This portable power station lets me take my AC off the grid — and it's $1,400 off for Prime Day
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As the summers get hotter, we're using our air conditioners more and more, which means rising electricity costs. My home is pretty old, so I rely on several of the best smart air conditioners to keep my house cool, but despite their efficiency, I'm still paying a lot more during the summer months for electricity.
This summer, I'm trying something different, by hooking one of them up to the Anker Solix F3800 portable power station, which itself is being recharged by solar panels. However, it's not cheap — the F3800 normally costs $3,999, but for Prime Day, you can get it for $2,599 at Anker.
More than just going off the grid, portable power stations are useful backups if you're hit with a blackout as a result of blackouts from extreme weather. In fact, a portable power station helped one of our editors get through Hurricane Beryl. Beyond disasters, they're also useful it you're going camping or have an RV, and need to get some juice while you're off the grid.
These power stations don't come cheap, though, which is why Prime Day is a great opportunity to pick one up, as many are deeply discounted. Here are 9 of the best portable power station deals we found for Prime Day.
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- Goal Zero Yeti 1000X Portable Power Station: was $899 now $489 @ Amazon
- Segway Portable Power Station Cube 1000: was $999 now $499 @ Amazon
- Anker SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station: was $999 now $499 @ Amazon
- Jackery Explorer 1000 v2: was $799 now $599 @ Amazon
- Segway Portable Power Station Cube 2000: was $1,649, now $999 @ Amazon
- Jackery Explorer 2000 PRO: was $1,899 now $999 @ Amazon
- Bluetti AC200L: was $1,999 now $1,199 @ Amazon
- EcoFlow Delta Pro Portable Power Station: was $3.599 now $2,099 @ Amazonc
- Anker SOLIX F3800: was $3,999 now $2,599 @ Anker
Prime Day power station deals
Goal Zero Yeti 1000X Portable Power Station: was $899 now $489 @ Amazon
This power station has a 983Wh battery, two 120V AC ports, two USB-C and two USB-A ports, can be charged from a regular outlet or via solar panels, and comes with a two-year warranty.
Segway Portable Power Station Cube 1000: was $999 now $499 @ Amazon
Segway's smallest portable power station has a 1024Wh battery, which can be expanded to up to 5kWh with BTX-1000 expansion batteries (sold separately). It can be recharged with solar panels, and has three 120V outlets, 4 USB-A, 2 USB-C, and a 136V 10A car charger. It comes with a 5-year warranty. It's essentially the Cube 2000 with half the capacity, at half the price.
Anker SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station: was $999 now $499 @ Amazon
The C1000 has a 1056wh battery, six 120V AC outlets, two USB-A, two USB-C, and a car socket. You can recharge the C1000 via solar panels, and double its capacity with an optional BP1000 battery (sold separately). At 28 pounds, it's not too heavy, and it has two convenient handles, and it has a large LED light to help you see in the dark.
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2: was $799 now $599 @ Amazon
The Explorer has a 1070Wh battery, which can keep your TV going for up to 10 hours. It has three 120V AC ports, two USB-C ports, one USB-A port, and one DC car port. It weighs about 24 pounds and has a convenient carrying handle.
Segway Portable Power Station Cube 2000: was $1,649, now $999 @ Amazon
This unit has a 2048Wh LiFePO4 Battery, which Segway says can power a 150W refrigerator for 11 hours. It can be expanded to up to 5kWh with BTX-1000 expansion batteries (sold separately). It can be recharged with solar panels, and has three 120V outlets, 4 USB-A, 2 USB-C, and a 136V 10A car charger. It comes with a 5-year warranty.
Jackery Explorer 2000 PRO: was $1,899 now $999 @ Amazon
The Explorer 2000 Pro has a capacity of 2160Wh and comes with eight outlets: three 120V AC, two USB-A quick charge 3.0, two USB-C 100W, and one car outlet. It can be recharged using solar panels, weighs 43 pounds, and has a convenient carrying handle.
Bluetti AC200L: was $1,999 now $1,199 @ Amazon
This 2,400W portable power station has two USB Type-A ports, two USB-C ports, four AC outlets and even a three-prong plug for your fridge. It recharges in just over an hour and you can also use an optional solar panel to recharge it during a power outage. The Bluetti AC200L also comes with all the cables you’ll need and its LiFePO4 batteries are rated for 3,000+ cycles.
EcoFlow Delta Pro Portable Power Station: was $3.599 now $2,099 @ Amazon
This power station has a 3600Wh capacity, which can be expanded to 25kWh with additional batteries. It has two USB-A, two USB-A Fast Charge, two USB-C (100W), five AC Outlets, two DC Outlets, 1 car power output and 1 Anderson port. It can also be recharged using solar panels, and has wheels and a retractable handle to move it around.
Anker SOLIX F3800: was $3,999 now $2,599 @ Anker
Save $1,400 on this portable power station that packs in 3.84 kWh of juice, long enough to run your refrigerator for nearly 15 hours. It can be connected to solar panels, and linked to other power stations to add as much as 53.8kWh of backup. It has six 120V ports, one 240V, a NEMA 14-50 port for recharging an EV, and three USB-C and two USB-A ports.
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Michael A. Prospero is the U.S. Editor-in-Chief for Tom’s Guide. He oversees all evergreen content and oversees the Homes, Smart Home, and Fitness/Wearables categories for the site. In his spare time, he also tests out the latest drones, electric scooters, and smart home gadgets, such as video doorbells. Before his tenure at Tom's Guide, he was the Reviews Editor for Laptop Magazine, a reporter at Fast Company, the Times of Trenton, and, many eons back, an intern at George magazine. He received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, where he worked on the campus newspaper The Heights, and then attended the Columbia University school of Journalism. When he’s not testing out the latest running watch, electric scooter, or skiing or training for a marathon, he’s probably using the latest sous vide machine, smoker, or pizza oven, to the delight — or chagrin — of his family.