Rank 1
Best overall
Anker SOLIX S5000
Score 88 of 100. Top 3 of 48 for battery capacity (5,024 Wh) and the best warranty of these 48 (5 years).
Runs a portable heater: about 2.7 hours on one charge.
At Anker SOLIX US, from $2,499.99checked
Best Power Stations for a Space Heater
The best power stations for running a space heater in a winter outage, ranked by capacity, price per Wh and warranty, with hours on one charge.
Prices checked
Top picks
The quick answer from the 48-model ranking below.
Rank 2Runner-up
BLUETTI Elite 400
Score 82 of 100. Top 3 of 48 for battery capacity (3,840 Wh) and the best warranty of these 48 (5 years).
Runs a portable heater: about 2 hours on one charge.
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Rank 7Lowest price in the top 10
Dabbsson 2000L
Score 70 of 100, number 7 of 48.
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
At Dabbsson US, from $649checked
Ranking
48 models, best first. Each bar compares a model with the rest of this list: the best on every point would score 100.
Scores reward a low price per watt-hour, high output, room to expand and long warranties, all as the makers state them. They don't measure real-world efficiency, noise or app quality, so use them to shortlist, then read the model pages.
- Rank 1
Anker SOLIX
S5000
- Battery capacity
- 5,024 Wh
- AC output
- 4,500 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 30,000 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V and 240V
Runs a portable heater: about 2.7 hours on one charge.
Why it's here: Top 3 of 48 for battery capacity (5,024 Wh) and the best warranty of these 48 (5 years).
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BLUETTI
Elite 400
- Battery capacity
- 3,840 Wh
- AC output
- 2,600 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 2 hours on one charge.
Why it's here: Top 3 of 48 for battery capacity (3,840 Wh) and the best warranty of these 48 (5 years).
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Oukitel
BP5000 Pro Max
- Battery capacity
- 5,120 Wh
- AC output
- 5,000 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 19,456 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V and 240V
Runs a portable heater: about 2.7 hours on one charge.
Why it's here: The best battery capacity of these 48 (5,120 Wh).
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Dabbsson
3000L
- Battery capacity
- 3,072 Wh
- AC output
- 3,000 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.6 hours on one charge.
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Dabbsson
DBS3500
- Battery capacity
- 3,430 Wh
- AC output
- 3,600 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.8 hours on one charge.
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BLUETTI
Elite 300
- Battery capacity
- 3,014.4 Wh
- AC output
- 2,400 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.6 hours on one charge.
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Dabbsson
2000L
- Battery capacity
- 2,048 Wh
- AC output
- 2,200 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Jackery
HomePower 3000
- Battery capacity
- 3,072 Wh
- AC output
- 3,600 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Cycle life
- 4,000 cycles
- Home panel or transfer switch
- Yes
- Weight
- 59.5 lb
Runs a portable heater: about 1.6 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 9 · Dabbsson
DBS2300
- Battery capacity
- 2,330 Wh
- AC output
- 2,200 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Max solar input
- 600 W
- AC outlets
- 5
- Weight
- 53 lb
Runs a portable heater: about 1.2 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 9 · Dabbsson
DBS2300 Plus
- Battery capacity
- 2,330 Wh
- AC output
- 2,200 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Max solar input
- 800 W
- AC outlets
- 4
- Weight
- 58.1 lb
Runs a portable heater: about 1.2 hours on one charge.
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- Rank 9
Tied for 9 · Anker SOLIX
F3000
- Battery capacity
- 3,072 Wh
- AC output
- 3,600 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 12,288 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.6 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 9 · BLUETTI
Apex 200
- Battery capacity
- 2,560 Wh
- AC output
- 3,200 W
- AC voltage
- 120V and 240V
Runs a portable heater: about 1.4 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 9 · Dabbsson
DBS2100 Pro
- Battery capacity
- 2,150 Wh
- AC output
- 2,400 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Anker SOLIX
S2000
- Battery capacity
- 2,010 Wh
- AC output
- 1,500 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 2,010 Wh
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 15 · EcoFlow
DELTA 3800 Gen4
- Battery capacity
- 3,763 Wh
- AC output
- 3,600 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 12,000 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 2 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 15 · BLUETTI
Apex 300
- Battery capacity
- 2,764.8 Wh
- AC output
- 3,840 W
- AC voltage
- 120V and 240V
Runs a portable heater: about 1.5 hours on one charge.
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DELTA 3 Ultra
- Battery capacity
- 3,072 Wh
- AC output
- 3,600 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 3,072 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.6 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 17 · ALLPOWERS
R3500
- Battery capacity
- 3,168 Wh
- AC output
- 3,200 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.7 hours on one charge.
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BLUETTI
Elite 200 V2
- Battery capacity
- 2,073.6 Wh
- AC output
- 2,600 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 2,073.6 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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EcoFlow
DELTA 3 Ultra Plus
- Battery capacity
- 3,072 Wh
- AC output
- 3,600 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 11,000 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.6 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 21 · Anker SOLIX
C2000 Gen 2
- Battery capacity
- 2,048 Wh
- AC output
- 2,400 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 4,096 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 21 · Jackery
Explorer 2000 v2
- Battery capacity
- 2,042 Wh
- AC output
- 2,200 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 21 · Anker SOLIX
F1500
- Battery capacity
- 1,536 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 1,536 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.8 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 21 · EcoFlow
DELTA 3000 Gen4
- Battery capacity
- 3,072 Wh
- AC output
- 3,600 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Cycle life
- 6,000 cycles
- Wall charging
- 1,800 W
- UPS switchover
- 10 ms
Runs a portable heater: about 1.6 hours on one charge.
