Bluetti Power Stations 2026: AC, Elite, and the FridgePower Class Explained

The ladder: capacity to output

The verified Bluetti ladder runs from the 768Wh AC70 through the 1.1 to 1.4kWh AC180 and AC180P, the 1,024Wh Elite 100 v2 and 2,073.6Wh Elite 200 V2 value line, the 1,843Wh AC240P outdoor class, and the 2,016Wh FridgePower. The Surge/UPS column carries the number that decides compressor starts and outage behavior, and the Expandable-to column carries the ceiling you are buying into. A dash or "not verified" means we found no source we trust for the field, so we print nothing rather than something.

The dated price-per-Wh ladder

Price per watt-hour only stays honest when both inputs are verified, so this table is short on purpose. The AC180's $799 list over its 1,152Wh advertised capacity is $0.69/Wh, and $0.84/Wh against OutdoorGearLab's measured 950Wh, which is the number sizing math should use. The AC240P lists at $1,999 in the US against 1,843Wh, or $1.08/Wh. Our FridgePower review tracked a starting price of $0.42/Wh in June 2026, the strongest verified value in this table at list pricing. The Elite 200 V2 now joins the ladder: its $1,070 2026 list is $0.52/Wh derived, and the $749 June 2026 sale drops it to $0.36/Wh, the best verified figure here when the sale returns. UK pricing sits at £1,099 (PriceSpy). Our Elite 200 V2 full review runs the value math against the Jackery and Anker alternatives.

Five lines, five different jobs

The AC line: Bluetti's mainstream ladder, from the 768Wh AC70 through the AC180 and AC180P to the AC240P. If you want one general-purpose battery for camping through short outages, you are shopping here.

The Elite line: the value tier. The Elite 100 v2 is the model OutdoorGearLab now recommends over the AC180, and the Elite 200 V2 puts 2,073.6Wh and 2,600W AC in the 2kWh class, with a 6,000-cycle rating and US pricing verified from the $1,099 launch to the $749 June 2026 sale. Our Elite 200 V2 full review covers it in depth.

The EB line: the legacy entry class (EB3A, EB55). We are not tabulating it until measured data lands, and its specs are not verified here, so we name it and stop there.

The AC240P: the outdoor and outage class, and the only row here with an ingress rating (IP65). Covered in its own section below.

The FridgePower: not a general-purpose station but a purpose-built appliance battery, with the fastest verified switchover in Bluetti's catalog. Our full FridgePower review runs the runtime math.

One more name belongs on this page even without a row: the AC200MAX, the 2kWh-class rival we plan for upcoming head-to-heads. Its specs are not verified here, so we print none; it joins the ladder when a sourced data pack lands.

The UPS honesty thread: 20ms versus 10ms

Bluetti markets pass-through charging across the AC line, but the switchover speed is where the catalog tells the truth about itself. The AC180 switches to battery in 20ms on an outage, and OutdoorGearLab says explicitly that this is too slow to call it a true UPS for sensitive electronics, so we print that verdict rather than the marketing framing. The FridgePower switches in 10ms, a full class faster, and that figure is the entire reason the product exists. Same brand, different classes, and the practical rule is simple: do not buy an AC180 as a UPS substitute for gear that cannot ride through a 20ms blip. For a refrigerator, networking rack, or CPAP where the switchover is the point, the 10ms class is the one verified answer in this catalog.

The value thread: OutdoorGearLab moved its pick

Review verdicts age, and this one moved recently: OutdoorGearLab scored the AC180 66/100 in lab testing dated 2026-01-13, and later updated its recommendation to the Elite 100 v2, calling it \"much improved and a better product\" with a lower street price, quieter operation, and faster charging, and pointing its retail links at the Elite instead. This hub reflects that dated, sourced verdict: the Elite 100 v2 is our value recommendation in the 1kWh class. The honest caveats: the Elite 100 v2's street price is not verified this pass (we print the direction, not a number), and it has no measured lab row yet, while the AC180 keeps the only measured capacity in this comparison at 950Wh of 1,152Wh advertised (82% usable). Both facts can be true at once; that is why every column carries its source.

The AC240P: the outdoor and outage class

The AC240P earns its own line in the catalog with verified outdoor credentials: an IP65 water-and-dust rating (rare in portable stations), 2,400W of AC output with a 3,600W Power-Lifting mode for motor-heavy loads, 1,200W of solar input for recharging through an outage, a 100W USB-C port, and a 20,886Wh expansion ceiling, which is the largest verified ceiling in this table. It also runs two units in parallel up to 4,800W, and it lists at $1,999 in the US per the bluetti.cn product page, bluetticr.com, and the kitsolaire.fr spec PDF. A dedicated review is planned; until it ships, the ladder row above is the complete verified set for this model.

What we have not verified

This page separates what is sourced from what is not, and the not-list is long enough to print: the Elite 100 v2's street price; noise in dB at 1 m for any model (so this page prints no dB figures at all); per-model cycle life everywhere except the AC70's 3,000-cycle/80% claim; and warranty terms for every row above except the Elite 200 V2's verified 5-year term, which is why that column reads "not verified" elsewhere. The AC180P's verified data is a single cell, its 1,440Wh capacity from The-Gadgeteer's lab log of 2025-02-01. Where a figure matters to your decision and the cell says "not verified," confirm it on the manufacturer's product page at purchase time.

Sources and update cadence

Specs are sourced from: Bluetti manufacturer product pages (bluettipower.com for the AC70, bluetti.cn for the AC240P, corroborated by bluetticr.com and the kitsolaire.fr spec PDF); OutdoorGearLab's AC180 lab test (score 66/100, tested 2026-01-13) and its updated Elite 100 v2 recommendation; PCWorld's AC180 review (class-leading AC efficiency, offline-mode app, strong value); The-Gadgeteer's AC180P lab log (2025-02-01); PriceSpy for the Elite 200 V2's European £1,099 pricing; and our own FridgePower review for the fridge-backup class. Prices are dated to their source and move constantly; confirm current pricing with retailers before buying. Refreshed quarterly.