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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
These prices match the most recent Frontpage deal.
Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.
About this product:
Rating of 4.6 from over 120 Costco customer reviews.
OP here. Perhaps as a helpful comparison, I have been considering the Tesla Powerwall. The current version is spec'ed to have 13.5kWh accessible at around $10,500, before installation, permitting, and other accessory parts. Plus, Tesla no longer sells this without bundling with Tesla solar. There are other brands that sell battery backups for the home these days, but I trust Tesla for the battery cells at the moment.
With the Tesla pricing, that's about $778/kWh (without taxes, installation, circuitry, etc), and the Powerwall is not portable, if that matters to some of us.
With the EcoFlow pricing, it's $791/kWh (without taxes and still need something like a power transfer switch installed) at the Costco price or $1,000/kWh (at the EcoFlow retail price of $3,600) and $750/kWh for the extension batteries (at the EcoFlow retail price of $2,699).
I consider the EcoFlow Delta Pro model as a DIY (as someone else has put it) starter version of a home battery backup system, with some other benefits, such as having clean energy for camping and other peripheral uses. To have it fully able to be a home backup system for a decent amount of time (12-24 hours), I will probably need 4 of these linked in series, which might be the max at this point in time. With ~14kWh, that should be more than enough for my essential needs, if I turn off non-essentials. (I'm using around 6-8kWh for essentials per day and about 12-14kWh for a typical day that includes non-essentials, too. This is in San Francisco, so no A/C.)
Delta Pro cannot do everything a gas generator can do, but not everybody lives in a residence that is conducive to running a gas generator. For example, If you're in a small apartment, where are you going to run the gas generator? If the power is out because of a violent storm or hurricane weather, are you going to set up the generator outside in that situation?
The Delta Pro can power essential things for at least a few hours in a serious pinch.
Good question. The eco flow can be directly recharged by solar panels, while the vehicle cannot. So if you want to be able to recharge your EV with solar panels, hook up your panels to the eco flow and the eco flow to the EV
Assuming a 75kwh battery in the car and solar charging at 1.2kwh (what the unit can take in solar) it would "only" take you 62.5 hours of full sunlight to fully charge your car… Good luck with that…
I'd love to build a powerwall diy but need to learn more about battery banks. I like the Will Prowse YouTube channel - his solar to bank to EV sounds Iike a good setup. Not grid tied
All that being said, which of these is good for fridge and cell phone power. I can live without the rest during an outage
Guessing the $2,850 model would keep a furnace, refrigerator plus a few light bulbs operational for 12 to 24 hours.
Not a full replacement for my current 3000w gas powered inverter generator.
Still, it would be nice to have instant-on, and no generator noise
And it could be placed in the kitchen to run extension cords.
Wonder how much the large and medium units weigh.
What is the point of charging an EV with another battery pack? An EV itself is just another big battery pack so if you own an EV, you dont need any of these power stations because it is just a build in function with your EV. In addition, the energy storage in these little battery power stations is not enough for any meaningful EV usage.
In case you're stuck in the snow for a long time and already low on battery. This could be a lifesaver.
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OP here. Perhaps as a helpful comparison, I have been considering the Tesla Powerwall. The current version is spec'ed to have 13.5kWh accessible at around $10,500, before installation, permitting, and other accessory parts. Plus, Tesla no longer sells this without bundling with Tesla solar. There are other brands that sell battery backups for the home these days, but I trust Tesla for the battery cells at the moment.
With the Tesla pricing, that's about $778/kWh (without taxes, installation, circuitry, etc), and the Powerwall is not portable, if that matters to some of us.
With the EcoFlow pricing, it's $791/kWh (without taxes and still need something like a power transfer switch installed) at the Costco price or $1,000/kWh (at the EcoFlow retail price of $3,600) and $750/kWh for the extension batteries (at the EcoFlow retail price of $2,699).
I consider the EcoFlow Delta Pro model as a DIY (as someone else has put it) starter version of a home battery backup system, with some other benefits, such as having clean energy for camping and other peripheral uses. To have it fully able to be a home backup system for a decent amount of time (12-24 hours), I will probably need 4 of these linked in series, which might be the max at this point in time. With ~14kWh, that should be more than enough for my essential needs, if I turn off non-essentials. (I'm using around 6-8kWh for essentials per day and about 12-14kWh for a typical day that includes non-essentials, too. This is in San Francisco, so no A/C.)
Guessing the $2,850 model would keep a furnace, refrigerator plus a few light bulbs operational for 12 to 24 hours.
Not a full replacement for my current 3000w gas powered inverter generator.
Still, it would be nice to have instant-on, and no generator noise
And it could be placed in the kitchen to run extension cords.
Wonder how much the large and medium units weigh.
The Delta Pro weighs 99lbs but has what seem to be sturdy wheels and a sturdy extendable handlebar, like a suitcase.
Guessing the $2,850 model would keep a furnace, refrigerator plus a few light bulbs operational for 12 to 24 hours.
Not a full replacement for my current 3000w gas powered inverter generator.
Still, it would be nice to have instant-on, and no generator noise
And it could be placed in the kitchen to run extension cords.
Wonder how much the large and medium units weigh.
The Pro is 99lbs, 48 lbs for the Max 2000 and 30 lbs for the regular Delta
Assuming a 75kwh battery in the car and solar charging at 1.2kwh (what the unit can take in solar) it would "only" take you 62.5 hours of full sunlight to fully charge your car… Good luck with that…
The EcoFlow website states that the Delta Pro can now charge at a rate of up to 1.6kWh (400W solar panel arrays are expensive, though, times 4), so it's possible the 1200W rating is from Fall 2021 and/or a small firmware update is needed to get it up to 1600W input.
