Good for solar input up to 600 W
Anker SOLIX C1000
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Guide: safety
Power station or generator?
A fuel generator runs as long as you have fuel but must stay outdoors. A battery power station runs indoors but only as long as its charge.
- 20 feet
- Minimum distance from the house for a portable generator
- Nearly 100
- US deaths a year from generator carbon monoxide
CPSC, March 16, 2026. See source
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Carbon monoxide: the deciding difference
The CPSC says an average of nearly 100 people die in the U.S. each year from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by portable generators1. Its rules are blunt: operate portable generators outside only, at least 20 feet from the house, and never inside a home, garage, basement, crawlspace, shed or other enclosed space1.
The CPSC also advises battery-operated CO alarms, or alarms with battery backup, on each level of the home and outside sleeping areas1. Do that whatever you choose.
A battery power station has no engine and no exhaust, which is why it can sit next to a refrigerator or a bed.
Where each fits
Battery power station
Short and medium outages, indoor use, quiet, and electronics kept on through a switchover. Its limit is stored energy.
Estimate runtimeFuel generator
Long outages and heavy loads such as well pumps or central air, run outdoors under the CPSC's distance rule [1].
Read the CO rules
Stated switchover times (for backing up a computer or router)
| Power station | Stated switchover | Where stated |
|---|---|---|
| EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus2 | Under 10 ms | Product page |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus3 | Under 10 ms | Product page |
| EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic, DELTA 3 Max4 | 10 ms | Product page |
| Jackery HomePower 1000 v25 | Sub-10 ms | Product page |
| Anker SOLIX S20006 | 10 ms | Product page |
| Jackery Explorer 2000 v27 | Under 20 ms | Product page |
| Anker SOLIX C10008 | Under 20 ms | Product page |
| Source | Maker product pagesRead Oct 2, 2026 | Maker product pagesRead Oct 2, 2026 |
Makers' own figures, October 2, 2026. Whether a given computer stays on depends on its power supply; test before you rely on it.
Outage features worth knowing
Many households use both: the generator outside by day, the battery inside overnight.
Some power stations add outage features: EcoFlow says the DELTA 3 Max has a Storm Guard Mode that watches severe weather alerts and starts charging from the wall ahead of a storm4.
Battery units that run indoors
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Good for a sub-10 ms switchover
Jackery HomePower 1000 v2
- Listed price
- $549.00
- Checked
- Oct 2, 2026
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Good for a 10 ms or faster switchover
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic and Plus
- Listed price
- $499 with a 20W charger
- Checked
- Oct 2, 2026
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