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Costco Members: Delta Power Station $949, River Pro Portable Power Station

$430

$649

33% off
& More + Free Shippingat Costco Wholesale
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: select EcoFlow Portable Power Stations for the prices listed. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Jwayne25 for finding this deal.

Available:Features (River Pro):
  • Three 600W Outlets and 720Wh Capacity
  • Recharge from 0% to 80% in One Hour
  • Compatible with 80% of Home Appliances
  • Control with Ecoflow App

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Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that the EcoFlow River Pro Portable Power Station is $119.01 lower (21% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $549.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.7 from over 50 Costco customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of Costco's return policy here.

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Written by Jwayne25
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: select EcoFlow Portable Power Stations for the prices listed. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Jwayne25 for finding this deal.

Available:Features (River Pro):
  • Three 600W Outlets and 720Wh Capacity
  • Recharge from 0% to 80% in One Hour
  • Compatible with 80% of Home Appliances
  • Control with Ecoflow App

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that the EcoFlow River Pro Portable Power Station is $119.01 lower (21% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $549.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.7 from over 50 Costco customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of Costco's return policy here.

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Dec 2, 2021 4:26 AM
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rypajoDec 2, 2021 4:26 AM
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Quote from goupi69 :
26% tax credit can be claimed for Solar PV itself and related equipment like inverter and Electricity storage(Battery) exclusively charged by Solar, wording copied from .gov
https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar...tovoltaics
Exclusive seems like a misused word. Not a single person would have battery storage off the grid or no way to charge from the grid. That part doesn't really make sense.

edit: basically it seems you just "can't" plug this into the wall outlet and have to charge it from your solar array, as far as the tax man is concerned.
Last edited by rypajo December 1, 2021 at 08:32 PM.
Dec 2, 2021 1:26 PM
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jarootyDec 2, 2021 1:26 PM
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Could the PRO run a EV level 2 charger?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HKW5...UTF8&psc=1
Dec 2, 2021 1:29 PM
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Dr. JDec 2, 2021 1:29 PM
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Quote from Visualize :
I want to buy one, but don't know what I need it for.

What are you all doing with these?
Probably most practical use is for low power consumption while camping or something like that.
Dec 2, 2021 1:35 PM
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rypajoDec 2, 2021 1:35 PM
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Quote from jarooty :
Could the PRO run a EV level 2 charger?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HKW5...UTF8&psc=1

It 100% can but the question is more why? 3kw isn't getting an EV very far. The real trick is being able to charge this on j1772 plugs.
Dec 2, 2021 1:38 PM
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goupi69Dec 2, 2021 1:38 PM
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Quote from jarooty :
Could the PRO run a EV level 2 charger?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HKW5...UTF8&psc=1
one pro can output 120 only. To have 240v output, you will need two pro connect by echoflow "Double Voltage Hub".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWzPPDh2Yg
Last edited by goupi69 December 2, 2021 at 05:44 AM.
Dec 2, 2021 1:40 PM
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Dr. JDec 2, 2021 1:40 PM
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Quote from jarooty :
Could the PRO run a EV level 2 charger?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HKW5...UTF8&psc=1
It could power anything within reason, the question is if it's practical or not. It has 3.6 kWh of power storage which is 30A of 120V for 1 hr (I question if it could really empty the battery in 1 hr without overheating or damaging the battery).

Although, the unit you linked is a 240V unit that uses a NEMA 6-50 plug, which is common for welders but is a 240V plug, not 120V.

The unit's specs are incredibly hard to find, but the website does say the US version won't supply 240V unless you tandem (2) units just like you would with a generator.

https://ecoflow.com/products/ecof...er-station

You'll need to connect two DELTA Pro units to power 240V electronics. You can do this by: 1) the Double Voltage Hub and use the AC outlets on the hub, or 2) the Smart Home Panel and use your home's 240V outlets (you'll need to setup 240V wiring on the Smart Home Panel during installation).
Dec 2, 2021 1:43 PM
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karpo1Dec 2, 2021 1:43 PM
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Quote from Visualize :
I want to buy one, but don't know what I need it for.

