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Home Backup Portable Power
Home backup means refrigerators, sump pumps, furnace fans, and hours-to-days of runtime. This page filters the index to units with at least 1,500 Wh and 2,000 W continuous — anything smaller is device backup, not home backup — then ranks the survivors on output, capacity, expansion architecture, and how fast they refill between outages.
Machine summary · use_case · home-backup-portable-power
- use_case
- home-backup-portable-power
- method
- hard filters first, ranking second
- eligible_products
- 7
- disqualified_products
- 19
- top_recommendations
- ecoflow-delta-pro, bluetti-ac200l, jackery-explorer-2000-plus, ecoflow-delta-2-max, bluetti-elite-200-v2
- dataset_updated
- 2026-07-05
- json_export
- /use-cases/home-backup-portable-power.json
What matters for home backup
Continuous output
Fridge compressors and pumps have real start-up and sustained draws; 2,000 W+ continuous with strong surge is the working floor.
Expansion architecture
Expansion batteries turn a one-evening unit into a multi-day system without replacing hardware.
Recharge speed
Between grid flickers or from a generator window, faster AC input means the bank is ready for the next outage.
Switchover behavior
Documented EPS/UPS behavior keeps routers and desktops alive when the grid drops — check each product's exact wording.
Who this is for — and who should skip it
Good fit
- Households wanting fume-free indoor backup for essential circuits and appliances
- Storm-prone regions needing multi-day capacity via expansion packs
- Anyone pairing battery backup with rooftop or portable solar
Skip this page if
- Renters in small apartments — see the apartment outage page for lighter picks
- Buyers backing up only a router and laptop — see the home office page
Hard disqualifiers (applied before any ranking)
- Battery capacity below 1,500 Wh — too small for household loads over a real outage
- Continuous AC output below 2,000 W — cannot carry typical essential-circuit draws
19 of 26 indexed products are filtered out by these rules — each is listed below with its reason. Ranking only ever happens among the 7 products that pass.
Recommended for home backup
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#1 EcoFlow DELTA Pro
3,600 Wh LiFePO4 flagship with 3,600 W continuous AC output (7,200 W surge), a built-in TT-30 RV outlet, 1,600 W solar input, ~30 ms EPS switchover, and ecosystem expansion marketed to 25 kWh — at 45 kg.
- 3,600 W continuous / 7,200 W surge
- 3,600 Wh base, expandable to 25,000 Wh
- Up to 1,800 W AC charging input
- Switchover: EPS (emergency power supply)
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#2 BLUETTI AC200L
2,048 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 2,400 W continuous AC output (3,600 W surge), a NEMA TT-30 RV outlet, 2,400 W turbo wall charging, 1,200 W high-voltage solar input, and expansion to 8,192 Wh — at 28.3 kg.
- 2,400 W continuous / 3,600 W surge
- 2,048 Wh base, expandable to 8,192 Wh
- Up to 2,400 W AC charging input
- Switchover: Marketed as UPS; official docs describe EPS behavior
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#3 Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus
2,042.8 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 3,000 W continuous AC output (6,000 W surge), a 25 A RV-style outlet, a 2 h full wall recharge, 1,400 W solar input, documented 20 ms EPS, and marketed expansion to 24 kWh — at 27.9 kg with wheels.
- 3,000 W continuous / 6,000 W surge
- 2,042.8 Wh base, expandable to 24,000 Wh
- Switchover: EPS (emergency power supply)
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#4 EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max
2,048 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 2,400 W continuous AC output (4,800 W surge) across six outlets, 1,800 W X-Stream charging, up to 1,000 W dual-port solar input, and expansion to 6,144 Wh — at 23 kg.
- 2,400 W continuous / 4,800 W surge
- 2,048 Wh base, expandable to 6,144 Wh
- Up to 1,800 W AC charging input
- Switchover: Marketed as UPS; official docs describe EPS behavior
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#5 BLUETTI Elite 200 V2
2,073.6 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 2,600 W continuous AC output, an official 1.4 h full recharge at 1,800 W, 1,000 W MPPT solar input, a 6,000-cycle battery — the highest cycle rating in this index — at 24.2 kg.
- 2,600 W continuous
- 2,073.6 Wh base
- Up to 1,800 W AC charging input
- Switchover: Marketed as UPS; official docs describe EPS behavior
Top picks compared
| Product | Capacity | Continuous AC | Weight | Expansion | UPS / EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoFlow DELTA Pro | 3,600 Wh | 3,600 W | 45 kg (99.2 lb) | to 25,000 Wh | EPS (emergency power supply) |
| BLUETTI AC200L | 2,048 Wh | 2,400 W | 28.3 kg (62.4 lb) | to 8,192 Wh | Marketed as UPS; official docs describe EPS behavior |
| Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus | 2,042.8 Wh | 3,000 W | 27.9 kg (61.5 lb) | to 24,000 Wh | EPS (emergency power supply) |
| EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max | 2,048 Wh | 2,400 W | 23 kg (50.7 lb) | to 6,144 Wh | Marketed as UPS; official docs describe EPS behavior |
| BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 | 2,073.6 Wh | 2,600 W | 24.2 kg (53.4 lb) | No | Marketed as UPS; official docs describe EPS behavior |
Also eligible (2)
These pass every hard filter but rank below the top picks under this page's scoring:
- Pecron E1500LFP (1,536 Wh, fit score 1045)
- Goal Zero Yeti 1500 (1,505.28 Wh, fit score 826)
Filtered out, and why (19)
| Product | Disqualification reason |
|---|---|
| Anker SOLIX C1000 | Capacity 1,056 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Anker SOLIX C300 | Capacity 288 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Anker SOLIX C800 Plus | Capacity 768 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| BLUETTI AC180 | Capacity 1,152 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| BLUETTI AC2A | Capacity 204.8 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| BLUETTI AC70 | Capacity 768 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| EcoFlow DELTA 2 | Capacity 1,024 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 | Capacity 1,024 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| EcoFlow RIVER 3 | Capacity 245 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus | Capacity 286 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Goal Zero Yeti 300 | Capacity 296.96 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Goal Zero Yeti 500 | Capacity 499.2 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Goal Zero Yeti 700 | Capacity 677.37 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus | Capacity 1,264.64 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | Capacity 1,070 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Jackery Explorer 300 Plus | Capacity 288 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| OUPES Exodus 1200 | Capacity 992 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Pecron E1000LFP | Capacity 1,024 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
| Pecron E600LFP | Capacity 614 Wh is below the 1,500 Wh home-backup floor |
Related comparisons
High Capacity: EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max vs BLUETTI AC200L vs BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 vs Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus vs EcoFlow DELTA Pro
Five US-market home-backup-class LiFePO4 stations from 2 to 3.6 kWh. They split on inverter strength (2,400–3,600 W), RV outlets (three of five have one), solar ceilings (1,000–1,600 W), expansion architecture, and longevity ratings from 3,000 to 6,000 cycles.
How this page decides
This page is generated from the index's normalized product records — official-manufacturer specifications with per-field provenance — using explicit fit rules, not editorial taste. Hard disqualifiers run first; ranking happens second, only among eligible products. Eligible products are scored as: capacity ×0.15, continuous output ×0.2, expansion ceiling (capped at 10 kWh) ×0.02, AC input ×0.1, documented switchover behavior (+50).
No runtime hours or real-world measurements are invented: every number traces to the source claims on each product page. Merchant relationships never affect these rules. See the methodology for the full data policy, and the JSON version of this page for machine consumption.