The Goal Zero Yeti 1000 takes up to 900 W of solar through an 8 mm solar input (13–30 V, 10 A, 300 W) and a High Power Port (12–60 V, 20 A, 600 W). The quickest refill from a maker panel on sale today: 1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X, 1 panel on the High Power Port, which brings it to 500 W and refills its 998 Wh in about 2 h of full sun.
Solar limit
900W
Fastest refill
2h of sun
Panels
1× 500 W
The panels cost $799 at Jackery, checked Oct 11, 2026. At a more typical 70% panel yield the refill takes about 2.9 h. Every arrangement here keeps the panels' open-circuit voltage under the limit on a -10 °C (14 °F) morning. Every panel we track.
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X on the Goal Zero Yeti 1000: 1 panel on the High Power Port; 500 W in.
Goal Zero Yeti 1000: solar input limits from Goal Zero
8 mm solar input
13 to 30 V, 10 A max, 300 W, 8 mm plug
High Power Port
12 to 60 V, 20 A max, 600 W, HPP plug
All inputs together
900 W (Goal Zero: "Solar Maximum solar input 900 Watts; "NOTE: Both HPP and 8mm inputs operate independently and can be used simultaneously for combined DC input."")
Two panels in series add their voltages; strings in parallel add their currents. A panel's open-circuit voltage (Voc) rises on cold, bright mornings, so each arrangement below is checked with the panel's own temperature coefficient, or -0.35% per °C where the maker publishes none, at -10 °C (14 °F). Strings in parallel are kept within the input's current figure; a single string that could give more is held back by the input itself.
Every maker panel we track, on the Yeti 1000
11 of the 18 panels fit, fastest refill first. Each uses every input that can take it; the hours are full sun, from empty.
Maker panels on the Goal Zero Yeti 1000; prices Oct 11, 2026
"Full sun to refill" is the ideal floor: the station taking its input limit every hour. Panels rarely deliver their rating, so the 70% column is closer to a good day, and a usable day holds four to six hours of full sun in most of the US. Panels whose maker does not name an MC4 plug are counted one to an input, since they link to others only through the maker's own adapters.
Cables between panel and station
Jackery SolarSaga 500 X and other panels with the same plug: Anderson on the panel and HPP on the station, so you need an Anderson-to-HPP solar cable. Its cable: 5m charging cable.
BLUETTI PV350 and other panels with the same plug: MC4 on the panel and HPP on the station, so you need an MC4-to-HPP solar cable. Its cable: 20A MC4 to XT60 Solar Charging Cable (1.5m).
Jackery SolarSaga 100 Air and other panels with the same plug: DC8020 on the panel and HPP on the station, so you need a DC8020-to-HPP solar cable. Its cable: Multifunctional Solar Charging Cable (9.84ft/3m).
Jackery SolarSaga 100 Prime and other panels with the same plug: Anderson on the panel and 8 mm on the station, so you need an Anderson-to-8 mm solar cable. Its cable: 9.58 feet.
Jackery SolarSaga 40 Air and other panels with the same plug: DC8020 on the panel and 8 mm on the station, so you need a DC8020-to-8 mm solar cable. Its cable: Multifunctional Solar Charging Cable (5.9 ft/1.8m).
What a day of sun puts back
Watt-hours back in a day, at a 70% panel yield and the station's input limit. Winter in the northern US gives about 3 hours of full sun, a clear summer day in the Southwest 6 or more.
Watt-hours back per day; the Yeti 1000 holds 998 Wh
Setup
3 h of sun
4 h of sun
5 h of sun
6 h of sun
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X
998 Wha full refill
998 Wha full refill
998 Wha full refill
998 Wha full refill
Check another panel on the Yeti 1000
Type the figures from the panel's label or spec sheet (they are given at 25 °C). The check assumes MC4 plugs, so panels can go in series or parallel.
Enter the four figures to see how many of these panels the Yeti 1000 takes, and how to wire them.
Where the solar limits come from
Goal Zero product page: "13.2-30V, 12.6V shutoff, 10A: 300W max" · "12.3-60V, 11.8V shutoff, 20A: 600W max" · "At a maximum input of 900 watts of solar, the Yeti 1000 will recharge in about 2 hours."
Goal Zero user manual (PDF): "8mm Low Voltage Solar Input 300W 13.2-30V DC up to 10A" · "High Voltage DC 600W 12.3-60V DC up to 20A" · "Solar Maximum solar input 900 Watts"
Panel figures: each panel's own page links its maker's spec sheet.
