PORTABLE AREA LIGHT

An area light includes a base module having a set of wheels supporting the base module on a surface, a battery receptacle disposed in the base module and configured to receive a battery, and a drive motor supported by the base module and electrically coupled to the battery receptacle. The drive motor is configured to receive power from the battery and rotate at least some of the set of wheels. The area light also includes a mast assembly extending from the base module and a light assembly coupled to the mast assembly and electrically coupled to the battery receptacle. The light assembly is configured to receive power from the battery.