In the EU and California, USB-C power adapters are now mandatory for cell phones and many other portable devices. So if you need some power for some electronics somewhere, conveniently using a common USB plug-in power adapter would be more than obvious. However, the use of USB-C power adapters is no longer as trivial as it used to be with the old models with a USB-A connector. This article describes how connecting with your own electronics still works, not least thanks to specialized ICs.