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ALLPOWERS
R2500 V2
- Battery capacity
- 1,920 Wh
- AC output
- 2,500 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1 hour on one charge.
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EcoFlow
DELTA 3 Max
- Battery capacity
- 2,048 Wh
- AC output
- 2,400 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Weight
- 44.8 lb
- Warranty
- 3 years
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 27 · BLUETTI
AC180
- Battery capacity
- 1,152 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Surge output
- 2,700 W
- Max solar input
- 500 W
- Wall charging
- 1,440 W
Runs a portable heater: about 0.6 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 27 · Dabbsson
DBS1400 Pro
- Battery capacity
- 1,382 Wh
- AC output
- 2,400 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.7 hours on one charge.
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Explorer 1500 v2
- Battery capacity
- 1,536 Wh
- AC output
- 2,000 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.8 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 29 · Jackery
Explorer 1000 Plus
- Battery capacity
- 1,264 Wh
- AC output
- 2,000 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 5,000 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.7 hours on one charge.
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Oukitel
P2001 Plus
- Battery capacity
- 2,048 Wh
- AC output
- 2,400 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Cycle life
- 3,500 cycles
- Weight
- 48.5 lb
- Warranty
- 1 year
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 32 · Anker SOLIX
C1000X
- Battery capacity
- 1,056 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 2,112 Wh
Runs a portable heater: about 0.6 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 32 · BLUETTI
Elite 100 V2
- Battery capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Cycle life
- 4,000 cycles
- Max solar input
- 1,000 W
- Wall charging
- 1,200 W
Runs a portable heater: about 0.5 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 34 · EcoFlow
DELTA 3 Max Plus
- Battery capacity
- 2,048 Wh
- AC output
- 3,000 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 10,000 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 34 · VTOMAN
Jump 1800
- Battery capacity
- 1,408 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 2,956 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.8 hours on one charge.
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Explorer 1500 Ultra
- Battery capacity
- 1,536 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.8 hours on one charge.
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Anker SOLIX
C1000 Gen 2
- Battery capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- AC output
- 2,000 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 1,024 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.5 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 38 · Jackery
HomePower 1000 v2
- Battery capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- AC output
- 1,500 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.5 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 38 · ALLPOWERS
S2000 Pro
- Battery capacity
- 1,451 Wh
- AC output
- 2,400 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.8 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 38 · Oukitel
BP3000
- Battery capacity
- 2,048 Wh
- AC output
- 3,200 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 16,384 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 38 · Oukitel
P2001 Pro
- Battery capacity
- 2,048 Wh
- AC output
- 3,200 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 42 · Oukitel
BP2000 Pro
- Battery capacity
- 2,048 Wh
- AC output
- 3,300 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 16,384 Wh
Runs a portable heater: about 1.1 hours on one charge.
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Tied for 42 · Dabbsson
DBS1000 Pro
- Battery capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- AC output
- 2,000 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.5 hours on one charge.
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Jackery
HomePower 1000 Plus v2
- Battery capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- Max with extra batteries
- 11,000 Wh
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.5 hours on one charge.
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EcoFlow
DELTA 3 Classic
- Battery capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Max solar input
- 500 W
- Wall charging
- 1,400 W
- Weight
- 26.7 lb
Runs a portable heater: about 0.5 hours on one charge.
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VTOMAN
FlashSpeed 2400
- Battery capacity
- 1,408 Wh
- AC output
- 2,400 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
Runs a portable heater: about 0.8 hours on one charge.
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ALLPOWERS
R1500
- Battery capacity
- 1,152 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Surge output
- 3,000 W
- Expandable
- Yes
- Max solar input
- 650 W
Runs a portable heater: about 0.6 hours on one charge.
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Oukitel
P1000 Plus
- Battery capacity
- 1,024 Wh
- AC output
- 1,800 W
- AC voltage
- 120V only
- Cycle life
- 4,000 cycles
- Max solar input
- 500 W
- Wall charging
- 1,200 W
Runs a portable heater: about 0.5 hours on one charge.
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How the score works
Weights: battery capacity 50, price per wh 30, warranty 20
Weights
- 50
Battery capacity, higher is better.
- 30
Price per Wh, lower is better.
- 20
Warranty, higher is better.
Steps
- 1
Each criterion is scored against the best of these 48 models: the best gets 1, and a model with 80% of the best value gets 0.8. For price per wh, lower is better, so the lowest value scores 1 and one 25% higher scores 0.8.
- 2
Each scaled value is multiplied by its weight, and the results are added up to a score out of 100. Models with the same score share a rank.
- 3
A model is ranked only if it has its own page here and a value for every criterion.
- 4
Only models that can run a portable heater are ranked: 1,500 W. Hours on one charge = capacity × 0.8 (the share Jackery uses in its own runtime formula) ÷ 1,500 W.
Who is ranked
Virginia Cooperative Extension lists a portable heater at 750 to 1,500 W. We use 1,500 W, the high setting on most plug-in heaters, so a model is ranked only if its continuous output is at least 1,500 W. A heater has no motor to start, so surge output does not matter here.
How the hours are worked out
Hours on one charge are the battery capacity times 0.8, the share Jackery uses in its own runtime formula, divided by 1,500 W. Heat is the hardest load there is for a battery: even the biggest units here run a heater on high for only a few hours. On the low setting, about 750 W, the time roughly doubles. Capacity carries half the score, price per Wh 30 percent and warranty 20 percent.
How to use this list
To make a charge last, heat one small room, close its door and use the low setting. An electric blanket at about 100 W keeps one person warm for far longer than a heater. For whole-house heat, a gas furnace's blower fan uses about half the power of one heater; see the furnace list. The runtime calculator works out other mixes.