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Goal Zero Yeti 1500 Specs, Price & Buyer Notes
1.50 kWh of storage, 2 kW of continuous AC output, listed at $1,499.95. That works out to $1.00 per watt-hour and 28.5 watt-hours per pound. Spec figures below are taken from Goal Zero’s own product page; WattPicks editors are deep-use experience reviewers, not a pretend third-party lab for every SKU.
1.50 kWh2 kW AC52.8 lbLiFePO44,000 cycles
from owners, collected by Goal Zero
What this unit is for
The heritage outdoor-and-solar brand: long-standing retail presence and a broad ecosystem of lights, fridges and panels rather than headline specs.
Best suited to: Buyers who value the ecosystem, the retail presence and a familiar outdoor brand. Less suited to: Spec-sheet shoppers optimizing cost per watt-hour.
Home backup through an outage, RV living.
Where to buy
A tracked retailer link appears here only when we have a resolved offer for this model. We do not send readers to a manufacturer store page we cannot attribute.
Safety: lithium power stations store a lot of energy. Follow Goal Zero’s charge, ventilation, and storage instructions. WattPicks does not certify electrical installs.
Specifications
16 of 19 tracked specs are published by Goal Zero for this model. Missing specs stay “—” and are excluded from rankings rather than estimated. List price is commercial data in a separate table below ($1,499.95); it is not one of the 19 tracked keys.
| Rated Wh (nameplate) | 1.50 kWh |
|---|---|
| AC output (continuous) | 2 kW |
| AC surge | 3.6 kW |
| Power lifting / boost | — |
| Battery chemistry | LiFePO4 |
| Rated cycles | 4,000 |
| Weight | 52.8 lb |
| AC recharge to full | 1 h 6 m |
| Max solar input | 900 W |
| AC outlets | 4 |
| USB-C ports | 4 |
| USB-A ports | 2 |
| 12V car port | 1 |
| UPS switchover | 15 ms |
| Warranty | 60 months |
| Max expandable capacity | — |
| Noise level | — |
| Ingress protection | IPX4 |
| Operating temp (low) | -4 °F |
| List price | $1,499.95 |
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Where these numbers come from. WattPicks does not test power stations — this is a spec profile, not a review. 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.
Vendor wording for each figure (16)
capacityWh: “Capacity => 1,505 Wh”acOutputW: “AC Inverter (60Hz - pure sine wave) => 2000 W Continuous, 3600 W Surge”acSurgeW: “2000 W Continuous, 3600 W Surge”chemistry: “Battery Chemistry => LiFePO4”cycleLife: “Cycles => 4,000 Cycles (To 80% of original capacity at 25 ° C charge and discharge)”weight: “Weight => 52.75 lbs. (23.93kg)”rechargeAcMinutes: “AC Fast Charge (included cable) => 1.1 hrs”solarInputW: “Solar Input => 900 Watts”acOutlets: “AC Outlets => 4”usbCPorts: “USB-C => 140W, 60W, (2x) 30W”usbAPorts: “(2x) USB-A”carPort: “12V Auxiliary Power Port: 162W”upsSwitchoverMs: “Grid to battery in <15ms”warrantyMonths: “Warranty => 5 Years”ipRating: “Ingress Protection => IPX4”operatingTempF: “Discharge Temperature Range => -4° to 104°F (-20° to 40°C)”
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 specs FAQ
What are the Goal Zero Yeti 1500 specs?
1.50 kWh capacity; 2 kW continuous AC; 3.6 kW surge; 52.8 lb; LiFePO4; listed at $1,499.95. 16 of 19 tracked specs are published by Goal Zero on the product page we read. List price is shown separately ($1,499.95).
How long does the Goal Zero Yeti 1500 last?
The vendor rates it for 4,000 cycles with LiFePO4 chemistry. Runtime on a given day is capacity divided by load (with inverter losses) — see our guide on how long a power station lasts.
Can the Goal Zero Yeti 1500 charge from solar?
Yes — Goal Zero publishes a maximum solar input of 900 W. Ideal fill time is roughly capacity ÷ that input; real sun takes longer. See how long to charge with solar.
Is the Goal Zero Yeti 1500 good value?
At the published list price it works out to $1.00 per watt-hour. Compare that figure on our cost-per-watt-hour ranking rather than price alone.
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What owners say
All owner voices →4.59from 22 owner ratings
Jade E.Yeti 1500: very versatile!
Headline only — this owner left a rating and a title; the full review text is on the vendor’s page.
Jeffratory.Knocked it out of the park with Yeti 1500!
Headline only — this owner left a rating and a title; the full review text is on the vendor’s page.
The reviews Goal Zero publishes for this model are all positive. That may be the product, or it may be which reviews the vendor chose to publish — treat a one-sided corpus as weaker evidence than a mixed one.
Where it ranks
Specs table →Position among all 120 power stations we track, in each dimension this unit publishes the inputs for.
| Dimension | Rank | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best value (cost per watt-hour) | #43 of 51 | $1.00 |
| Most portable (Wh per pound) | #44 of 50 | 28.5 Wh/lb |
| Most inverter headroom | #24 of 51 | 133 W/100Wh |
| Fastest AC recharge | #4 of 25 | 1.4 kW |
| Highest solar input | #15 of 40 | 900 W |
| Longest service life | #14 of 42 | 6020 kWh |
| Most output per dollar | #42 of 51 | 1.33 W/$ |
| Best for home backup | #16 of 25 | 71/100 |
| Longest warranty | #5 of 51 | 60 mo |
Who buys this brand, and why
All models →Who it is for
- Outdoor-retail shoppers who want to handle the product before buying
- Overlanders, car campers and basecamp users
- Brand-loyal outdoor households, often older than the category average
- Buyers who want lights, fridges and panels from the same brand
What they will pay extra for
- Buying an ecosystem, not a box
- A brand they can buy in a physical store
- Simplicity and ruggedness over feature count
- US support and parts
Honest drawbacks
- Capacity per dollar is generally behind the value brands
- Recharge speeds and solar input can trail the newer competitors
- Generations vary a lot — an older Yeti and a newer one are not comparable
- Line-up has churned, which complicates comparisons across years
Fits these buying scenarios
All use cases →Short Home Outages
Keeping the fridge, Wi-Fi and phones alive for hours
Mobile Work & Creators
Remote work, film and photo production away from wall power
RV & Van Life
Living and working from a vehicle, on solar and alternator charging
Elsewhere in the Goal Zero range
All Goal Zero models →
Closest rivals by capacity
Other brands’ models nearest in capacity — the units a buyer is most likely to be comparing against this one.
Guides & compares mentioning this model
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