Jackery Lineup Explained (2026): v2 vs Plus vs HomePower

Jackery's US store sold 15 portable power stations new on October 11, 2026 (one of them, the Explorer 2000 Plus, only in kits), split into two families: Explorer (portable boxes from the 288Wh Explorer 300D at $209 to the 5,040Wh Explorer 5000 Plus at $3,149, then on sale; $3,499 by November 4) and HomePower (home backup units from the 1,024Wh HomePower 1000 v2 at $549 to the 3,584Wh HomePower 3600 Pro Max at $1,799). In Jackery's naming, "Plus" means the station takes extra battery packs, "v2" means the current second generation, and "HomePower" adds home-backup features such as priority circuits and fast UPS switchover.

This guide lists every current US model in one table, explains what each line is for, picks one model per use and names the older models Jackery has stopped selling new. It is built from Jackery's US store and product pages and Jackery's Amazon US listings, checked September 30, 2026, with every price re-checked on October 11, 2026. Both stores were running sale prices that day; Jackery's list prices were up to $350 higher (the Explorer 1000 v2 lists at $559 and the Explorer 2000 v2 at $999, for example). Prices move often, so treat ours as approximate.

Every current Jackery power station, in one table

The last column is a quick sizing check: how long each station runs a full-size refrigerator averaging 150W. It uses usable Wh = rated Wh x 0.85 (inverter and conversion losses) and runtime in hours = usable Wh / average load in watts, so the Explorer 1000 v2's 1,070Wh gives 1,070 x 0.85 / 150 = about 6.1 hours.

The figures here use planning draws: a conservative 150W average for a full-size fridge (a new ENERGY STAR model averages closer to 63W, so expect longer runtimes) and a conservative 40W for a CPAP (ResMed's battery guide lists about 8 to 20W for an AirSense 10 with its humidifier off, measured through ResMed's 12V DC converter, so expect longer CPAP runtimes than shown, especially from a 12V outlet, and up to about 55W with the humidifier at its highest setting, or about 67W with a heated tube as well).

Model	Line	Capacity	AC output	Expandable	Weight	Price (Oct 11, 2026)	150W fridge
Explorer 300D	Explorer (DC only)	288Wh LiFePO4	None (USB and DC ports, 140W)	No	5.5 lb	About $209 (jackery.com)	No AC outlet
Explorer 300	Explorer	292Wh LiFePO4 (Amazon) or 293Wh lithium-ion (Jackery)	300W	No	7.1 to 7.5 lb	About $259	About 1.7 hours
Explorer 1000 v2	Explorer	1,070Wh LiFePO4	1,500W (3,000W surge)	No	23.8 lb	About $559	About 6.1 hours
Explorer 1000 Plus	Explorer Plus	1,264Wh LiFePO4	2,000W	Was, to about 5kWh (pack discontinued)	Not listed	About $619 (jackery.com)	About 7.2 hours
Explorer 1500 v2	Explorer	1,536Wh LiFePO4	2,000W (4,000W surge)	No	32.0 lb	About $849 (jackery.com)	About 8.7 hours
Explorer 1500 Ultra	Explorer Ultra	1,536Wh LiFePO4	1,800W (3,600W peak)	No	38.6 lb	About $1,079	About 8.7 hours
Explorer 2000 v2	Explorer	2,042Wh LiFePO4	2,200W (4,400W surge)	No	39.5 lb	About $999	About 11.6 hours
Explorer 2000 Plus	Explorer Plus	2,042Wh LiFePO4	3,000W	Yes, to 12kWh (24kWh with two units)	62 lb	New only in kits at Jackery (from $1,429 with a solar panel); unavailable on Amazon US	About 11.6 hours
Explorer 5000 Plus	Explorer Plus	5,040Wh LiFePO4	7,200W, 120V and 240V	Yes, to 60kWh	About 134.5 lb	About $3,499	About 28.6 hours
HomePower 1000 v2	HomePower	1,024Wh LiFePO4	1,500W (3,000W surge)	No	23.4 lb	About $549	About 5.8 hours
HomePower 1000 Plus v2	HomePower Plus	1,024Wh LiFePO4	1,800W (3,600W surge)	Yes, to about 11kWh	23.8 lb	About $699	About 5.8 hours
HomePower 2000 Plus v2	HomePower Plus	2,048Wh LiFePO4	2,400W (4,800W surge)	Yes, to about 12kWh	41.5 lb	About $1,069	About 11.6 hours
HomePower 3000	HomePower	3,072Wh LiFePO4	3,600W (7,200W surge), TT-30 outlet	No	59.5 lb	About $1,499	About 17.4 hours
HomePower 3600 Plus	HomePower Plus	3,584Wh LiFePO4	3,600W; 7,200W and 240V with two units	Yes, to 21kWh	77.2 lb, wheels	About $1,899	About 20.3 hours
HomePower 3600 Pro Max	HomePower	3,584Wh LiFePO4	2,000W at 120V, 4,000W at 240V	Yes, to 21.5kWh	73.9 lb	About $1,799	About 20.3 hours

