How Long Will the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 Run a Chest Freezer?

Updated 2026-10-17 · Yes

About 25 hours. The Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 stores 1024Wh, and a chest freezer averages about 35W because it cycles on roughly 35% of the time. That’s about 1 day of round-the-clock use.

The numbers

Battery capacity1024Wh (LFP)
Usable energy870Wh (85% via AC outlets)
Continuous AC output2000W
Surge rating3000W
Chest freezer running watts100W
Startup watts700W
Average draw35W
Estimated runtime25 hours
Energy per day of typical use840Wh

1024Wh × 0.85 = 870Wh usable ÷ 35W average = 24.9 hours

Station specs: source, checked 2026-10-17. See how we calculate runtime.

Adjust the numbers

Check the label on your chest freezer and enter its real wattage.

Recharging with solar

The Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 accepts up to 600W of solar input. In real conditions that harvests about 2.3 kWh on a sunny day (5 peak-sun hours), or about 750Wh with one 200W panel.

Solar can keep up. A chest freezer uses about 840Wh a day at 24 hours of use, so with enough panels and good sun the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 can run it indefinitely.

Tips

  • Chest freezers are well insulated, so their compressor runs less than an upright fridge's. Keep the lid closed during an outage.
  • You’ll still have about 1900W of AC capacity left for other devices at the same time, though they’ll share the same battery.
  • The Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 uses LiFePO4 (LFP) cells, rated for thousands of cycles, so running it down daily won’t wear it out quickly.

Other power stations running a chest freezer

Power stationCapacityOutputRuntimeVerdict
Jackery Explorer 10001002Wh1000W24 hoursYes
EcoFlow Delta 21024Wh1800W25 hoursYes
DJI Power 10001024Wh2200W25 hoursYes
EcoFlow Delta 3 Plus1024Wh1800W25 hoursYes
Anker SOLIX C10001056Wh1800W26 hoursYes
Jackery Explorer 1000 v21070Wh1500W26 hoursYes
Bluetti AC1801152Wh1800W28 hoursYes
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus1264Wh2000W31 hoursYes

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FAQ

Will the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 run a chest freezer overnight?

Yes. Eight hours uses about 280Wh, roughly 32% of the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2’s usable capacity.

How long does the Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 take to recharge with solar?

With its maximum 600W of solar input it refills in about 2.3 hours of strong sun. With a single 200W panel, expect about 6.8 hours of full sun.

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