Automated banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records

An apparatus, comprising:

• a transaction function device selected from a group consisting of a cash acceptor, a cash recycler, a check acceptor, a cash dispenser, a display, a printer, and an envelope depository;
• a battery pack;
• a battery charger coupled with the battery pack;
• a power source providing utility power to the battery charger and transaction function device;
• a power controller operatively coupled with the transaction function device, the battery pack, the battery charger, and the first power source;
• the power controller determines an amount of power required to carry out an operation of the transaction function device prior performing an operation;
• the power controller determines, prior to performing the operation, whether the power source providing utility power to the transaction function device has sufficient capacity to deliver the amount of power required to carry out the operation;
• the power controller determines prior to performing the operation, whether the battery pack has sufficient power to carry out the operation responsive to determining the power source providing utility power to the transaction function device does not have sufficient capacity to deliver the amount of power required to carry out the operation;
• the power controller coupling the battery pack to the transaction function device, prior to performing the operation, responsive to determining the battery pack has sufficient power to carry out the operation;
• wherein the operation is caused to occur responsive at least in part to the determining that the battery pack can deliver the amount of power required to carry out the operation and coupling the transaction function device with the battery pack;
• a solar power source;
• the power controller, prior to the operation, determines whether the solar power source has sufficient power to carry out the operation;
• and
• the power controller determines, prior to performing the operation, whether the battery pack has sufficient power to carry out the operation responsive to determining the power source providing utility power to the transaction function device does not have sufficient power to carry out the operation and the solar power source does not have sufficient power to carry out the operation.