How long 54 power stations run a fridge

A typical modern full size refrigerator runs from 4.5 h to 8.0 days on the 54 portable power stations in the Enough Watts data, a spread of 43 times. The median is 32.1 h. 49 of the 54 can start its compressor, 30 keep it running for 24 hours or more, and 5 cannot start it at all.

Updated October 7, 2026

49 of 54
Can start it
30 of 54
Last 24 h or more
32.1 h
Median running time
43×
Longest over shortest

How the runtimes spread

Battery size sets the hours once a station can start the compressor. The shortest runtime belongs to the EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus (286 Wh), the longest to the EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra X (12,288 Wh). The smallest station that lasts a full day is the Jackery Explorer 1500 v2 (1,536 Wh), with 24.1 h.

The 49 stations that start a modern refrigerator, by running time on a full charge. The table below lists every station.

Price per watt hour of rated capacity spreads 3.2 times, from $0.36 to $1.18, with a median of $0.73 across the 54 stations with a stored price (October 2026; 36 list prices, 18 prices shown on the maker's page). Sale prices change often and are not stored.

Method

How we worked it out

The refrigerator is the typical modern full size class in the data: 275 W running, about 1,000 W to start, and 1.3 kWh a day, an average draw of 54.2 W. Usable energy is 85% of each station's rated capacity. Running time is usable watt hours divided by the average draw, with nothing else plugged in. A station starts the refrigerator when its continuous output covers 275 W and its surge rating covers 1,000 W. Where a maker publishes no surge rating, the continuous output stands in for it. Every figure is calculated from the makers' published specifications. We did not measure any station or refrigerator.

The methodology states every formula, and the refrigerator page shows the same runtimes next to the watts field, where you can enter the figure from your own label.

An older refrigerator

An older full size refrigerator uses 1.78 kWh a day in the data against 1.3 kWh for a modern one. Across the same stations the median falls to 23.5 h, 27% less, and 18 of the 54 still last 24 hours.

The 5 that cannot start it

The compressor needs about 1,000 W for a moment at each start. These stations fall short of that, whatever their battery holds:

BLUETTI Elite 10 Mini: Needs 275 W running at once; this station gives 200 W. Needs 1,000 W to start; this station peaks at 300 W.
Jackery Explorer 240 v2: Needs 1,000 W to start; this station peaks at 600 W.
BLUETTI Elite 30 V2: Needs 1,000 W to start. Its surge rating is not published, and its 600 W continuous rating is lower.
Jackery Explorer 300 v2: Needs 1,000 W to start; this station peaks at 600 W.
Goal Zero Yeti 300: Needs 1,000 W to start; this station peaks at 600 W.

Every station

Longest running time first; the stations that cannot start the refrigerator come last.

A modern full size refrigerator on its own on each of the 54 power stations
Power station	Capacity	Running time	Price per Wh
EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra X	12,288 Wh	8.0 days	$0.65
EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra	6,144 Wh	4.0 days	$0.94
Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus	5,040 Wh	3.3 days	$0.69
OUPES Guardian 6000 V2	4,608 Wh	3.0 days	$0.59
EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3	4,096 Wh	2.7 days	$0.90
Goal Zero Yeti PRO 4000	3,994 Wh	2.6 days	$1.00
BLUETTI Elite 400	3,840 Wh	2.5 days	$0.36
Anker SOLIX F3800	3,840 Wh	2.5 days	$0.57
Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus	3,840 Wh	2.5 days	$0.70
ALLPOWERS R4000	3,456 Wh	2.3 days	$0.95
ALLPOWERS R3500	3,168 Wh	2.1 days	$0.66
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Ultra	3,072 Wh	2.0 days	$0.52
Anker SOLIX F3000	3,072 Wh	2.0 days	$0.55
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Ultra Plus	3,072 Wh	2.0 days	$0.72
Pecron E3600LFP	3,072 Wh	2.0 days	$0.75
BLUETTI Elite 300	3,014 Wh	47.3 h	$0.40
BLUETTI Apex 300	2,765 Wh	43.4 h	$0.61
Anker SOLIX F2600	2,560 Wh	40.2 h	$0.78
BLUETTI Elite 200 V2	2,074 Wh	32.5 h	$0.43
Jackery HomePower 2000 Plus v2	2,048 Wh	32.1 h	$0.59
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max	2,048 Wh	32.1 h	$0.59
Pecron E2400LFP	2,048 Wh	32.1 h	$0.73
Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2	2,048 Wh	32.1 h	$0.73
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus	2,048 Wh	32.1 h	$0.78
OUPES Mega 2 Pro	2,048 Wh	32.1 h	$0.78
DJI Power 2000	2,048 Wh	32.1 h	$0.93
Jackery Explorer 2000 v2	2,042 Wh	32.0 h	$0.49
ALLPOWERS R2500 V2	1,920 Wh	30.1 h	$0.83
Jackery Explorer 1500 v2	1,536 Wh	24.1 h	$0.62
Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra	1,536 Wh	24.1 h	$0.78
Goal Zero Yeti 1500	1,505 Wh	23.6 h	$1.00
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus	1,265 Wh	19.8 h	$0.55
BLUETTI AC180	1,152 Wh	18.1 h	$0.43
ALLPOWERS R1500	1,152 Wh	18.1 h	$0.78
Jackery Explorer 1000 v2	1,070 Wh	16.8 h	$0.56
Anker SOLIX C1000	1,056 Wh	16.6 h	$0.57
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2	1,024 Wh	16.1 h	$0.49
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic	1,024 Wh	16.1 h	$0.58
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2	1,024 Wh	16.1 h	$0.59
EcoFlow DELTA 3	1,024 Wh	16.1 h	$0.68
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus	1,024 Wh	16.1 h	$0.78
Pecron E1000LFP	1,024 Wh	16.1 h	$0.78
DJI Power 1000	1,024 Wh	16.1 h	$0.98
BLUETTI Elite 100 mini	1,005 Wh	15.8 h	$0.43
Goal Zero Yeti 700	677 Wh	10.6 h	$1.03
Jackery Explorer 600 v2	640 Wh	10.0 h	$0.78
DJI Power 500	512 Wh	8.0 h	$0.97
Goal Zero Yeti 500	499 Wh	7.8 h	$1.00
EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus	286 Wh	4.5 h	$1.05
BLUETTI Elite 10 Mini	128 Wh	cannot start it	$0.93
Jackery Explorer 240 v2	256 Wh	cannot start it	$0.97
BLUETTI Elite 30 V2	288 Wh	cannot start it	$0.97
Jackery Explorer 300 v2	288 Wh	cannot start it	$1.04
Goal Zero Yeti 300	297 Wh	cannot start it	$1.18

Using these figures

Quote the numbers with a link to this page, as Enough Watts, “How long 54 power stations run a fridge”, https://enoughwatts.com/data/fridge-runtime. The figures follow the data set, so they move when a maker changes a specification; the date at the top says when this page last changed. Questions go to info@enoughwatts.com.

More on the same question: the refrigerator guide, the refrigerator overnight setup, the fridge and freezer setup, and what a 1,000 Wh power station runs. For a fridge with other loads, open the runtime calculator.