The Bluetti AC180 is a 2023 workhorse that is still sold new and often discounted. It stores 1,152 Wh and delivers 1,800 W, enough to run a fridge, CPAP or microwave one at a time. It is heavier at 35.3 lb and charges a bit slower than the newer Elite 100 V2, but the lower price makes it a solid budget pick for short outages and camping.
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Running a full-size fridge alone, the AC180 lasts about 22 hours. A Wi-Fi router and cable modem get about 39 hours, and a CPAP with a heated humidifier about 29 hours, or three full nights. It cannot start a typical 1/2 HP well pump, which needs about 3,000 W at start-up against its 2,700 W surge limit.
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 1,800 W or a start-up surge above 2,700 W. Try your own mix in the calculator.
A full answer for each device on the BLUETTI AC180: hours, start-up surge and other units to consider.
Choose the AC180 if you want the most battery in the 1,000 Wh class and do not mind the weight. Its 1,152 Wh is the biggest of the group, so it runs a fridge about two and a half hours longer than the 1,024 Wh units here. It also has four AC outlets, four USB-A ports and a wireless pad for a phone, which helps in a house full of older chargers.
Weight and surge are the trade. At 35.3 lb it is 11.5 lb heavier than the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2, which holds nearly as much at 1,070 Wh. Its 2,700 W surge starts a fridge, a chest freezer or a 1/3 HP sump pump (about 2,100 W at start-up). It cannot start a 1/2 HP well pump or a garage door opener, which need about 3,000 W and 3,200 W.
Its 1,800 W output does beat the Jackery on the kitchen counter. It runs an air fryer for about an hour, which the 1,500 W Jackery cannot run at all. The rest of its limits come from its 2023 design: no extra batteries, 500 W of solar, a Bluetooth-only app and a 20 ms UPS switch-over, against 10 ms on the newer BLUETTI Elite 100 V2.
1,024 Wh · 1,800 W output · 25 lb
Pick the Elite 100 V2 if you carry the station or need to start a well pump. It weighs 25 lb, handles 3,600 W of surge and takes 1,000 W of solar. Its 1,024 Wh battery runs a fridge about 19 hours, against about 22 on the AC180.
1,070 Wh · 1,500 W output · 23.8 lb
Pick the Jackery if weight matters more than outlets. It is 11.5 lb lighter with almost the same battery, but its 1,500 W output rules out an air fryer, and it has three AC outlets instead of four.
| Spec | BLUETTI AC180 |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1,152 Wh |
| AC output (continuous) | 1,800 W |
| Surge | 2,700 W |
| Boost mode (heaters, kettles) | 2,700 W |
| Battery type | LiFePO4 |
| Cycle life (rated) | 3,500 (to 80%) |
| Weight | 35.3 lb |
| Wall charge time | 1 h 18 min (Turbo mode; 0–80% in 45 min) |
| Max solar input | 500 W |
| AC outlets | 4 |
| USB-C ports (max) | 1 (100 W) |
| USB-A ports | 4 |
| 12V / car port | Yes (1 DC ports) |
| Expandable | No |
| UPS switch-over | 20 ms |
| App control | Yes |
| Size | 13.4 x 9.7 x 12.5 in |
| Released | 2023 |
| Typical price | $400–$500 |
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 Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 (2,048 Wh), runtimes go from about 1 hr for a microwave (1000 W) to about 3 days 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 2,042 Wh | 2 days | 3 days | 39 hrs | 19 hrs | 1 hr |
| Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 2,048 Wh | 2 days | 3 days | 39 hrs | 19 hrs | 1 hr |
Estimates: battery Wh × 0.85 ÷ the device’s average draw. Real runtime depends on temperature, battery age and how hard the device works.
