Last checked Oct 28, 2026

Goal Zero

Yeti 1000X

997 Wh battery, 1,500 W output. The mid-size: runs a 60 W fridge for about 14 hours and recharges from a couple of panels.

Battery

997 Wh

fridge about 14 hours

Output

1,500 W

3,500 W surge

Solar in

600 W

full in about 2.5 hours

Weight

31.7 lb

two hands

Good for

A microwave or a kettle, a few minutes at a time
A fridge through an outage, about 14 hours
A CPAP for about 2 nights

Also consider

BLUETTI Elite 100 V2. About the same size for $511 less at today's store prices: 1,024 Wh, 1,800 W. Compare the two

Where to buyPrices checked Oct 28, 2026

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Out of stock at the Goal Zero store when we checked

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Complete the setup

The panel pairing our checker rates best for the Yeti 1000X, on a 20F morning, with today's prices.

Goal Zero Yeti 1000X$1,000

2 × Renogy E.Flex 200W Portable Solar Panel$220 each

WorksAbout 400 W of sun into the station, full in about 3.5 hours of good sun.

Cable: Needs an MC4 to HPP (Anderson Powerpole) adapter cable.

Station and both panels: $1,440 at the brand stores today

$220Buy the panel Panel on Amazon Open in the checker

What can it run, and for how long?

Tap what you would plug in. Hours assume a full battery and 15% lost to conversion.

Fridge + LED lights + Phone

11 hours

on a full charge, drawing 80 W

Battery over time80 W draw

Full11 hours

Specs in plain English

Tap any underlined term for a one-sentence explanation.

Open the brand's page

997 WhFrom the brand's page

Enough for a 60 W fridge for about 14 hours, or a CPAP for about 21 hours.

1,500 WFrom the brand's page

Microwave, kettle, most kitchen gear.

Surge

3,500 WFrom the brand's page

Short bursts for motors starting, like a fridge compressor or a pump.

Voc

14 to 50 V per inputFrom the brand's page

Goal Zero's page does not say whether this is open-circuit or working voltage, so the checker uses the stricter reading. Your panels, wired up, must stay inside it even on a cold morning.

Imp

High Power Port: 50 A
8mm: 10 AFrom the brand's page

Over this, the station simply caps what it takes. You lose watts, nothing breaks.

MPPT

600 W (600 W + 150 W)From the brand's page

From empty to full in about 2.5 hours of good sun at 70% of rating.

Solar portplug

High Power Port, 8mmFrom the brand's page

The plug on the station. Panels with a different plug need an adapter cable; we list it in the checker.

Battery chemistrychemistry

NMCFrom the brand's page

Weightlb

31.7 lbFrom the brand's page

Two hands, like a full cooler.

Solar panels that work with it

Checked against the 14 to 50 V input range and the 50 and 10 A current caps, on a 20F morning. Change panels, count and temperature in the full checker.

2 panels, in parallelWorks

The brand does not say whether its voltage limit is open-circuit or working voltage, so we check against the stricter open-circuit number.

Renogy

250W N-Type Bifacial Solar Panel

250 W

1 panelWorks

2 panels, in parallelWorks

The brand does not say whether its voltage limit is open-circuit or working voltage, so we check against the stricter open-circuit number.

EcoFlow

NextGen 220W Bifacial Portable Solar Panel

220 W

1 panelWorks

2 panels, in parallelWorks

The brand does not say whether its voltage limit is open-circuit or working voltage, so we check against the stricter open-circuit number.

Jackery

SolarSaga 200 (JS-200E)

200 W

1 panelWorks

2 panels, in parallelWorks

The brand does not say whether its voltage limit is open-circuit or working voltage, so we check against the stricter open-circuit number.

Jackery

SolarSaga 200 (JS-200D)

200 W

1 panelWorks

2 panels, in parallelWorks

The brand does not say whether its voltage limit is open-circuit or working voltage, so we check against the stricter open-circuit number.

2 panels, in parallelWorks

The brand does not say whether its voltage limit is open-circuit or working voltage, so we check against the stricter open-circuit number.

Check any of our 33 panels with the Yeti 1000X, or browse every panel.

Watch out for

Things on Goal Zero's page that catch new owners.

01Goal Zero gives solar charging as 600 W actual input at most, across its ports.

Compared with

Side by side with the same-size station from other brands.

vsYeti 1000X vs Jackery Explorer 1000

vsYeti 1000X vs BLUETTI Elite 100 mini

vsYeti 1000X vs DJI Power 1000 Mini

vsYeti 1000X vs EcoFlow DELTA 1000

vsYeti 1000X vs Jackery HomePower 1000 v2

vsYeti 1000X vs Jackery HomePower 1000 Plus v2

vsYeti 1000X vs Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2

vsYeti 1000X vs Anker SOLIX C1000X Gen 2

Having a problem?

Short fixes from the manuals.

→Power station shuts off when you plug something in? Overload

→Power station won't charge in the cold? The freezing-point rule

→Can a power station work as a UPS? Switch times by model

→Can I use another brand of solar panel on my power station?

→How to store a power station without losing the warranty

Every panel we track, checked against the Yeti 1000X

Quick answers

How long will the Goal Zero Yeti 1000X run a fridge?

About 14 hours for a typical full-size fridge averaging 60 W, on a full charge with 15% lost to conversion.

Can the Goal Zero Yeti 1000X run a CPAP?

Yes. A CPAP at about 40 W without a heated humidifier runs about 2.6 nights of 8 hours on one charge. A heated humidifier uses several times more.

Can the Goal Zero Yeti 1000X run a microwave or a space heater?

Its AC output is 1,500 W (3,500 W surge). A typical microwave draws about 1,000 W: yes. A space heater on full draws about 1,500 W: yes, for about 0.5 hours.

Which solar panels work with the Goal Zero Yeti 1000X?

Of the 33 panels we track, 30 fit it cleanly, even on a 20°F morning (for example the Jackery SolarSaga 200 (JS-200E), Jackery SolarSaga 200 (JS-200D), EcoFlow NextGen 220W Bifacial Portable Solar Panel); 1 more work with a catch, such as going over the voltage limit on cold mornings.

How fast does the Goal Zero Yeti 1000X charge from solar?

At its full 600 W solar input, about 2.5 hours from empty to full. Real panels give roughly 60 to 80% of their rating in good sun.

How much does the Goal Zero Yeti 1000X weigh?

31.7 lb. two hands

Sources

From the brand's pageGoal Zero Yeti 1000X product page

Shop listing, not yet confirmedPrice, from the Goal Zero store on Oct 28, 2026 (checked every morning)

Spotted an error? Email [email protected] with the manual page number.