Panasonic has said demand for backup batteries is rising quickly, and it is largely driven by the expansion of AI infrastructure that requires stable, continuous power. It has already allocated around 80% of its planned output to existing customers, leaving only a limited share for new buyers attempting to scale systems.
You have got to be goddamned kidding me. Literally this weekend I said to myself “time to get a UPS”.
I mean it depends on what you’re used for a UPS is. The smaller ones can still be had on Amazon for under $100 and if you hurry you could still get that pricing. But by the sounds that those ones are going to be jumping way up in price for no reason because literally those are useless to anybody in the Enterprise level. Unless they’re being used at a desktop level which they do tend to purchase pallets worth of but this is more along the lines of Enterprise server level UPS’s.
Chech out what Bluetti offers. Theyre LFP portable batteries but with a UPS features. You’ll want the elite versions though, all the others are noisy with the fan. The tech is pretty new with these showing up in the home portable battery market, but they will last longer in both battery longevity and power during outage than the old SLA type ones. And if youre travelling and dont need the UPS active you can take it with you and be useful!
I actually have an ac180 for camping and using tools away from power. I kinda figured it was a bit of a waste as just a ups, and worried about killing the battery quickly.
Maybe get another dedicated one for the office where I need it…
Have you ever tried running a small coffee maker off of one of those? I’ve been trying to decide what power supply I’m replacing my battery system in my pop-up trailer with and I didn’t want to go with anything that was too large or takes up too much space. But this looks like for price it’s near perfect for my use case. The only thing I’m ever curious about is will it run my coffee maker in the morning. And what kind of charging are you using for it? Do you run solar off of it?
Hey just FYI, if you do decide to get something, the AC180 is last years model and is upgraded by the Elite 100v2 even though they still sell the AC180.
There’s a comparison on the elite 100 page about half way down, but if space is one of your concerns, it’s smaller, and 12lbs lighter for only 130wh less. It also chargers faster from solar than the AC180, but a little slower from wall power.
With 1800 watt output power (3600 surge) it can run anything a normal 120v outlet can run before tripping a circuit breaker, which will include any coffee machine, however if the coffee machine uses the whole 15amps, it’ll only run for around 45 minutes.
I have the 100 and really like it
https://www.bluettipower.ca/products/elite-100-v2-portable-power-station
Solar is important for my use. I Boondock so I’m away from power for up to a week at a time. I would love to stop bringing my generator.
One day I’ll own something that can tow, and be able to do things like this.
How much solar capacity do you usually take with you?
The last 2 years only 100w, but I can increase it up this year.