Anker has a new portable power station that tries to do the most boringly useful thing possible: keep your house alive when the grid does not. The Anker Solix S2000 packs a 2,010Wh battery into a body roughly the size of a PC tower, and Anker says it can run a refrigerator for up to 35 hours. That headline sounds heroic; the real story is that Anker is betting on portability as much as raw capacity, because big backup batteries are getting easier to buy but not easier to move.
The S2000 measures 12.7 inches tall, 11.1 inches long, and 8.19 inches wide, and weighs 35.7 pounds. That makes it noticeably lighter and slimmer than the DJI Power 2000, which edges it on capacity at 2,048Wh but lands at 49 pounds and a much larger footprint.
Ports and output on the Anker Solix S2000
Anker kept the port lineup simple. You get two USB-C ports, with one rated at 100W and the other at 15W, plus a single 12W USB-A port and a solar charging input that can take up to 400W. For AC gear, there are five three-prong 1,500W outlets in total: three on the front and two on the back.
That is a pretty practical spread for a battery in this class, especially if you are trying to cover a fridge, networking gear, a laptop, and a few lights without juggling adapters like a stage magician. The DJI unit offers more of the smaller ports and faster USB-C output, but Anker is clearly leaning into the classic ”plug in the appliance and leave it alone” use case.
How the fridge claim stacks up
The 35-hour refrigerator claim should be read with a raised eyebrow. Anker itself says some fridges can use around 4,000Wh in a day, which would blow past the S2000’s capacity in short order. In other words, the number may be true for a very efficient fridge under favorable conditions, but it is not the kind of promise you should print out and tape to the freezer door.
- Battery capacity: 2,010Wh
- Weight: 35.7 pounds
- AC outlets: five total, 1,500W each
- USB-C: two ports, 100W and 15W
- Solar input: up to 400W
Price and release date for the Anker Solix S2000
The Anker Solix S2000 is available for preorder starting today and is due for release on June 2. Street price is $1,199, which puts it in the same neighborhood as other large portable batteries, though Anker has a habit of shaving real-world prices with sales after launch. If that pattern holds, the S2000 could end up looking less like a premium splurge and more like a sensible buy for people who want backup power without hauling a small boulder.
The real question is whether Anker’s size-to-capacity trade-off is enough to pull buyers away from heavier rivals. If it performs as advertised, the S2000 may become the kind of product people only remember during blackouts, camping trips, and the occasional very expensive groceries-saving emergency.