If an average household uses 30-50 miles per day, at the average rate of 3-4mi/kWh (non-freeway) for EVs these days, someone will only need to charge 8-10 hours at 1600W with the EcoFlow solar system. Of course, this assumes there are 8-10 hours of good sunlight while the car is parked at home.
I don't know about you but I'm going to buy one of these so I can leave it in the trunk of my EV just in case I may need an extra charge. Those 15 miles it'll give me will make all the difference, especially after the weight of this reduced the range by oh say those 15 miles
Seriously, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should
I don't really get off how these guys charge this much for this. Batteries are well under $200/kWh but this thing holds a whopping 3.6kWh and it's nearly $3k!? Obviously it's got the inverter and some other costs in it but it seems like their margin must be insanely high on this.
I give them props. A nicely packaged product with many ways of charging it. The price though, they are making big profits even if it goes on clearance.
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If you're thinking about having these for a emergency situation to power a house, this is not for you. Connecting to your whole house is more difficult than you think and requires about 3 of these for smaller houses.
If you're thinking about these over a generator, these are not comparable unless you're using very little power or using multiple in various locations around the house.
For perspective, 1 pack would power an oven for 2 hours.
I have used 3 of these in mini home off grid situations, they work great to power a mini split, fridge, maybe the washer/dryer, and outlets for a few days. These are super plug and play when adding solar or other power sources.
I use 2 of these to run a camper A/C in overnight hours to avoid the noise of an engine.
What is the point of charging an EV with another battery pack? An EV itself is just another big battery pack so if you own an EV, you dont need any of these power stations because it is just a build in function with your EV. In addition, the energy storage in these little battery power stations is not enough for any meaningful EV usage.
You can charge these with a level 2 ev charger
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With the Tesla pricing, that's about $778/kWh (without taxes, installation, circuitry, etc), and the Powerwall is not portable, if that matters to some of us.
With the EcoFlow pricing, it's $791/kWh (without taxes and still need something like a power transfer switch installed) at the Costco price or $1,000/kWh (at the EcoFlow retail price of $3,600) and $750/kWh for the extension batteries (at the EcoFlow retail price of $2,699).
I consider the EcoFlow Delta Pro model as a DIY (as someone else has put it) starter version of a home battery backup system, with some other benefits, such as having clean energy for camping and other peripheral uses. To have it fully able to be a home backup system for a decent amount of time (12-24 hours), I will probably need 4 of these linked in series, which might be the max at this point in time. With ~14kWh, that should be more than enough for my essential needs, if I turn off non-essentials. (I'm using around 6-8kWh for essentials per day and about 12-14kWh for a typical day that includes non-essentials, too. This is in San Francisco, so no A/C.)
The Delta Pro can power essential things for at least a few hours in a serious pinch.
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All that being said, which of these is good for fridge and cell phone power. I can live without the rest during an outage
Not a full replacement for my current 3000w gas powered inverter generator.
Still, it would be nice to have instant-on, and no generator noise
And it could be placed in the kitchen to run extension cords.
Wonder how much the large and medium units weigh.
This one says it will run a hairdryer for 2 hours. I would not consider this a reliable backup power source alone.
Space heaters, toasters, microwaves, and hairdryers are the only things that have ever tripped a breaker in my house under normal use.
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With the Tesla pricing, that's about $778/kWh (without taxes, installation, circuitry, etc), and the Powerwall is not portable, if that matters to some of us.
With the EcoFlow pricing, it's $791/kWh (without taxes and still need something like a power transfer switch installed) at the Costco price or $1,000/kWh (at the EcoFlow retail price of $3,600) and $750/kWh for the extension batteries (at the EcoFlow retail price of $2,699).
I consider the EcoFlow Delta Pro model as a DIY (as someone else has put it) starter version of a home battery backup system, with some other benefits, such as having clean energy for camping and other peripheral uses. To have it fully able to be a home backup system for a decent amount of time (12-24 hours), I will probably need 4 of these linked in series, which might be the max at this point in time. With ~14kWh, that should be more than enough for my essential needs, if I turn off non-essentials. (I'm using around 6-8kWh for essentials per day and about 12-14kWh for a typical day that includes non-essentials, too. This is in San Francisco, so no A/C.)
Not a full replacement for my current 3000w gas powered inverter generator.
Still, it would be nice to have instant-on, and no generator noise
And it could be placed in the kitchen to run extension cords.
Wonder how much the large and medium units weigh.
Not a full replacement for my current 3000w gas powered inverter generator.
Still, it would be nice to have instant-on, and no generator noise
And it could be placed in the kitchen to run extension cords.
Wonder how much the large and medium units weigh.
If an average household uses 30-50 miles per day, at the average rate of 3-4mi/kWh (non-freeway) for EVs these days, someone will only need to charge 8-10 hours at 1600W with the EcoFlow solar system. Of course, this assumes there are 8-10 hours of good sunlight while the car is parked at home.
Seriously, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should
I don't really get off how these guys charge this much for this. Batteries are well under $200/kWh but this thing holds a whopping 3.6kWh and it's nearly $3k!? Obviously it's got the inverter and some other costs in it but it seems like their margin must be insanely high on this.
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If you're thinking about these over a generator, these are not comparable unless you're using very little power or using multiple in various locations around the house.
For perspective, 1 pack would power an oven for 2 hours.
I have used 3 of these in mini home off grid situations, they work great to power a mini split, fridge, maybe the washer/dryer, and outlets for a few days. These are super plug and play when adding solar or other power sources.
I use 2 of these to run a camper A/C in overnight hours to avoid the noise of an engine.
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