How long will a power station run a refrigerator?

A full-size fridge nameplate in the catalog is 150W. It cycles. Hours below use the catalog average range of 60W and 80W, not 150W times 24 hours.

Hours use usable watt-hours: nameplate Wh x 0.80 depth of discharge x 0.90 inverter efficiency. The 1.25 sizing buffer is for buying a new battery. It is not used for hours of a station you already own.

Catalog note: cycles about 8-12 hours a day, average 60-80W. This page does not claim how many days food stays cold.

Only power stations Field Authority has signed appear here. Catalog SKUs without a lock-file row stay off this table.

Compressor start can exceed nameplate. This table uses continuous watts only. No unsigned surge number.

Cycling average 60W

StationWhInverter WUsable WhRuntime
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Ultra307236002211.836 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Ultra Plus307236002211.836 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max204824001474.624 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus204830001474.624 hours
EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3409640002949.149 hours
Goal Zero Yeti 1000 Core9831200707.811 hours
Goal Zero Yeti 500X497300357.85.9 hours
Bluetti EP500512020003686.461 hours
Jackery Explorer 500 v2512500368.66.1 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 1500153618001105.918 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic10241800737.312 hours
BLUETTI Elite 100 V210241800737.312 hours
BLUETTI Elite 200 V22073.626001493.024 hours
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 LFP150520001083.618 hours
Jackery HomePower 3000307236002211.836 hours
PECRON F3000LFP307236002211.836 hours

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Cycling average 80W

StationWhInverter WUsable WhRuntime
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Ultra307236002211.827 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Ultra Plus307236002211.827 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max204824001474.618 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus204830001474.618 hours
EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3409640002949.136 hours
Goal Zero Yeti 1000 Core9831200707.88.8 hours
Goal Zero Yeti 500X497300357.84.4 hours
Bluetti EP500512020003686.446 hours
Jackery Explorer 500 v2512500368.64.6 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 1500153618001105.913 hours
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic10241800737.39.2 hours
BLUETTI Elite 100 V210241800737.39.2 hours
BLUETTI Elite 200 V22073.626001493.018 hours
Goal Zero Yeti 1500 LFP150520001083.613 hours
Jackery HomePower 3000307236002211.827 hours
PECRON F3000LFP307236002211.827 hours

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long will a 3072Wh power station run a fridge?

Usable watt-hours are 3072 x 0.80 x 0.90. At a 60W cycling average that is 36 hours. At 80W that is 27 hours. Nameplate 150W is not the all-day average.

Can a small power station run a full-size fridge?

If continuous inverter watts are at least 150W, the running load clears the gate. Hours are still short on a small battery. Check the table for the signed SKU.

Does this tell me how many days food stays cold?

No. This is battery hours at a cycling wattage. Food hold is a different problem and is not on this page.

Why not use 150W times 24 hours?

A fridge compressor cycles. The catalog average is 60-80W. Using 150W all day understates hours.

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