The Bigger Idea
Solar Clothing Is A Joke Until It Is A Tool.
SolarJersey.com treats wearable solar as comedy because comedy makes the future easier to imagine. A solar shirt sounds ridiculous. A solar vest that trickle-charges a radio during a disaster sounds less ridiculous. A jacket with small safety lights, a phone charger, and an emergency beacon starts sounding useful.
The point is not to pretend a shirt can replace a solar roof, a battery wall, or a real generator. The point is to imagine human-scale power: enough electricity for little things that matter when the outlet is gone.
Roof solar powers buildings. Wearable solar may someday help power moments.