Sources: Jackery's US power station collection and each model's jackery.com product page, plus Jackery's Amazon US listings, checked September 30, 2026; prices re-checked October 11, 2026. Prices marked (jackery.com) come from Jackery's own store; the rest were the same on jackery.com and Amazon US (checked with a US delivery address) unless both are shown. The Explorer 1000 Plus weight is missing because its current jackery.com listing does not state one. Jackery's collection page also carries a few errors (it shows the HomePower 1000 Plus v2 as both 1,024Wh and 1,280Wh, for example); the figures above come from each product's own spec table.

What do "Explorer", "Plus", "v2", "Ultra" and "HomePower" mean?

• Explorer is Jackery's portable line: one sealed box with a handle, sized from a camping battery to a whole-home unit. Most Explorers have a 12V car port and charge from Jackery's SolarSaga panels.
• v2 marks the second generation. The v2 Explorers (1000 v2, 1500 v2, 2000 v2) use LiFePO4 cells, fast wall charging and an app, and Jackery sells none of them with an expansion battery.
• Plus means expandable. The Explorer 2000 Plus and 5000 Plus and the HomePower 1000 Plus v2, 2000 Plus v2 and 3600 Plus all accept add-on battery packs. The packs are not interchangeable across generations: Jackery says the HomePower 1000 Plus v2 and 2000 Plus v2 take only the Battery Pack 2000 Plus v2, not the older Battery Pack 2000 Plus or 1000 Plus.
• Ultra is the rugged option. The Explorer 1500 Ultra has an IP65 dust- and water-resistant case, 800W of solar input and a 3,600W peak that Jackery says holds for 5 seconds.
• D models (the Explorer 300D here) have no AC inverter at all: they are large USB-C and DC batteries for phones, laptops and a Starlink Mini.
• HomePower is the home backup line. The newer HomePower units list 6,000-cycle LiFePO4 cells, sub-10ms UPS switchover (HomePower 1000 v2, 1000 Plus v2 and 3600 Pro Max) and Jackery Priority Routing, which cuts power to non-essential outlets at a battery level you set so the fridge keeps running. The HomePower 3000 is the older design: 4,000 cycles, a 20ms-or-less UPS and a TT-30 RV outlet.
• Pro Max (HomePower 3600 Pro Max) is the HomePower built around 240V: one unit gives 4,000W from a NEMA 14-50 outlet, while its two NEMA 5-20 outlets share 2,000W at 120V, and Jackery positions it for a manual transfer switch. The Explorer 5000 Plus is the only other Jackery that makes 240V without a second unit.

Explorer or HomePower: which line should you buy?

Buy an Explorer if the station leaves the house: camping, tailgates, a van, a job site. The sealed Explorer v2 boxes are a little lighter than their HomePower counterparts (the Explorer 2000 v2 weighs 39.5 lb against 41.5 lb for the HomePower 2000 Plus v2), the Explorer 1000 v2 packs 46Wh more than the HomePower 1000 v2, though it now costs more ($559 against $499 for the black HomePower 1000 v2, October 30, 2026), and the Explorer 1500 Ultra is the model Jackery builds for weather, with an IP65 rating.

