How long will your power station last?
Free calculators for outages, camping and RVs. Find out how long any power station runs your fridge, CPAP or sump pump, which size you actually need, and how fast solar refills it.
Calculators
Runtime calculator
How long will your power station run a fridge, CPAP, sump pump or anything else? Checks surge too.
What size do I need?
List what you want to power and for how long. Get the models that can handle it, smallest first.
Solar charging calculator
Charging time from your panels, plus a wiring check for voltage and current limits.
Real-world runtime simulator
Spec-sheet math vs a simulation that adds inverter idle draw and cold weather. Simulated, not tested.
Winter outage simulator
How long a power station keeps a gas furnace running at your outdoor temperature and thermostat. Simulated, not tested.
Generator vs power station
What each costs over the years in price, gas or electricity and upkeep, and what each needs for a long outage.
Compare models
Put up to three power stations side by side, with runtimes for everyday appliances.
What can a power station run?
Typical runtime on a 1,000 Wh power station, one device at a time. Open one to see every model.
- Refrigerator
- Chest freezer
- CPAP
- Oxygen concentrator
- Sump pump
- Window AC
- Space heater
- Starlink Standard
- Gas furnace blower fan
- Well pump
- Microwave
- TV
- Wi-Fi router + modem
- Electric blanket
- Mini fridge
- Drip coffee maker
- Laptop
- Electric kettle
- Dehumidifier
- Box fan
- Garage door opener
- Washing machine
- Induction burner
- Game console
- Desktop PC + monitor
- EV Level 1 charging
- 12 V compressor car fridge
- Pellet grill
Popular power stations
- EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus
- Jackery Explorer 1000 v2
- Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
- BLUETTI Elite 100 V2
- EcoFlow DELTA 2
- BLUETTI AC180
- Jackery Explorer 2000 v2
- Anker SOLIX F3800
See all 54 models from EcoFlow, Jackery, BLUETTI, Anker SOLIX, DJI and Goal Zero, or browse by size: 300 Wh, 500 Wh, 1,000 Wh, 1,500 Wh, 2,000 Wh, 3,000 Wh and up.
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