51 models · 6 brands · every spec linked to its source

How long will your power station run it?

Pick a station and what you plug in. You get the runtime, a can-it-run verdict and the math behind it.

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Step 1: Your power station

Plugged into

AC outletGoes through the inverter, which uses some energy12 V and USB-CSkips the inverter, so the battery lasts longer

Needs to last

Runs it

Lasts about14 h 10 minCovers your 8 h goal with 6 h 10 min to spare

2 devices on AC · 133 W · 1,224 Wh a day · 963 Wh usable

Model calculators

Product images: official brand websites (EcoFlow, Jackery, BLUETTI, Anker SOLIX, Goal Zero, DJI).

Guides and planners

Photo: Jackery Power Station on Unsplash
48 h outage plan
Home outage
Keep the router and a laptop going through a two-day outage, at about 30 W on average.
Photo: Jackery Power Station on Unsplash
Hours to refill
Solar recharge
How long a panel takes to refill a station, clipped to its solar input limit.
Nights per charge
8 hours a night
CPAP overnight
How many nights a station runs one machine, with and without the inverter on.
Wh you need
What size do I need?
Add your devices and days without power. See the capacity it takes and which models meet it.

Methodology

Sourced specs in, labelled defaults only where a maker is silent. Nothing is filled in by guesswork.

1
Rated capacity
The Wh the maker publishes, linked to its spec page and dated.
2
Usable energy
Cut to what the battery can deliver: 90% by default when unpublished.
3
Real draw
Your devices plus inverter loss (88% efficient) and 10 W idle draw.
4
Runtime range
Cautious, typical and optimistic hours, rounded down, never up.