What Can It Run?
Sizing & Appliances
- Power Station Calculator for a Power Outage Tool
Pick the appliances you need in an outage and get the station size and runtime, with startup surge and the power the station uses on its own.
Heating
- How to Heat Your House During a Power Outage Guide
Which heating keeps working without power, what a battery or power station can run (furnace, pellet stove, boiler, heater) and how to stay safe from CO.
- Can a Portable Power Station Run a Gas Furnace? Question
A gas furnace needs power only for its blower and controls. See how many watts it draws, how long a 1 to 3.6 kWh station lasts, and how to connect it safely.
- Can a Portable Power Station Run a Space Heater? Question
A 1,500 W space heater empties a 2 kWh power station in about an hour. Runtime by station size, why baseboard heaters won't work, and what does.
- Pellet Stove Battery Backup: UPS, Inverter or Power Station? Options compared
Keep a pellet stove running in an outage: what the stove maker approves, how many watts it needs, and how a UPS, a power station or an inverter compare.
Fridge & Freezer
- Fridge and Freezer in a Power Outage: How Long Food Stays Safe Question
How many hours food stays safe in a closed fridge and freezer, what to throw out, and how long a power station can keep them running.
- How Many Watts Does a Refrigerator Use? Question
Running watts, startup surge and kWh per day for a fridge, from ENERGY STAR data and your own EnergyGuide label.
Sump & Well Pumps
- Sump Pump Battery Backup: Dedicated Pump or Power Station? Options compared
Compare a dedicated battery backup sump pump with a power station for your existing pump: flow at 10 ft, battery, alarm, and what a well pump needs.