~$449
Power Station · Battery (LiFePO4)
Bluetti AC180
1,800 W / 2,700 W surge · up to lights, phones, router, a CPAP
- capacity
- 1,152 Wh
Best for Budget-focused storm preppers who want maximum stored energy per dollar and can tolerate fan noise.
Bluetti · model EL100V2
Power Station · Battery (LiFePO4)
Bluetti Elite 100 V2
~$499approx. list price
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- 800 WLights, phones, router, a CPAP
- 2,200 WFridge, freezer and the essentials
- 4,000 WFurnace blower, sump pump or a window AC
- 7,500 WWell pump or a small central AC
- 18,000 WWhole home with central air
1,800 W running, 2,700 W surge — sustains the lights, phones, router, a CPAP tier.
Best forBuyers who want a light, fast-charging 1kWh unit with four 20A outlets for fridge-and-router outages and camping.
Bluetti's current 1kWh pick and the successor to the AC180 class: 1,024Wh of LiFePO4 rated 4,000+ cycles, 1,800W continuous, and a Lifting Power mode the maker quotes at 2,700W for resistive loads like a kettle. The four AC outlets, the 140W USB-C and the 25-pound body are the everyday wins, and the 45-minute 0-80% recharge and the 1,000W solar input are the real upgrades over the AC180 it sits beside. It is quiet at idle and under light load (30 dB at 600W) and the 10ms UPS switchover keeps routers and NAS boxes on. The knocks: Bluetti's own page calls the 2,700W figure Lifting Power rather than a true surge rating, so motor starting is less certain than the 1,800W suggests, and expansion batteries need Power Bank Mode and an XT60 cable rather than plugging in. The $499 list matches the Anker C1000 Gen 2 and undercuts EcoFlow's DELTA 3 Plus by $150.
From the spec sheet
Specifications
- Battery capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- Continuous output
- 1,800 W
- Surge output
- 2,700 W
- Runtime
- Fridge (~150W): ~6 hrs on base unit; portable fridge (50W): ~14 hrs per maker (noise: 30 dB at 600W)
- Type
- Power Station
- Fuel
- Battery (LiFePO4)
- Noise
- 30 dB
- Outlets
- 4x 120V 20A AC, 1x 140W USB-C, 1x 100W USB-C, 2x 15W USB-A, 12V/10A car, 2x 12V/8A DC5521
- Transfer-switch ready
- No
- Weight
- 25 lbs
- Warranty
- 5-year
- Model
- EL100V2
1024Wh, 1800W continuous·45 min to 80% charge·25 lbs, 5-year warranty
At a glance
Strengths
- +Four 20A AC outlets, no power strip for the basics
- +Up to 1,000W solar input, full charge in about 70 minutes of strong sun
- +10ms UPS switchover
- +140W USB-C charges laptops at full speed
At a glance
Drawbacks
- −2,700W is Bluetti's Lifting Power figure, not a published surge rating
- −Expansion batteries work only in Power Bank Mode with an extra cable
- −Bluetooth plus Wi-Fi app required for full control
- −No 30A outlet, so no transfer-switch feed
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- capacity
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