Buy a HomePower unit if its main job is riding out outages at home. The practical differences are the ones you use during a blackout: a faster switchover for a desktop PC or router, circuits you can prioritize so a coffee maker cannot drain the battery the fridge needs, time-of-use scheduling in the app, and on the Plus models an expansion path measured in 2kWh or 3.6kWh steps. At 1kWh the HomePower 1000 Plus v2 costs about $190 more than the Explorer 1000 v2 on Amazon ($749 against $559 at the end of October 2026); the HomePower 1000 Plus v2 review walks through whether that premium is worth it.

Which Jackery should you buy for your use?

Phones, laptops and a weekend of camping: Explorer 300

The Explorer 300 on Amazon is a 292Wh LiFePO4 unit with two AC outlets and a 100W USB-C port for about $259. It runs a 40W CPAP for about 6.2 hours (292 x 0.85 / 40) and a 60W laptop for about 4.1 hours. Check which version you are getting before you order: Jackery's own store still sells an older 293Wh lithium-ion Explorer 300, also at $259, and our Jackery Explorer 300 review explains how to tell them apart. If you need no AC outlet at all, Jackery's 5.5 lb Explorer 300D is cheaper at about $209.

Jackery Explorer 300 (LiFePO4)Check price on Amazon

CPAP, camping trips and short outages: Explorer 1000 v2

At about $559 on Amazon (October 30, 2026), the Explorer 1000 v2 is Jackery's simplest 1kWh station: 1,070Wh, 1,500W (3,000W surge), three AC outlets and a one-hour wall charge in Emergency mode (1.7 hours by default). That is about 22.7 hours of a 40W CPAP, or about 6.1 hours of a full-size fridge. It cannot take an extra battery. Full details are in our Explorer 1000 v2 review.

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2Check price on Amazon

An apartment or fridge backup you can grow: HomePower 1000 Plus v2

The HomePower 1000 Plus v2 starts at 1,024Wh with 1,800W across four AC outlets on two independently controlled circuits, switches to battery in under 10ms and adds up to five 2,048Wh Battery Pack 2000 Plus v2 packs for about 11kWh. Each pack listed at $999 on jackery.com on October 31, 2026, or about $650 more in the $1,399 station-plus-pack bundle. With one pack it runs a 150W fridge for about 17.4 hours (3,072 x 0.85 / 150).

Jackery HomePower 1000 Plus v2Check price on Amazon

A 2kWh box that stays sealed: Explorer 2000 v2

The Explorer 2000 v2 is the lightest 2kWh Jackery at 39.5 lb, with 2,200W from three AC outlets for about $999. It runs a 5,000 BTU window AC averaging 450W for about 3.9 hours and charges from the wall in about 1.7 hours in Emergency mode. It is not expandable, and its 400W solar ceiling is low for its size; our Explorer 2000 v2 review compares it with the HomePower 2000 Plus v2, which fixes both for about $170 more.

Jackery Explorer 2000 v2Check price on Amazon

Job sites and bad weather: Explorer 1500 Ultra

The Explorer 1500 Ultra is the one to take somewhere wet or dusty: an IP65 case, a one-meter drop rating per Jackery, 1,536Wh, 1,800W continuous with 2,000W for up to 15 minutes, a 1.5-hour wall charge and 800W of solar input, for about $1,079. It runs a 1/3 HP sump pump drawing about 800W for about 1.6 hours (1,536 x 0.85 / 800), and Jackery rates it to operate from 5°F to 113°F.

Jackery Explorer 1500 UltraCheck price on Amazon

RVs with a TT-30 inlet: HomePower 3000

The HomePower 3000 has a built-in TT-30 RV outlet, so an RV's 30A cord plugs straight in, and at about $1,499 for 3,072Wh and 3,600W it is the cheapest Jackery above 3kWh. It is not expandable and is 120V only. Our HomePower 3000 review has the charging and transfer-switch details.

