Due to increasing blackouts and natural disasters, investing in a home power plant has become extremely important. Today's portable power plants are useful during emergencies, camping or long distance travel. You can also get portable power plants with solar panels for living off the grid and for outings. In this article, we've compiled a list of the best power plants of 2023, including portable, full-size models and those suitable for medical devices such as CPAP machines. With that said, let's go ahead and find an ideal portable power station for you.

Power plants, or should I say, portable power plants are battery powered inverter generators that convert direct current to alternating current. It provides power to multiple devices via various ports and outlets. In fact, you can run your refrigerator and charge your smartphone, both at the same time using the power station.

Unlike gas-powered generators, portable power plants operate off-grid without any harmful emissions or noise. And with advances in fast charging, you can charge the power station quickly if you have frequent power outages in your area. Not to mention, power plants become compact and lightweight, so you can carry them camping or during a short trip to remote areas.

Battery capacity: More than anything else, you should check the battery capacity of a power plant, which should at least be more than 200 to 300Wh. When I say 300Wh it means it can power a 300W device for one hour. For example, a smartphone consumes around 2W to 6W, so a power station can recharge your phone almost 30 to 50 times based on your usage. So more capacity, the better it is.