Portable Power Stations Under 1,000 Watts

A power station under 1,000 watts runs electronics and small appliances such as laptops, phones, a CPAP, a TV, a Wi-Fi router, LED lights, fans and a mini fridge. The stations here are rated at 150W to 800W of continuous AC output. Add up the running watts of everything you'll use at once and stay under that rating. Kitchen appliances like microwaves and coffee makers need 1,000W or more.

Yes, a station rated 300W or more can usually run a typical mini fridge, which draws about 80W while running and up to about 300W for a moment when its compressor starts. Runtime depends on capacity. A mini fridge running about 8 hours a day uses about 640Wh, so the 768Wh EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro keeps it cold for about a day, and a 512Wh station for about 16 hours.

No, a typical coffee maker draws about 1,000W, which is more than any station in this collection can deliver continuously. Microwaves (about 1,200W), space heaters (about 1,250W) and hair dryers (about 1,540W) draw even more. Choose a station rated at or above your appliance's draw. Our 1,000 watt portable power stations run from 1,000W, enough for a coffee maker, to 1,800W, enough for any of these.

Yes, a 100W TV and a 15W Wi-Fi router draw about 115W together, well within every station here. Runtime is set by capacity: a 288Wh station runs both for about 2 hours, a 512Wh station for nearly 4 hours and the 768Wh EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro for about 5.5 hours. Running just the router stretches a 512Wh station to more than a day.

Rated watts are the continuous power a station can deliver for as long as its battery lasts, while surge watts are the higher power it can supply for a moment when a motor or compressor starts. A fan, pump or fridge can briefly need two to eight times its running watts, such as a mini fridge at about 80W running and 300W to start. If a device's start-up draw is above the station's surge rating, the station shuts off to protect itself, so check both numbers on each listing.