Power Station Guide

What size portable power station do you need?

Pick the things you want to run and how many hours a day. The tool adds up the watt-hours from each appliance maker's own figures and shows which power stations cover it, cheapest per watt-hour first.

Your appliances

h/day 42 W avg, up to 100 W, 1300 W start
h/day 5 W
h/day 56 W avg, up to 73 W
h/day 30 W
charges/day 15 Wh per charge

Battery size you need, rated capacity

2,647Wh

2,170 Whused in a day
208 Won AC at once
1,408 WAC at start-up

Counts 82% of a battery's rated capacity as usable and adds the inverter's own draw while anything runs on AC: the formula in Jackery's runtime calculator. How the maths works

Which models fit

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    Start from what you want to power

    UseStarting listBattery needed
    What size power station you need for a power outageRefrigerator, top freezer (21 cu ft), Wi-Fi router (mesh, eero 6+), LED light bulb (60 W equivalent)2,077 Wh
    Portable power station for camping: what size you need12V portable fridge, ~36 L (Dometic CFX3 35), Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S25), LED lantern (Goal Zero Lighthouse 600)417 Wh
    What size power station you need for a refrigeratorRefrigerator, 27 cu ft with ice maker, Wi-Fi router (mesh, eero 6+), LED light bulb (60 W equivalent)1,965 Wh
    What size power station you need for a CPAPCPAP machine (ResMed AirSense 11), Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S25), LED light bulb (60 W equivalent)703 Wh
    What size power station runs a gas furnace in an outageGas furnace blower, 80,000 BTU (heating mode), Wi-Fi router (mesh, eero 6+), LED light bulb (60 W equivalent)4,589 Wh
    Which portable power stations can run a sump pumpSump pump, 1/2 HP, Wi-Fi router (mesh, eero 6+), LED light bulb (60 W equivalent)1,218 Wh
    What size power station you need for StarlinkStarlink Standard kit (V4), Laptop (Windows ultrabook), Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S25)1,210 Wh
    Portable power station for an RV: what size you needRV 12V compressor fridge, 19.6 cu ft French door, RV propane furnace blower (12 V), 20,000 BTU, RV 12V fresh water pump, 3 GPM2,593 Wh
    Portable power station for a TV55-inch 4K TV, Wi-Fi router (mesh, eero 6+), LED light bulb (60 W equivalent)749 Wh
    Portable power station for charging an e-bikeE-bike battery (Aventon Level.3 commuter), Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S25), LED lantern (Goal Zero Lighthouse 600)1,046 Wh

    Lowest price per watt-hour today

    Battery capacity is what you pay for, so price divided by rated watt-hours is the fairest single number. Prices from the brands' stores and Amazon on Oct 28, 2026. The full index.

    ModelCapacityLowest pricePer Wh
    FOSSiBOT F24002,048 Wh$579$0.28/Wh
    DJI Power 20002,048 Wh$749.99$0.37/Wh
    Dabbsson DBS2300 Plus2,330 Wh$899$0.39/Wh
    FOSSiBOT F18001,024 Wh$399$0.39/Wh
    BLUETTI Elite 100 mini1,004.8 Wh$429$0.43/Wh
    BLUETTI AC1801,152 Wh$499$0.43/Wh

    By size

    Under 700 Wh

    Phones, laptops, lights, a fan, a CPAP for a night or two.

    700 to 1,499 Wh

    A CPAP for several nights, a 12 V cooler for a weekend, a refrigerator for most of a day.

    1,500 to 2,599 Wh

    A refrigerator, router and lights through a day without power; RV weekends.

    2,600 Wh and up

    Outage backup for a fridge, furnace blower and sump pump, with room to add batteries.

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