Write a short story. 300 words or fewer. Post-apocalyptic science fiction.   Nina, after traveling on foot along Highway 447 in northern Nevada has reached Dodge Flats in northern Nevada. A small but partially functioning solar farm. Electricity in the main office building still works and Nina sets up camp there to ride out the winter before she resumes her mission to California to find other survivors.
Exhausted, Nina pushed on. Highway 447 had faded to gray, its painted markings worn away by dust and wind years ago. The land framing the road was brown with scrubby vegetation for as far as she could see, except—Nina squinted. Something huge and black in the distance marred the landscape. It had to be a solar farm. Finally. It wasn’t California, but she thought she might be just days from Reno. She had a sudden urge to go see the bright lights and magical casinos. Maybe she would, later. First, she needed a place to rest, and that solar farm might still be operating.

Dodge Flats, the sign said. It proclaimed itself a proud member of the SEA. Solar Energy Association, the pre-eminent power mega industry before everything died. She surveyed the area. Nina’s eyes fell upon the main office building, a squat, sturdy structure, functional and without beauty. Behind it lay rows and rows of enormous black solar panels. A surge of excitement coursed through her veins as she realized the potential it held. She made her way towards the building, cautious yet eager. With any luck, the power lines would still be intact.

Inside, she found a dim room empty except for several desks with computer terminals, all covered with a fine layer of dust. Holding her breath, Nina looked to her right and ever so gently flipped the switch she found there. A series of overhead lights snapped on, flickering but spilling precious light over the room. Nina could not contain her excitement, and she screamed an animal cry of triumph. Here, she would set up her base, prepare for the coming winter, and when it passed, renew her search for other survivors. 