Off-grid, the array is often larger than what the station will accept. A unit capped at 200 W of solar input will waste most of a 600 W array, no matter how good the panels are.

This ranking lists the maximum solar input each unit accepts. Because a bigger battery needs more input to fill in the same time, the solar-to-capacity ratio shown alongside is often the more useful number.

How this is calculated

vendor-stated maximum solar input in W (higher is better)

Vendors quote panel nameplate ratings; real output is typically 60–80% of that in good sun. Voltage windows and connector types also limit which panels will actually work.

Portable power stations ranked by maximum solar input, ranked by W
#ModelWCapacityAC outputWeightChemistryList price$/Wh
1F5000LFP
PECRON
6.4 kW5.12 kWh7.2 kW123.9 lbLiFePO4$2,199$0.43
2Explorer 5000 Plus
Jackery
4 kW5.04 kWh3.6 kW134.5 lbLiFePO4$3,499$0.69
3DELTA 3 Ultra
EcoFlow
3.2 kW3.07 kWh3.6 kW72.1 lbLiFePO4$1,399$0.46
4F3800 Plus
Anker SOLIX
3.2 kW3.84 kWh6 kW72.8 lbLiFePO4$2,400$0.62
5Yeti Pro 4000
Goal Zero
3 kW3.99 kWh3.6 kW115.7 lbLiFePO4$4,000$1.00
6E3800LFP
PECRON
3 kW3.84 kWh4.2 kW87.3 lbLiFePO4$1,299$0.34
7DELTA Pro 3
EcoFlow
2.6 kW4.10 kWh4 kW113.5 lbLiFePO4$2,799$0.68
8AC300
BLUETTI
2.4 kW2.77 kWh3 kW$2,299$0.83
9F3000
Anker SOLIX
2.4 kW3.07 kWh3.6 kW91.5 lbLiFePO4$1,400$0.46
10F3000 2
Anker SOLIX
2.4 kW3.07 kWh3.6 kW91.5 lbLiFePO4$2,800$0.91
11F3800
Anker SOLIX
2.4 kW3.84 kWh6 kW132.3 lbLiFePO4$2,000$0.52
12E3600LFP
PECRON
2.4 kW3.07 kWh3.6 kW79.0 lbLiFePO4$999$0.33
13F3000LFP
PECRON
1.6 kW3.07 kWh3.6 kW63.3 lbLiFePO4$899$0.29
14AC200L
BLUETTI
1.2 kW2.05 kWh2.4 kW62.4 lbLiFePO4$899$0.44
15AC240
BLUETTI
1.2 kW1.54 kWh2.4 kW72.0 lbLiFePO4$999$0.65
16DELTA 3 Plus
EcoFlow
1 kW1.02 kWh1.8 kW27.6 lbLiFePO4$649$0.63
17DELTA 2 Max
EcoFlow
1 kW2.05 kWh2.4 kW50.0 lbLiFePO4$1,049$0.51
18Elite 100 V2
BLUETTI
1 kW1.02 kWh1.8 kW25.0 lbLiFePO4$479$0.47
19Elite 200 V2
BLUETTI
1 kW2.07 kWh2.6 kW53.4 lbLiFePO4$849$0.41
20E1500LFP
PECRON
1 kW1.54 kWh2.2 kW38.4 lbLiFePO4$549$0.36
21Yeti 1000
Goal Zero
900 W998 Wh2 kW35.3 lbLiFePO4$1,200$1.20
22Yeti 1500
Goal Zero
900 W1.50 kWh2 kW52.8 lbLiFePO4$1,500$1.00
23Explorer 1500 Ultra
Jackery
800 W1.54 kWh1.8 kW38.6 lbLiFePO4$1,199$0.78
24C2000 Gen 2
Anker SOLIX
800 W2.05 kWh2.4 kW41.7 lbLiFePO4$900$0.44
25E2400LFP
PECRON
800 W2.05 kWh2.4 kW45.0 lbLiFePO4$649$0.32
26AC200P
BLUETTI
700 W2 kWh2 kW60.6 lbLiFePO4$1,099$0.55
27C1000
Anker SOLIX
600 W1.06 kWh1.8 kW28.4 lbLiFePO4$1,499$1.42
28C1000 Gen 2
Anker SOLIX
600 W1.02 kWh2 kW24.9 lbLiFePO4$2,398$2.34
29Yeti 1000X
Goal Zero
600 W997 Wh1.5 kW31.7 lbNMC$1,000$1.00
30Yeti 1500X
Goal Zero
600 W1.52 kWh2 kW45.6 lbNMC$1,125$0.74
31Yeti 3000X
Goal Zero
600 W3.03 kWh2 kW69.8 lbNMC$3,000$0.99
32Yeti 6000X
Goal Zero
600 W6.07 kWh2 kW106.0 lbNMC$4,000$0.66
33E1000LFP
PECRON
600 W1.02 kWh1.8 kW29.0 lbLiFePO4$399$0.39
34F1000LFP
PECRON
600 W960 Wh1.5 kW23.9 lbLiFePO4$399$0.42
35DELTA 3 Classic
EcoFlow
500 W1.02 kWh1.8 kW26.7 lbLiFePO4$499$0.49
36DELTA 3
EcoFlow
500 W1.02 kWh1.8 kW27.6 lbLiFePO4$629$0.61
37DELTA 3 Max
EcoFlow
500 W2.05 kWh2.4 kW44.8 lbLiFePO4$899$0.44
38AC70
BLUETTI
500 W768 Wh1 kW22.5 lbLiFePO4$669$0.87
39AC180
BLUETTI
500 W1.15 kWh1.8 kW35.3 lbLiFePO4$499$0.43
40Explorer 1000 v2
Jackery
400 W1.07 kWh1.5 kW23.8 lbLiFePO4$559$0.52
41RIVER 2 Max
EcoFlow
220 W512 Wh500 W13.4 lbLiFePO4$249$0.49
42RIVER 2 Pro
EcoFlow
220 W768 Wh800 W18.2 lbLiFePO4$379$0.49
43RIVER 3 Plus
EcoFlow
220 W286 Wh600 W10.4 lbLiFePO4$299$1.05
44Explorer 600 v2
Jackery
200 W640 Wh500 W14.1 lbLiFePO4$499$0.78
45Elite 30 V2
BLUETTI
200 W288 Wh600 W9.5 lbLiFePO4$250$0.87
46AC2A
BLUETTI
200 W204 Wh300 W7.9 lbLiFePO4$149$0.73
47EB3A
BLUETTI
200 W268 Wh600 W10.1 lbLiFePO4$219$0.82
48EB70S
BLUETTI
200 W716 Wh800 W21.4 lbLiFePO4$429$0.60
49Yeti 300
Goal Zero
200 W297 Wh350 W13.7 lbLiFePO4$350$1.18
50Yeti 500
Goal Zero
200 W499 Wh500 W16.1 lbLiFePO4$500$1.00
51Yeti 700
Goal Zero
200 W677 Wh600 W20.3 lbLiFePO4$700$1.03
52RIVER 2
EcoFlow
110 W243 Wh300 W7.7 lbLiFePO4$219$0.90
53C300X
Anker SOLIX
100 W288 Wh300 WLiFePO4$300$1.04
54E300LFP
PECRON
100 W288 Wh600 W10.6 lbLiFePO4$179$0.62
55E500LFP
PECRON
100 W576 Wh600 W15.0 lbLiFePO4$269$0.47

21 of 76 models are excluded from this ranking because the vendor does not publish the figures it needs. They are not estimated, and they are not ranked here — check an individual model page for what it does publish.

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