The Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 is a 1,024 Wh station with 2,000 W of output, five wall outlets and a 10 ms UPS, aimed at apartment and short-outage backup. Its big strength is speed: it refills from a wall outlet in about 49 minutes once UltraFast charging is turned on in the app. The main limit is that you cannot add extra batteries.
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A full charge runs a full-size fridge for about 19 hours, a CPAP with its heated humidifier for about 26 hours (three nights), and a Wi-Fi router and cable modem for about 35 hours. It also handles an 1,875 W hair dryer at full heat, but only for about 30 minutes of drying before the battery is empty.
One device at a time, from a full charge. Devices that cycle on and off (fridges, freezers, heaters, pumps) use their average draw.
Battery Wh × 0.85 ÷ the device’s average watts. “Can’t run it” means the device needs more than 2,000 W or a start-up surge above 3,000 W. Try your own mix in the calculator.
A full answer for each device on the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2: hours, start-up surge and other units to consider.
Speed is the reason to buy this one. With UltraFast mode turned on in the Anker app, it goes from empty to full in about 49 minutes, the quickest wall recharge of any station on this site. That helps most during rolling blackouts, when power comes back for an hour and then drops again. The catch: the fast mode needs the battery above 68°F, so a unit kept in a cold garage will charge slower.
Among the 1,024 Wh units here, it sits in the middle on output. Its 2,000 W beats the 1,800 W of the DELTA 3 and BLUETTI Elite 100 V2, enough for a hair dryer at full heat, while the DJI Power 1000 V2 goes to 2,600 W. Its 3,000 W surge is lower than the 3,600 W on the EcoFlow and Bluetti models, so a 1/2 HP garage door opener is out. Three USB-C ports, more than any other 1,024 Wh unit here, suit a home office with a laptop, tablet and phone.
The real limit is the ceiling. Unlike the older C1000, the Gen 2 cannot take an extra battery, so 1,024 Wh is all it will ever hold. That is roughly one day of fridge power. It also has just one USB-A port and one 12V outlet, so older USB-A cables and 12V car gear will have to take turns.
1,024 Wh · 2,600 W output · 31.3 lb
Pick the DJI if you want room to grow. It has the same 1,024 Wh, more output at 2,600 W, and expands to 11,264 Wh, about nine days of fridge power. It weighs 31.3 lb, has no car socket and needs a DJI add-on for solar.
1,070 Wh · 1,500 W output · 23.8 lb
Pick the Jackery if light weight comes first. It weighs 23.8 lb and holds a little more (1,070 Wh). You give up output (1,500 W), recharge speed (about 95 minutes) and switch-over time (20 ms against 10 ms).
| Spec | Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1,024 Wh |
| AC output (continuous) | 2,000 W |
| Surge | 3,000 W |
| Boost mode (heaters, kettles) | None |
| Battery type | LiFePO4 |
| Cycle life (rated) | 4,000 (to 80%) |
| Weight | 24.9 lb |
| Wall charge time | 49 min (with UltraFast mode turned on in the app) |
| Max solar input | 600 W |
| AC outlets | 5 |
| USB-C ports (max) | 3 (140 W) |
| USB-A ports | 1 |
| 12V / car port | Yes (1 DC ports) |
| Expandable | No |
| UPS switch-over | 10 ms |
| App control | Yes |
| Size | 15.1 x 8.2 x 9.6 in |
| Released | 2025 |
| Typical price | $400–$600 |
Specs come from the maker’s own pages, checked . Runtimes use our own watt-hour math. How we pick
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On the BLUETTI AC180 (1,152 Wh), runtimes go from about 40 min for a microwave (1000 W) to about 39 hrs for a Wi-Fi router + cable modem, each running by itself.
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| Power station | CPAP with heated humidifier 34 W average | Wi-Fi router + cable modem 25 W average | Full-size refrigerator 150 W running, about 45 W average | 55-inch LED TV 90 W average | Microwave (1000 W) 1,500 W average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goal Zero Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) 998 Wh | 25 hrs | 34 hrs | 19 hrs | 9.5 hrs | 35 min |
| Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 1,024 Wh | 26 hrs | 35 hrs | 19 hrs | 9.5 hrs | 35 min |
| Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 1,070 Wh | 27 hrs | 36 hrs | 20 hrs | 10 hrs | 35 min |
| BLUETTI AC180 1,152 Wh | 29 hrs | 39 hrs | 22 hrs | 11 hrs | 40 min |
Estimates: battery Wh × 0.85 ÷ the device’s average draw. Real runtime depends on temperature, battery age and how hard the device works.
