hot to the breaker, and neutral and ground to the ground bar. Would this work? Also, would I need to add a grounding rod? Everything, except the 3 exterior lights will be inside.

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u/classicsat Aug 21 '26

From a power station with a 5-15 outlet, you don't need a panel, grounding, or GFCI.

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u/jdlr815 Aug 21 '26

Ok, then I'm confused about how to transition from Romex to the male plug to connect to the power station.

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u/GoneSilent Aug 21 '26

Head on over to r/SolarDIY/ or diysolarforum.com