This portable battery station can power your home for two weeks — but here’s its best feature

jackery explorer 2000 plus

ZDNET Highlights

• The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus expands to 24,000 Wh, powering a home for two weeks.
• Built-in wheels and handles make the Explorer 2000 Plus easy to move.
• The Explorer 2000 Plus delivers 3,000W of power, fast charging, and strong durability.

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If you look at the sun regularly, a solar generator is the way to go. They allow you to capture and store free energy coming from the Sun, convert it into electricity and store it in batteries.

A solar generator consists of two parts: a portable power station (think power bank, but bigger) and solar panels. Power stations come in all shapes and sizes, from small boxes that you’ll be happy to carry a short distance, to large boxes on wheels that you won’t want to take very far.

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Jackery, a well-known name in the power station game for over a decade, has a new power station named explorer 2000 plusAnd this thing is a complete game-changer. You can scale it up from a single unit, which is good for a day or two of camping, to an array of batteries and solar panels that can power your home for up to two weeks.

You read that right: two weeks,

Comment, I’m reviewing the UK version of the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus, which has different power outlets and input and output voltages but is equivalent to the US version. elder.

You can see something is sitting on top of my Explorer 2000 Plus. This is an add-on PackPlus E2000 Plus battery pack that adds 2042.8 Wh of electrical storage capacity to the system.

This is even bigger!

Is 4,000 Wh not enough for you? You can connect up to five PackPlus E2000 Plus battery packs to one Explorer 2000 Plus to get 12,000 Wh of storage.

A single PackPlus E2000 Plus weighs 41.9 pounds (19 kg), so the combined weight of the two units is over 100 pounds (46.9 kg). Still not enough? No problem!

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You can link two Explorer 2000 Plus units together, each connected to five PackPlus E2000 Plus battery packs, giving you a power-storage capacity of 24,000 Wh – enough to power the average home for two weeks, according to Jackery.

This will be setup It will cost you $22,500But there is nothing to compare with the power and flexibility it offers. Okay, let’s step back and look at the Explorer 2000 Plus.

Compared to many power stations, it is a fairly streamlined unit. On the front there is a compact display, a few buttons, and a few outlets.

To help move the power station, there are comfortable side handles, a retractable suitcase-style handle, and wheels.

Yes, wheels. Retractable handles and wheels help reduce some of the effort required to move the power station, especially when using spare batteries. This is easily my favorite part of the device, considering how bulky and heavy it is.

If you have an add-on battery, a cable is used to connect the two units together.

There are a few things I look for when testing a power station.

First, the input, output and rated capacity must match the published specifications (see specification list above).

The Explorer 2000 Plus passed all my tests with flying colors.

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The power outlets were fine, supporting a continuous load of 3,000W and even a surge of 6,000W. If you push the power station any further than this, the Explorer 2000 Plus graciously shuts down the power and waits for your load to subside.

Under heavy load, there are fans that come on to keep everything cool (which also run while charging the unit), but these fans are quiet – only 30dB, or about how loud the library is – and the Explorer 1500 Pro can handle a 3,000W continuous load without any difficulty. This is a very well designed unit.

The USB and 12V outputs also meet specifications. The 100W USB-C ports are especially useful for those of us who can charge and power our laptops from a power station.

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The 2,000 Wh capacity is huge. It can charge your iPhone more than 80 times or run a mini fridge for more than 12 hours. It will also power a portable air conditioner for a few hours or a heavy-duty welder for 40 minutes.

It has a lot of power, and that’s just the Explorer 2000 Plus. even one PackPlus E2000 Plus Battery Pack Doubles it.

As far as recharging is concerned, the unit takes two hours to charge when connected to AC or six 200W SolarSaga Solar PanelSeven hours from two 200W SolarSaga solar panels, or 25 hours from a 12V car adapter.

I also like to test durability, and so far the unit has been thrown in the back of a truck, dragged to various locations, and dropped a bit more than once without any ill effects. This is a really strong product.

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Another thing I like to test is longevity. There’s nothing better than taking it into the woods and relying on it for several weeks. I haven’t been able to do that yet, but I’ve been using the Explorer 2000 Plus as much as I can and have put about a dozen charge cycles through it. So far, it’s going well, and I haven’t had any problems.

Everything is well built and rugged; That’s all there is to know about it, and it delivers what it promises without relying on excessive, exaggerated specifications.

ZDNET’s shopping advice

jackery explorer 2000 plus Is a solid, expandable portable power station. If you’re looking for a power station for home use or outdoor adventures, this is an excellent choice that will give you years of use. If a problem occurs with your unit, you can rely on Jackery’s excellent warranty.

Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 2042.8 K
• ac outputAC Output(×4): 120V~60Hz, 20A max
  AC output(×1): 120V~60Hz, 25A max
  ac total output:3,000W max, 6,000W surge peak
• USB-A output:x2 Quick Charge 3.0, 18W max
• USB-C Output: x2 100W max, (5V, 9V, 12V, 15V, 20V up to 5A)
• car output: 12V⎓10A
• ac input: 120V, 60Hz, 15A max
• DC input: 11V-17.5V, 8A max
  17.5V-60V, 12A Max
• Battery:LFP(LiFePO4 battery)
• rated charge cycle: 4,000 cycles up to 70%+ capacity
• weight: 61.5 pounds/27.9 kg
• Dimensions: 14.7 x 18.6 x 14.1 inches/37.36 x 26.90 x 47.3 x 35.94 cm
• operating temperature: -10~45°C/14~113°F

Update Log:

• This article was originally published on July 24, 2025, and was updated on December 5, 2025, after being thoroughly fact-checked and with mention of the new price after Black Friday. A specification chart has also been added for clarity on the input sources, output power and dimensions of the portable power station.