Home Power Facts

Can a power station work as a UPS?

Most portable power stations can act as a basic UPS: 25 of the 27 current models we track publish a switchover time, from 10 to 20 ms. 9 switch in 10 ms or less; the cheapest of them is the EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus ($299 list). These are the makers' figures; a desktop PC may still restart on a slow switch, so test yours before relying on it.

Switchover time, fastest first

Power stationSwitchoverDesktop PC + router runtimeList price
EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus 10 ms source 2.2 h $299
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 10 ms source 8.5 h $499
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic 10 ms source 7.8 h $599
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus 10 ms source 8.7 h $799
Jackery Explorer 1500 v2 10 ms source 11.7 h $949
Anker SOLIX S2000 10 ms source 16.9 h $999.99
Jackery HomePower 2000 Plus v2 10 ms source 15.6 h $1,199
Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 10 ms source 15.2 h $1,199.99
EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 10 ms source 34.8 h $3,299
BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 15 ms source 17.9 h $899
Goal Zero Yeti PRO 4000 15 ms source 30.4 h $3,999.95
BLUETTI AC180 20 ms source 9 h $499
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 20 ms source 8.7 h $589
Anker SOLIX C1000 20 ms source 8.5 h $599.99
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus 20 ms source 9.8 h $699
BLUETTI AC200L 20 ms source 16 h $899
DJI Power 1000 20 ms source 7.4 h $999
EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max 20 ms source 17.1 h $1,299
Jackery HomePower 3000 20 ms source 23.4 h $1,499
BLUETTI Apex 300 20 ms source 21.1 h $1,699
Anker SOLIX F3800 20 ms source 27.7 h $2,299.99
Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus 20 ms source 38.4 h $3,499
EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra (1 inverter + 1 battery) 20 ms source 2.2 days $5,799
Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus 20 ms source 16 h —
EcoFlow RIVER 3 20 ms source 1.9 h —

Switchover = how long the outlets go dark when the grid drops, as each maker states it ("under 20 ms" is shown as 20). Some makers limit it: only certain outlets, only with a mode turned on, or not while the station is charging; the source note on each model page says which. Runtime: desktop PC + monitor (90 W) and a Wi-Fi router (15 W), from usable capacity as everywhere on the site. No published switchover time: Jackery Explorer 300, Goal Zero Yeti 1500X.