What are you all doing with these?
Brown outs are too common, living through 1 day blackout on TX freeze reminder need of backup. Got electric blanket,fan (for summer) some 12v lights and Ecoflow delta and couple of panels

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Dec 2, 2021 1:49 PM
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Dr. JDec 2, 2021 1:49 PM
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Quote from goupi69 :
one pro can output 120 only. Through 120 to 240 transformer or two prod connect by echoflow "Double Voltage Hub" to output 240. BTW, pro has interface/socket/cable to connect to EV L2 charging station to charge itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWzPPDh2Yg
I can't find the hub on sale anywhere. The Home Panel is $1300 (kinda elaborate for getting 240V but would work).

So for 240V you'd need (2) powerstation pros plus the hub, let's say that all total that's around $6000 (the powerstation pros MSRP is more like $3500 IIRC). What do you get? 7.2kWh. If that's totally usable (likely not) and transferred at 90% efficiency it's about 25 miles of range in a Model 3 (using stated specs, not including battery deration ).

Seems like a mighty expensive backup for an EV (and it'll cost you $$ to charge it although not a lot admittedly).

For that price you can get more than (2) 7.6/9kW inverter gasoline generators [homedepot.com] that even 1 will charge the EV faster and an unlimited amount, so long as you feed it gas.
Dec 2, 2021 1:56 PM
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Dr. JDec 2, 2021 1:56 PM
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Quote from karpo1 :
Brown outs are too common, living through 1 day blackout on TX freeze reminder need of backup. Got electric blanket,fan (for summer) some 12v lights and Ecoflow delta and couple of panels
Battery backup really won't help you much, frankly.

Even the pro model here will only power your *blanket* for like 12 hours, not including anything else ("The average blanket uses about 200 to 400 watts." and the unit is 3.6kWh). The non-pro version is only 1.26 kWh which is just over 4 hours of your blanket.


Your larger concern would not really be keeping warm but instead keeping your water pipes from freezing.

Also let's keep in mind cost. The basic model of the Ecoflow is nearly $1000 on sale. For $1k you can get a pretty nice inverter gas generator for 6-8kW and 240V capable.
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Dec 2, 2021 2:23 PM
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slickskaDec 2, 2021 2:23 PM
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Quote from Visualize :
I want to buy one, but don't know what I need it for.

What are you all doing with these?
For outdoors and I also use it to backup my sumpump, internet, pc for work.
Last edited by slickska December 2, 2021 at 06:26 AM.
Dec 2, 2021 2:49 PM
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Excellent deal, picked up last time with $40 off 250 .com coupon. Of course costco voided new member promos after upgrading to exec so had manually done.

Next battery backup will be the Ford Lightning aka PW on Wheels.
Last edited by Anonymous December 2, 2021 at 06:58 AM.
Dec 2, 2021 2:50 PM
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Quote from karpo1 :
Brown outs are too common, living through 1 day blackout on TX freeze reminder need of backup. Got electric blanket,fan (for summer) some 12v lights and Ecoflow delta and couple of panels
You gov said it won't happen again cuz he had ERCOT add 15% capacity. Smilie
Dec 2, 2021 2:54 PM
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Quote from rypajo :
It 100% can but the question is more why? 3kw isn't getting an EV very far. The real trick is being able to charge this on j1772 plugs.
It charges relatively fast on a standard 120v socket.
Dec 2, 2021 3:12 PM
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Tourist1292Dec 2, 2021 3:12 PM
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I got the River Pro plus extra battery. It is running like a UPS for my fridge. Perfect for power outage during winter time when it is too cold to run my inverter generator.

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Dec 2, 2021 3:27 PM
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KrzysztofRDec 2, 2021 3:27 PM
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Quote from alphawave :
And recharging at an EV station (free 2 hrs Chargepoint at my local Targets, for example) is a huge bonus.
Is it practical to wait around at target just to charge this? Curious if anyone has done this. I mean you would have to leave it outside or keep your window open to charge right? Otherwise it would be cool to go shopping while charging unless I am missing something. Thanks in advance!

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