Solar Generators 1,000-2,000Wh

Solar Generator Buying Guide: Portable Stations to Wall-Mounted Home Backup

A solar generator is a battery and an inverter that you recharge from panels instead of a fuel can. The name covers two very different products. The portable kind is a box with a handle, 2kWh to 7kWh, that runs a fridge and a few circuits through an outage and goes camping the rest of the year. The installed kind is a wall or floor battery paired with a hybrid inverter, 10kWh to 16kWh and beyond, wired into the house panel so the whole home switches over automatically. Both are quiet, fume-free and cost nothing to run once the panels are up.

This collection lists 189 solar power generator options from Anker, Bluetti, Mango Power, EG4, BigBattery and Victron. Prices start from $899 for the 2,073.6Wh Bluetti Elite 200 V2 and reach $7,092 for an EG4 16kWh wall battery with a FlexBOSS21 inverter.

Not sure how big to go? Our guide what size solar generator do I need walks through running watts, surge and watt-hours with worked examples.

Weighing solar against gas? Our guide solar generator vs gas generator compares 5-year cost, runtime, noise and safety, and shows when a hybrid setup makes sense.

How to choose a solar energy generator

• Portable or installed. If you want it in the car next summer, choose a station. The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 weighs 53.4 lb and gives 2,600W; the Mango Power E 3,000W 7kWh Home Backup Bundle pairs the station with an expansion battery for multi-day outages. If it never leaves the garage, an installed system gives more kWh per dollar.
• Output and surge. A well pump or air conditioner needs a big inverter. The Anker SOLIX F3800 Solar Generator with PS400 400W Panel delivers 6,000W from a portable unit; installed systems like the NEXUS 48V 14.3kWh Battery with EG4 6000XP Inverter give 6,000W continuous with 8,000W of solar input.
• Storage. Count the hours you need to bridge. 3,840Wh on the F3800 covers a fridge, lights and internet overnight; 14.3kWh on the NEXUS system covers a day with a furnace and well pump; the EG4 WallMount 16kWh with FlexBOSS21 adds a 16kW inverter and 21kW of solar input for a large home.
• Mobile and RV use. The HUSKY 2 kits pair 5.12kWh or 10.24kWh of 48V battery with a Victron MultiPlus-II, whose PowerAssist lets the battery supplement weak shore power instead of tripping the breaker.

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Sizing tips

• Run the Solar Kit Calculator with the appliances you want during an outage and your ZIP code. It returns battery kWh, inverter watts and the panel array that refills the battery in your local sun.
• Portable stations rarely ship with enough panel. The F3800 bundle's 400W panel is a starting point; the station accepts 2,400W, so plan more panels if you need to recharge daily.
• Installed systems need somewhere to live. The EG4 314Ah All-Weather battery is IP67 and can sit outside; the NEXUS system and the EG4 Indoor battery are for a garage or utility room.
• Closed-loop pairs are easier. The EG4 and NEXUS systems ship with battery and inverter that talk to each other, so charge settings are handled for you.
• For RVs, check the HUSKY 2 kits before a station: 48V storage with a Victron inverter charger handles shore power and generator input in a way a portable unit does not.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best solar generators for a whole house? Installed systems with 14kWh or more: the NEXUS 14.3kWh with EG4 6000XP, the EG4 314Ah systems at 16kWh, or the WallMount with FlexBOSS21 for a 16kW inverter. Portable bundles top out at 7kWh to 7,680Wh.

Can a solar generator replace a gas generator? For most homes, yes, with enough storage and panels. A 6,000W portable or installed inverter runs the same loads; the difference is that recharging depends on sun, so size the array and battery for your worst week, not your best.

How long does a solar energy power generator last? The lithium chemistry used across this collection is LiFePO4 or LFP, rated for thousands of cycles. Warranty terms vary by product, so check each page before buying.

Every solar generator ships free to the mainland US from brand partner warehouses, usually within a few business days, with 30-day returns. Call us with your outage goals and we will size the battery and panels with you.