Lights

How long will a power station run lights?

Four 60 W‑equivalent LED bulbs draw about 34 W, so the 1,070 Wh Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 keeps them on about 26.8 h: about 5 evenings of 5 hours.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 · prices checked Oct 26, 2026 · How we calculate

Hours on each station

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, AC200L 12 W, Elite 200 V2 10 W, Apex 300 20 W; Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 9 W). Maker prices, Oct 26, 2026, unless dated. Checkout price applies. Photos: the makers. Cards marked “Illustration” use our own drawing where we have no photo.

See every number in a table
StationCapacity4 LED bulbs, 34 W8 LED bulbs, 68 W
EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus286 Wh7.1 h3.6 h
BLUETTI Elite 30 V2288 Wh5.7 h3.2 h
Jackery Explorer 600 v2 (sold out)640 Wh16 h8 h
Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 21,024 Wh25.6 h12.8 h
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 (ships Nov 12)1,024 Wh19.8 h11.2 h
Jackery Explorer 1000 v21,070 Wh26.8 h13.4 h
BLUETTI AC1801,152 Wh20 h11.8 h
ALLPOWERS R15001,152 Wh28.8 h14.4 h
Jackery Explorer 2000 v22,042 Wh2.1 days25.5 h
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus2,048 Wh2.1 days25.6 h
Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 22,048 Wh40.5 h22.6 h
BLUETTI AC200L2,048 Wh37.8 h21.8 h
EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max2,048 Wh2.1 days25.6 h
BLUETTI Elite 200 V22,074 Wh40.1 h22.6 h
BLUETTI Apex 3002,765 Wh43.5 h26.7 h
Jackery HomePower 30003,072 Wh3.2 days38.4 h
ALLPOWERS R40003,456 Wh3.6 days43.2 h
Anker SOLIX S5000 (available Oct 27)5,024 Wh5.2 days2.6 days

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, AC200L 12 W, Elite 200 V2 10 W, Apex 300 20 W; Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 9 W).

Philips lists its 60 W‑equivalent LED bulb at 8.5 W (Philips), so four bulbs draw 34 W and eight draw 68 W. Old 60 W incandescent bulbs draw seven times as much: four of them would use 240 W.

At loads this small the station’s own draw matters. BLUETTI lists it for its stations and Anker for the C2000 Gen 2, so those rows are shorter; stations whose makers list no own draw will likely run shorter than shown.

Lights rarely run alone in an outage: add a fridge or Wi‑Fi in the calculator.

Quick answers

How many LED bulbs can a power station run?

Output is rarely the limit: at 8.5 W a bulb, even 300 W of output could power about 35. Capacity decides the hours: four bulbs on a 1,000 Wh station last about 25 h.

How long will a 300 Wh power station run lights?

About 5.7 h for four LED bulbs on the 288 Wh BLUETTI Elite 30 V2, including its listed own draw.

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