Power when
you need it.
Find a reliable place to charge your phone or essential device—without an account or giving up your privacy. Every spot on this list was walked to and checked by a neighbor.
Privacy is part of the service.
Nearby power
4 places found
How verification works
Nobody scrapes this list from an API. Every charging location in this directory has been checked one of these ways:
| Status | What it means | How often we check |
|---|---|---|
| Verified | Physically checked by a trusted contributor | Quarterly |
| Community Report | Submitted by a community member, awaiting confirmation | Within 30 days |
| Needs Recheck | Last verified over 90 days ago | Pending update |
Why this matters: Public facilities change their policies, hours, and availability. We work with the community to keep information current and accurate.
About Open Sources of Power
Device charging access is essential for safety, employment, and dignity. For people experiencing homelessness, a dead phone means lost contact with shelters, employers, and emergency services. Yet reliable information about where to charge is scattered, paywalled, or sold to data brokers.
We built this tool to:
- Serve vulnerable populations Make it easy to find free, public charging without signing up or giving up location history.
- Centralize fragmented information One trusted source for device charging across Oakland, verified by the community.
- Respect your privacy No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Your location history stays on your device.
- Support community contributions Anyone can suggest locations or report changes through a public, moderated form — ingested automatically every hour.
How you can help:
- Report changes If hours or access have changed, let us know via the "Report an update" link on any location.
- Suggest new locations Found a place with reliable charging? Suggest it through our public form — it appears on the map as a Community report within the hour.
- Verify information Join our community of volunteers who physically verify locations quarterly.
Built on PLUG — An open-source project by Fused Gaming. View the code
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is not a feature we added—it's the foundation of how this tool works.
- No accounts This site doesn't require registration, login, or any personal information.
- No location tracking We never intentionally store or transmit your device location. Geolocation is only used locally on your device to calculate distances.
- No data collection We don't use analytics, cookies, or tracking pixels that follow you across the web.
- No third-party data sales We don't sell your information to data brokers, marketing firms, or anyone else.
- Geolocation is optional The "My location" button only works if you allow it. You can search without granting permission.
- This is a static site There is no backend server storing your visits. The site runs entirely in your browser.
Questions about privacy? This site is open-source and hosted on GitHub. You can audit the code yourself to verify our privacy claims. Read our security documentation