5,000Wh+ Power Stations & Home Backup

A 5kWh power station runs a typical set of home essentials for about 1.4 days. A 5,040Wh system delivers about 4,280Wh after inverter losses, and a refrigerator, freezer, Wi-Fi router, four LED lights and 15 minutes each of microwave and coffee maker use come to about 3,100Wh a day. Central air, electric heat or an electric water heater use far more, so size up or expand the battery if you need those.

A power station is a self-contained unit with built-in outlets that you can move, while a whole-home battery backup system is designed to connect to your home's electrical panel and power circuits directly. Some units do both. The EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra and Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus work as portable stations and as home backup, while the EcoFlow TITAN series, Anker SOLIX E10 and BLUETTI EP800 and EP900 are built for home installation.

Some can, if the system supplies 240V and its output and surge cover your air conditioner's start-up. A typical 3-ton central air conditioner runs at about 3,500W and needs about 10,500W for a moment when the compressor starts. EcoFlow describes the TITAN 5000 as able to run compatible central air. At 3,500W, a 5,040Wh system gives a little over an hour of compressor time, so plan on extra batteries or solar for longer cooling.

Several of these systems expand well past 5kWh. The EcoFlow TITAN 5000 series runs from 5kWh to 30kWh, the Anker SOLIX E10 from 6kWh to 30kWh, the EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra X from 12kWh to 60kWh and the BLUETTI EP900 from 9,920Wh to 19,840Wh. The DELTA Pro Ultra Smart Home Deluxe Solar Kit starts at 30.72kWh. On the EP900, more batteries also raise the output, from 7,600W with two to 9,000W with three or more.

Yes, if the system connects to your home's electrical panel, a licensed electrician should install it, and the work may need a permit where you live. Portable units that you plug devices into need no installation, and some can feed selected circuits through a transfer switch or inlet box, which an electrician also installs. Call us at 1-888-976-5443 and we'll help you plan the system and the connection.