BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 vs Goal Zero Yeti 300

Goal Zero Yeti 300 portable power station

Pick this if

BLUETTI Elite 30 V2

Continuous AC output: 600 W vs 350 W
Weight: 9.5 lb vs 13.7 lb
List price: $250 vs $350
Cost per watt-hour: $0.87 vs $1.18

Buyers who measure value in watts and watt-hours, not in grams and app screens.

Pick this if

Goal Zero Yeti 300

Capacity: 297 Wh vs 288 Wh
AC recharge time: 50 min vs 70 min
Rated cycles: 4,000 cycles vs 3,000 cycles

Buyers who value the ecosystem, the retail presence and a familiar outdoor brand.

Spec by spec

A green arrow marks the better figure on each row. Rows where only one unit publishes a number are shown without a winner rather than guessed.

Metric	Elite 30 V2	Yeti 300	What it means
Capacity	288 Wh	297 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	600 W	350 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	9.5 lb	13.7 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$250	$350	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$0.87	$1.18	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	30.3 Wh/lb	21.7 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	200 W	200 W	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	70 min	50 min	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	3,000 cycles	4,000 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
UPS switchover lower is better	10 ms	—	How long the unit takes to switch to battery. Under 20 ms keeps a desktop alive.
Warranty	60 months	60 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

BLUETTI Elite 30 V2

#50 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.87)
#62 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (30.3 Wh/lb)
#4 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (208 W/100Wh)
#29 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (247 W)
#45 of 55 for Highest solar input (200 W)
#54 of 65 for Longest service life (864 kWh)
#29 of 72 for Most output per dollar (2.40 W/$)
#19 of 75 for Best for home backup (68/100)
#23 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)
#17 of 27 for Quietest under load (30 dB)

Goal Zero Yeti 300

#67 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($1.18)
#73 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (21.7 Wh/lb)
#36 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (118 W/100Wh)
#27 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (356 W)
#49 of 55 for Highest solar input (200 W)
#50 of 65 for Longest service life (1188 kWh)
#62 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.00 W/$)
#68 of 75 for Best for home backup (35/100)
#44 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

The brands behind them

BLUETTI

The value-and-power buyer who does not mind a heavy box

Best for: Buyers who measure value in watts and watt-hours, not in grams and app screens.

Not for: Buyers who need the lightest possible unit or the simplest possible interface.

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Goal Zero

The outdoor retailer shopper who wants a system they can see in person

Best for: Buyers who value the ecosystem, the retail presence and a familiar outdoor brand.

Not for: Spec-sheet shoppers optimising cost per watt-hour.

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Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from BLUETTI’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.bluettipower.com/products/elite-30-v2-portable-power-station.

Vendor wording for each figure (8)

capacityWh: “288Wh Capacity with 9 Versatile Outlets”
acOutputW: “288Wh 600W Portable Power Station”
weight: “Just 4.3 kg”
solarInputW: “Solar Panels: 200W Max.”
rechargeAcMinutes: “AC Charging: 70 Mins,380W”
cycleLife: “Over 3,000 cycles and a 10-year lifespan”
upsSwitchoverMs: “10ms Pro-Grade UPS Backup”
warrantyMonths: “all backed by a 5-year warranty.”

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from Goal Zero’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: goalzero.com/products/yeti-300-portable-power-station-lifepo4-battery.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)

capacityWh: “Battery Capacity => 297 Wh(25.6 V, 11.6 Ah)”
acOutputW: “AC (Inverter)(pure sine wave): 350 W Continuous, 600 W Surge, 115 V, 2.92 A”
weight: “Weight => 13.7 lbs (6.2kg)”
solarInputW: “8 mm Low Voltage Input: 200W Max (12.3-28 V, up to 10A)”
rechargeAcMinutes: “AC Fast Charge => 50 min”
cycleLife: “Lifecycles => 4000+ (1C discharge 80% ODC)”
warrantyMonths: “Warranty : 5 years”