Electric blankets
How long will a power station run an electric blanket?
About 1.1 eight-hour nights for a twin blanket on the 1,070 Wh Jackery Explorer 1000 v2, 0.6 for a queen or king at full heat.
| Station | Capacity | Twin, 100 W | Queen or king, 200 W |
|---|---|---|---|
| EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus | 286 Wh | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 | 288 Wh | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Jackery Explorer 600 v2 | 640 Wh | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 | 1,024 Wh | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 | 1,024 Wh | just under 1 | 0.5 |
| Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | 1,070 Wh | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| BLUETTI AC180 | 1,152 Wh | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| ALLPOWERS R1500 | 1,152 Wh | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 | 2,042 Wh | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus | 2,048 Wh | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 | 2,048 Wh | 2 | 1 |
| BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 | 2,074 Wh | 2 | 1 |
| BLUETTI Apex 300 | 2,765 Wh | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| Jackery HomePower 3000 | 3,072 Wh | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| ALLPOWERS R4000 | 3,456 Wh | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| Anker SOLIX S5000 | 5,024 Wh | 5.3 | 2.7 |
Eight-hour nights. Wh × 0.85 ÷ watts. Rows include each station’s own draw where the maker lists it (BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 9 W, Elite 100 V2 10 W, AC180 15 W, Elite 200 V2 10 W, Apex 300 20 W; Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 9 W). Prices on each station page.
One maker rates its heated blankets at 100 W for a twin up to 200 W for a queen or king, and switches them off after 10 hours (Pure Enrichment). Virginia Cooperative Extension’s appliance list gives 60–100 W (Virginia Tech). Those are maximums: on a lower setting the element is on less of the time, so real nights run longer than this table.
Follow the blanket maker’s safety instructions, and use its auto-off.
That’s why a blanket beats a space heater in an outage: a 1,500 W heater uses in one hour what a 100 W blanket uses in fifteen. See the space heater guide.
Quick answers
Can a power station run an electric blanket all night?
Yes. At 100 W, a 1,000 Wh station lasts about 8.5 h; even the 288 Wh BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 lasts about 2.2 h including its own draw.
Is an electric blanket better than a space heater on battery?
Far better for runtime: it draws 100–200 W against 750–1,500 W, and it warms you rather than the room.
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