How long will a power station run it?

Pick a portable power station, add what you want to plug in, and get the runtime, the output check and the starting surge check. Every spec comes from the maker's own page and every appliance figure from a public source, with the math on the page.

Runtime calculator

Runtime (hours) = battery Wh x inverter efficiency / load W

Efficiency is the share of battery energy that reaches the outlet. Where the maker does not publish it we use 0.85. Average W is for loads that cycle on and off, like a fridge; leave it blank to use running watts. Starting surge assumes one motor starts at a time. How the estimates work.

Runtimes at a glance

Hours from a full charge, worked out as battery Wh x efficiency / appliance watts, using the highest sourced running watts (fridge: average draw from ENERGY STAR data). "No" means the appliance's running or starting watts are over the station's published rating. * means the station's surge rating is not published or the result depends on the appliance model.

Power stationBatteryRated outputRefrigerator[53][54][55]Sump pump (1/3 HP to 1/2 HP)[53][54][57][58][59]Microwave oven[53][54][55][60]Space heater[55][61][62]Window air conditioner[53][54][63][64]
EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus 286 Wh[1] 600 W[1]NoNoNoNoNo
BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 288 Wh[3] 600 W[3]NoNoNoNoNo
Goal Zero Yeti 300 297 Wh[4] 350 W[4]NoNoNoNoNo
Goal Zero Yeti 500 499 Wh[6] 500 W[6]NoNoNoNoNo
DJI Power 500 512 Wh[7] 1,000 W[7]8.3 h*22 min*18 min*17 min*8 min*
Goal Zero Yeti 700 677 Wh[9] 600 W[9]NoNoNoNoNo
Goal Zero Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) 998 Wh[10] 2,000 W[10]16 h42 min34 min34 min16 min*
DJI Power 1000 Mini 1,008 Wh[12] 800 W[12]16 h*43 min*35 min*34 min*16 min*
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 1,024 Wh[14] 2,000 W[14]16 h44 min*35 min35 min16 min*
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 1,024 Wh[19] 1,800 W[19]17 h46 min37 min37 min17 min*
DJI Power 1000 1,024 Wh[20] 2,200 W[20]16 h44 min35 min35 min16 min*
EcoFlow DELTA 3 1,024 Wh[21] 1,800 W[21]16 h44 min35 min35 min16 min*
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus 1,024 Wh[22] 1,800 W[22]16 h44 min35 min35 min16 min*
Anker SOLIX C1000 1,056 Wh[15] 1,800 W[15]17 h*45 min*36 min36 minNo
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 1,070 Wh[23] 1,500 W[23]17 h45 min*37 min36 min17 min*
BLUETTI AC180 1,152 Wh[24] 1,800 W[24]18 h*49 min*40 min39 minNo
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus 1,264 Wh[26] 2,000 W[26]20 h54 min44 min43 min20 min*
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 (6th Gen) 1,505 Wh[27] 2,000 W[27]24 h1.0 h52 min51 min24 min*
Anker SOLIX F1500 1,536 Wh[28] 1,800 W[28]25 h*1.0 h*53 min52 minNo
Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra 1,536 Wh[29] 1,800 W[29]25 h1.0 h53 min52 min24 min*
Jackery Explorer 1500 v2 1,536 Wh[30] 2,000 W[30]25 h1.0 h53 min52 min24 min*
Anker SOLIX S2000 2,010 Wh[16] 1,500 W[16]34 h1.5 h*1.2 h1.2 h33 min*
Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 2,042 Wh[31] 2,200 W[31]33 h1.4 h1.1 h1.1 h32 min*
Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 2,048 Wh[32] 2,400 W[32]33 h1.4 h1.1 h1.1 h32 min*
DJI Power 2000 2,048 Wh[33] 3,000 W[34]33 h1.4 h*1.1 h1.1 h32 min*
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max 2,048 Wh[35] 2,400 W[35]33 h1.4 h1.1 h1.1 h32 min*
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus 2,048 Wh[36] 3,000 W[36]33 h1.4 h1.1 h1.1 h32 min*
BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 2,073.6 Wh[39] 2,600 W[39]33 h*1.4 h*1.1 h1.1 h33 min*
BLUETTI Apex 300 2,764.8 Wh[41] 3,840 W[41]47 h2.0 h1.6 h1.6 h46 min*
BLUETTI Elite 300 3,014.4 Wh[43] 2,400 W[43]49 h*2.1 h*1.7 h1.7 h47 min*
Anker SOLIX F3000 3,072 Wh[44] 3,600 W[44]50 h2.1 h1.7 h1.7 h48 min
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Ultra 3,072 Wh[45] 3,600 W[45]50 h2.1 h1.7 h1.7 h48 min
Anker SOLIX F3800 3,840 Wh[46] 6,000 W[46]62 h2.7 h2.2 h2.1 h1.0 h
Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus 3,840 Wh[47] 6,000 W[47]62 h2.7 h2.2 h2.1 h1.0 h
BLUETTI Elite 400 3,840 Wh[49] 2,600 W[49]67 h*2.9 h*2.3 h2.3 h1.0 h*
Goal Zero Yeti PRO 4000 3,994 Wh[50] 3,600 W[50]65 h2.8 h2.2 h2.2 h1.0 h
EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 4,096 Wh[51] 4,000 W[51]66 h2.9 h2.3 h2.3 h1.0 h
Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus 5,040 Wh[52] 7,200 W[52]82 h3.5 h2.8 h2.8 h1.3 h

Station guides

Which stations can run it

Outage scenarios

How the numbers work

A power station's battery is rated in watt-hours (Wh). Some of that energy is lost turning the battery's DC into household AC, so we multiply by an inverter efficiency: the maker's figure when they publish one, otherwise 0.85. Divide what is left by the appliance's running watts and you get hours.

Two other limits matter. The appliance's running watts must fit under the station's rated AC output, and a motor's starting surge must fit under the station's surge rating. Fridges, freezers, pumps and air conditioners all have a starting surge. When a maker does not publish a surge rating we say so instead of guessing. Read the full method.

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