The Goal Zero Yeti 500 takes up to 200 W of solar through one 8 mm solar input (12–28 V, 10 A, 200 W). The quickest refill from a maker panel on sale today: 1 × EcoFlow NextGen 220W Bifacial, 1 panel on the 8 mm solar input, which brings it to 184 W and refills its 499 Wh in about 2.7 h of full sun.
Solar limit
200W
Fastest refill
2.7h of sun
Panels
1× 220 W
The panels cost $399 at EcoFlow, checked Oct 11, 2026. At a more typical 70% panel yield the refill takes about 3.2 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 × EcoFlow NextGen 220W Bifacial on the Goal Zero Yeti 500: 1 panel on the 8 mm solar input; 184 W in.
Goal Zero Yeti 500: solar input limits from Goal Zero
8 mm solar input
12 to 28 V, 10 A max, 200 W, 8 mm plug
All inputs together
200 W
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 500
5 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 500; 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 200W: DC8020 on the panel and 8 mm on the station, so you need a DC8020-to-8 mm solar cable. Its cable: 3 meters.
Jackery SolarSaga 100 Prime: 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.
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 500 holds 499 Wh
Setup
3 h of sun
4 h of sun
5 h of sun
6 h of sun
1 × EcoFlow NextGen 220W Bifacial
462 Wh93% of the battery
499 Wha full refill
499 Wha full refill
499 Wha full refill
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 200W
420 Wh84% of the battery
499 Wha full refill
499 Wha full refill
499 Wha full refill
Check another panel on the Yeti 500
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 500 takes, and how to wire them.
Where the solar limits come from
Goal Zero product page: "8 mm Low Voltage Input: 200W Max (12.3-28 V, up to 10A)" · "Solar (200 W Max): 2.8 hrs." · "200W (Nomad/Boulder 200): 2.8 hrs. (Requires HPP to 8mm connector)"
Goal Zero user manual (PDF): "IMPORTANT NOTE: When solar charging your power station, take note of the voltages of the solar panels and do not exceed 30 V. Individual solar panels, or solar panels chained in series in excess of 30 V cannot be used with the Goal Zero Yeti and can cause serious damage to the unit." · "8mm Solar 200 W max 200 W max 200 W max"
Panel figures: each panel's own page links its maker's spec sheet.
