Best picks · Around $2,500

The best power stations around $2,500

Our pick: the Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus at $2,269.99, 3,840 Wh and 6,000 W (9,000 surge). Between $2,000 and $3,000 the maker prices buy whole-home units of about 4 to 5 kWh. Capacity per dollar and how far each one expands decide.

3 units3,840 to 5,040 Wh$2,269.99 to $2,899 at the makers

The largest here holds a full-size fridge for three days or a sump pump for two hours of pumping, by the calculator's arithmetic.

Drawing · 27.6 × 15.3 × 15.6 in · 136.7 lb

Our pick: Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus

Our pick

Drawing · 27.6 × 15.3 × 15.6 in · 136.7 lb

Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus

$2,269.99 ~~$2,699.99~~ at Anker SOLIX

checked 7 Oct 2026 · $0.59 per Wh

Capacity: 3,840 Wh
AC output: 6,000 W
Surge: 9,000 W
Solar input: 3,200 W
Weight: 136.7 lb

Choose it if price decides: $2,269.99, the lowest of the 3 units on this list.

Choose the EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 instead if you will carry it: $529 more, 23.2 lb lighter; you give up output (4,000 W against 6,000 W).

Not for: a full-size fridge for three days (4,199 Wh needed by our sizing)

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Runner-up

Drawing · 16.5 × 15.5 × 25 in · 134.5 lb

Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus

$2,899 ~~$3,499~~ at Jackery

checked 7 Oct 2026 · $0.58 per Wh

Capacity: 5,040 Wh
AC output: 7,200 W
Surge: 14,400 W
Solar input: Not published
Weight: 134.5 lb

Choose it for 1,200 Wh more battery and a 2.2 lb lighter carry: $629 more than the Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus.

Choose the Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus instead if price decides: $629 less, 2.2 lb heavier; you give up 1,200 Wh of battery.

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Also on the shortlist

Drawing · 16.2 × 13.4 × 27.3 in · 113.5 lb

EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3

$2,799 ~~$3,699~~ at EcoFlow

checked 7 Oct 2026 · $0.68 per Wh

Capacity: 4,096 Wh
AC output: 4,000 W
Surge: 8,000 W
Solar input: 2,600 W
Weight: 113.5 lb

Choose it if you will carry it: 113.5 lb, the lightest of the 3 units on this list.

Choose the Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus instead if price decides: $529 less, 23.2 lb heavier.

Not for: a full-size fridge for three days (4,199 Wh needed by our sizing)

See it at EcoFlow Check price on Amazon Details

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How this list is chosen: Units with an AC outlet whose maker price is over $2,000 and at most $3,000, ordered by price per watt-hour; units within 5% of the lowest count as equal, and among them those whose outlets run a 1,500 W kettle or microwave come first, then the lower price. Maker prices checked 7 Oct 2026; we have not tested these units ourselves.