The best power stations for the home in 2026

• Does not matter1, 1 model
• Yes, the whole home0, 0 models
• Yes, the essentials1, 1 model
• No, backup is not why I want one1, 1 model

A battery keeps the whole home running only with a route that switches the whole panel over, and the essentials (the fridge, lights, a furnace fan) with one that switches chosen circuits. We go by the backup each maker states, and a model that states none is left out of both.

• Does not matter1, 1 model
• Yes, on the roof1, 1 model
• Yes, a balcony set0, 0 models
• No panels0, 0 models
• Not yet, they are coming1, 1 model

A battery keeps what your panels make in the day for the evening. A balcony set needs a battery made for it, and without panels a battery charges from the grid, so we keep only models that can.

• Does not matter1, 1 model
• I plug it in myself1, 1 model
• An installer1, 1 model
• Not decided yet1, 1 model

A plug-in battery goes into a wall socket, and some need an electrician only for more power. A larger system is connected to the fuse box by an installer.

• Does not matter1, 1 model
• Indoors0, 0 models
• In a shed or garage1, 1 model
• Outdoors0, 0 models

Indoors every battery will do. In an unheated shed or garage it has to charge below freezing or warm itself, and outdoors it needs a model made for it, rated IP65 or better.

• Does not matter1, 1 model
• Any backup power1, 1 model
• Backs up house circuits1, 1 model

What keeps working in a power cut, as the maker states it: one socket on the battery, or circuits in the house.

• Does not matter1, 1 model
• Under 1,200 W0, 0 models
• 1,200 to 2,500 W0, 0 models
• Over 2,500 W1, 1 model

The continuous AC output the maker states, which sets how many appliances run on the battery at once.

• Does not matter1, 1 model
• 5% & up0, 0 models
• 20% & up0, 0 models
• 30% & up0, 0 models
• 50% & up0, 0 models

Below what the same store usually asked in the 30 days before, at a store we followed on all those days.

• Does not matter1, 1 model
• Alexa0, 0 models
• Google Home0, 0 models
• Apple HomeKit0, 0 models
• SmartThings0, 0 models
• Home Assistant0, 0 models
• Matter0, 0 models

Based on the voice assistants and Matter support the maker lists. A model that lists none of them is left out.