Quick answer
The Renogy Phoenix 1000 is a 998.4Wh LiFePO4 power station with 1,500W continuous AC output (3,000W surge via iBoost mode) that lists for $1,099.99 but frequently sells for $650-880, per Renogy’s own product page and recent retailer pricing. At that discounted price it’s genuinely cheap for the capacity. The catch is a 1-year warranty and a 2,000-cycle battery rating — both well behind the EcoFlow Delta 2, Anker SOLIX C1000, and Bluetti AC180, which all carry 5-year coverage and 3,000+ cycles. This is a station to buy on a deep discount, not at list price.
We’ve covered EcoFlow, Anker SOLIX, Jackery, and Bluetti in depth on this site; Renogy is a newer name in the portable-power-station space (better known for solar panels and DIY off-grid kits) that’s worth a closer look given how often the Phoenix 1000 shows up discounted.
At a glance
| Spec | Renogy Phoenix 1000 |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 998.4Wh LiFePO4 |
| AC output | 1,500W continuous (3,000W surge via iBoost) |
| Wall recharge | 0-80% in ~1 hr, full in ~1.8 hr |
| Max solar input | 400W |
| Weight | ~41 lb |
| Cycle life | 2,000 cycles (80% DOD, 80% EOL) |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Price | $1,099.99 list, frequently $650-880 on sale |
| Rating | ★★★☆☆ (3.4/5) |
What we like
- Highest surge rating in its class. The 3,000W iBoost surge mode beats the EcoFlow Delta 2’s 2,700W X-Boost and the Bluetti AC180’s 2,700W Power Lifting mode — useful headroom for power tools or appliances with a hard startup spike.
- Genuinely cheap when discounted. Retailers have repeatedly dropped the Phoenix 1000 to $650-880, which undercuts the EcoFlow Delta 2 and Anker SOLIX C1000’s typical ~$699 street price for comparable capacity.
- Fast initial top-up. 0-80% in about an hour keeps pace with the faster units in this class, even if the last 20% drags the total recharge time out.
- 12 outlets spread across AC, USB-A, USB-C, and DC, plus a Bluetooth app for monitoring status and setting an auto-off timer.
Where it falls short
- A 1-year warranty is the shortest of any unit we cover. Every other 1kWh-class station on this site — EcoFlow Delta 2, Anker SOLIX C1000, and Bluetti AC180 — carries 5 years of coverage; even the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2’s shorter standard term is 3 years. A single year is a real gap for a $650-1,100 purchase.
- Weakest cycle life on this site. 2,000 cycles to 80% capacity is roughly half the 3,500-4,000+ cycles Bluetti and Jackery rate their packs for — expect meaningfully faster capacity fade if you cycle it daily.
- Heaviest 1kWh-class unit we track. At ~41 lb it’s about 6 lb heavier than the Bluetti AC180 (previously the heaviest on this list) and roughly 17 lb heavier than the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2.
- Slowest full recharge. ~1.8 hours to 100% trails every other unit here, including the Bluetti AC180’s ~1.5-hour full charge and the EcoFlow Delta 2’s ~50-minute time.
- List price is a bad deal. At $1,099.99 undiscounted, it costs more than the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 for less output, a shorter warranty, and fewer cycles — only buy this one on sale.
Who should buy it
The Phoenix 1000 makes sense for buyers who track sales and can catch it in the $650-880 range, where the price-to-capacity ratio genuinely competes with the EcoFlow Delta 2 and Anker SOLIX C1000. It’s a weaker fit if you want to buy once and stop thinking about it — the 1-year warranty and 2,000-cycle rating make the Bluetti AC180 the safer budget pick, since it matches Renogy on price when discounted but backs it with 5 years of coverage and nearly double the cycle life. See our portable power station sizing guide if you’re still working out how much capacity you actually need.
Renogy Phoenix 1000 (998.4Wh)
- Highest surge rating (3,000W) of any 1kWh-class unit we cover.
- Frequently discounted to $650-880, undercutting EcoFlow and Anker at that price.
- Shortest warranty (1 year) and lowest cycle life (2,000) in its class — buy on sale only.
Renogy also sells solar panels and add-on batteries separately, and they’re bulky boxes to source one at a time — Amazon Prime ships solar panels, extra battery packs, and spare cables free in two days, and you can try it free for 30 days.
The bottom line
The Renogy Phoenix 1000 is a capable, high-surge power station that’s easy to recommend at its frequent $650-880 sale price and hard to recommend at its $1,099.99 list price. The 1-year warranty and 2,000-cycle battery rating are real trade-offs against every other 1kWh-class unit on this site — if you want similar sale-price value with far better long-term backing, the Bluetti AC180 is the safer buy. See our full portable power station rankings for how it compares against every class of unit we cover.