Best 1,000 Wh Portable Power Stations

Pros

• 4,000-cycle LFP rating, a step up from the DELTA 2's 3,000
• Full recharge from a wall outlet in 56 minutes, by EcoFlow's figures
• 1,000 W of solar input, double the DELTA 2
• Two 140 W USB-C ports charge most laptops at full speed

Cons

• At 27.6 lb it is heavier than the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 and Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2
• Reaching 5 kWh needs extra batteries, sold separately
• X-Boost runs high-wattage heaters and kettles at reduced power, not at their full rating

Pros

• 2,000 W of continuous AC output, the highest of the 1 kWh stations we cover
• Fastest wall recharge in this group: 49 minutes with UltraFast charging
• 24.9 lb, almost 3 lb lighter than the EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus
• 4,000-cycle LFP rating

Cons

• No expansion battery: 1,024 Wh is all you get
• Solar input stops at 600 W
• Only one fast USB-C port; the second is rated at 15 W
• UltraFast charging has to be switched on in the Anker app

Pros

• 1,000 W of solar input in a 25.3 lb body
• Two fast USB-C ports: 140 W and 100 W
• 10 ms UPS switchover
• 5-year warranty

Cons

• Combined AC and solar charging is capped at 1,200 W, so the two inputs do not add up
• Power Lifting runs heating appliances at reduced power, not at their full rating
• Wall recharge is slower than the Anker C1000 Gen 2 and EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus

Pros

• Full wall recharge in under an hour, by Anker's figures
• 600 W of solar input, the highest of the 1 kWh models we cover
• Six AC outlets and a published switchover time of under 20 ms
• 5-year warranty and cells rated for 3,000 cycles

Cons

• This is the first-generation C1000: Anker now also sells a C1000 Gen 2 with different specifications
• Only one of the two USB-C ports delivers 100 W; the other is limited to 30 W
• Expansion stops at 2,112 Wh, less headroom than the EcoFlow DELTA 2

Pros

• The largest capacity of the 1 kWh models we cover, at 1,152 Wh
• Cells rated for 3,500+ cycles, with a 5-year warranty
• Charges to 80% in 45 minutes from a wall outlet
• Wireless charging pad for phones on the top panel

Cons

• The heaviest in its class: BLUETTI lists 35.3 lb in its table and 37 lb elsewhere on the same page
• Four AC outlets, where the Anker SOLIX C1000 has six
• We could not find a backup switchover time on BLUETTI's product page

Pros

• 23.8 lb, the lightest 1 kWh station we cover
• Slightly more capacity than the 1,024 Wh rivals
• One-hour recharge in Emergency Super Charging mode
• Two 100 W USB-C ports

Cons

• 1,500 W of AC output is the lowest of the 1 kWh group
• Cycle life is rated to 70% capacity, where EcoFlow and Anker rate theirs to 80%
• Not expandable
• The extra two years of warranty apply only when bought from Jackery directly, not from Amazon

Pros

• Charges from a wall outlet to 80% in 50 minutes, by EcoFlow's figures
• Capacity can roughly triple with one extra battery
• LiFePO4 cells rated for 3,000+ cycles, backed by a 5-year warranty
• X-Boost mode lets it run some appliances rated up to 2,200 W at reduced power

Cons

• An older design: EcoFlow now sells the DELTA 3, which it rates for 4,000 cycles and a faster recharge
• Solar input tops out at 500 W, below the 600 W the Anker SOLIX C1000 accepts
• EcoFlow describes the backup switchover only as "almost instant" and gives no figure in milliseconds