Jackery HomePower 3000Check price on Amazon

Whole-home essentials and 240V: HomePower 3600 Plus, 3600 Pro Max or Explorer 5000 Plus

Three routes, depending on your panel and budget. The HomePower 3600 Plus (about $1,899) gives 3,584Wh and 3,600W at 120V on wheels, grows to 21kWh, and reaches 240V only with a second unit in parallel; see our HomePower 3600 Plus review. The HomePower 3600 Pro Max (about $1,799) has the same capacity but trades 120V muscle (2,000W in total at 120V) for 4,000W of 240V from one unit, which suits a well pump or a 240V circuit on a manual transfer switch. The Explorer 5000 Plus (about $3,499) does both at once: 7,200W at 120V and 240V, up to 4,000W of solar input and expansion to 60kWh, covered in our Explorer 5000 Plus review. For a Gulf Coast hurricane or a California PSPS shutoff lasting days, pair any of them with solar.

Jackery HomePower 3600 PlusCheck price on Amazon

Which Jackery models are discontinued or on their way out?

Model	Status on October 11, 2026	What to look at instead
Explorer 300 Plus	No longer sold new by Jackery US	Explorer 300 (LiFePO4, Amazon); see our Explorer 300 Plus review
Explorer 300 v2	Sold out on jackery.com ($279)	Explorer 300 (LiFePO4, Amazon)
Explorer 100 Plus, Explorer 240 v2	Sold out on jackery.com	Explorer 300D or Explorer 300
Explorer 600 v2	Sold out on jackery.com ($499); on Amazon only through third-party sellers, with no buy box	Explorer 1000 v2, about $559; see our Explorer 600 v2 review
Explorer 1000 Plus	Still on jackery.com at $619, but Jackery says its Battery Pack 1000 Plus is discontinued, so it can no longer be expanded new	HomePower 1000 Plus v2; see our Explorer 1000 Plus review
Explorer 1500 v2	In stock on jackery.com at $849 on October 11, 2026; Jackery's Amazon US store did not list it on September 30	Explorer 1500 Ultra; see our Explorer 1500 v2 review
Explorer 2000 Plus	Sold new only in kits on jackery.com (from $1,429 with a solar panel); unavailable on Amazon US	HomePower 2000 Plus v2; see our Explorer 2000 Plus review
Explorer 1000 (original), 1000 Pro, 2000 Pro, 3000 Pro, Explorer 240, 290 Plus	Sold out or refurbished only on jackery.com	The current model at the same capacity in the table above

Two of these are our reading of the evidence rather than Jackery statements. Jackery has not said the Explorer 2000 Plus is ending; we infer it from Jackery selling it new only in kits while Amazon US lists it as unavailable. And the Explorer 1500 v2 is harder to call: Jackery's store showed it sold out earlier in September, on September 30 the same listing was taking orders again while Amazon US no longer carried it, and on October 11 it was in stock at $849. If you want a new Jackery with a long parts and warranty runway, the v2, Ultra and HomePower models in the main table are the safer buys.

How does Jackery's warranty work?

Most current Jackery stations carry 5 years in total: 3 years standard plus a 2-year extension. Jackery's product pages say the extension is activated automatically on jackery.com purchases, and its FAQ says the warranty applies to buyers from the official website, Jackery-branded stores on other platforms and authorized dealers. Jackery's Amazon listings for the 2000 v2, 1500 Ultra, HomePower 1000 Plus v2 and HomePower 3000 all state 5 years. The Amazon listing for the Explorer 300 states 2 years, and the older lithium-ion Explorer 300 on jackery.com lists 2 years plus a 1-year extension. Keep your order confirmation either way. Our solar generator warranty guide compares Jackery's terms with other brands'.

Jackery lineup explained: the short version

For most people the Jackery lineup comes down to four stations. The Explorer 300 (about $259) for devices and camping, the Explorer 1000 v2 (about $559) as the sealed 1kWh unit, the HomePower 1000 Plus v2 (about $699) if you want to start small and add batteries, and the Explorer 2000 v2 (about $999) for 2kWh in one box. Go to the HomePower 3000, 3600 Plus or Explorer 5000 Plus only when you are backing up a house rather than a room. For how Jackery stacks up against other brands, see our EcoFlow vs Jackery and Anker SOLIX vs Jackery comparisons.

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