How Long Will the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus Run a Slow Cooker?

Updated 2026-10-17 · Yes

About 14 hours. The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus stores 2042Wh, and a slow cooker averages about 120W because it cycles on roughly 60% of the time. At 8 hours of use a day, one charge lasts about 1.8 days.

The numbers

Battery capacity2042Wh (LFP)
Usable energy1736Wh (85% via AC outlets)
Continuous AC output3000W
Surge rating6000W
Slow cooker running watts200W
Startup watts200W
Average draw120W
Estimated runtime14 hours
Energy per day of typical use960Wh

2042Wh × 0.85 = 1736Wh usable ÷ 120W average = 14.5 hours

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

Adjust the numbers

Check the label on your slow cooker and enter its real wattage.

Recharging with solar

The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus accepts up to 1400W of solar input. In real conditions that harvests about 5.3 kWh on a sunny day (5 peak-sun hours), or about 750Wh with one 200W panel.

Solar can keep up. A slow cooker uses about 960Wh a day at 8 hours of use, so with enough panels and good sun the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus can run it indefinitely.

Tips

  • On low, a slow cooker cycles to hold temperature, averaging around 120W.
  • You’ll still have about 2800W of AC capacity left for other devices at the same time, though they’ll share the same battery.
  • The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus 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 slow cooker

Power stationCapacityOutputRuntimeVerdict
Bluetti AC1801152Wh1800W8.2 hoursYes
Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus1264Wh2000W9 hoursYes
Goal Zero Yeti 1500X1516Wh2000W11 hoursYes
EcoFlow Delta 2 Max2048Wh2400W15 hoursYes
Anker SOLIX F20002048Wh2400W15 hoursYes
Bluetti AC200L2048Wh2400W15 hoursYes
Bluetti AC200MAX2048Wh2200W15 hoursYes
EcoFlow Delta Pro3600Wh3600W26 hoursYes

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FAQ

Will the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus run a slow cooker overnight?

Yes. Eight hours uses about 960Wh, roughly 55% of the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus’s usable capacity.

How long does the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus take to recharge with solar?

With its maximum 1400W of solar input it refills in about 1.9 hours of strong sun. With a single 200W panel, expect about 2.7 sunny days (14 hours of full sun).

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