portable power station · checked 2026-09-03
Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2
A 2 kWh portable power box with 2,400W output, extendable to 4 kWh, and a cheap-tariff charging mode. The closest a portable box gets to battery economics, but it still cannot feed your home wiring.
UK rules check
Rules checked. Portable box with its own sockets only: no home-wiring feed, so no grid approval applies.
Checked 2026-09-03
Price snapshot
£898.99
£898.99 on Amazon UK.
Source: Amazon UK Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 listing · checked 2026-09-03
Charges from a wall socket (2,300W max), solar panels (800W max), a 12V car socket, a generator, or an 800W alternator charger while driving a campervan. Phone-app control over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Extra size via the BP2000 add-on battery.
Who it suits
- Campervans and van life: campervan socket plus charging from the engine while driving
- Home backup for fridge, heating pump and router during power cuts
- Cheap-tariff charging overnight: the closest a portable box gets to battery economics
Who should skip it
- Cutting bills through your home wiring: it has no grid feed
- Backing up more than the essentials
- A fixed outdoor install: built for indoors and trips away
- Very low standby drain (Anker claim)
- Size can double to 4 kWh with the add-on
- Quiet in normal use
- Six ways to recharge, including from a car engine
- No home-battery functions: no feed into house wiring
- The add-on battery costs extra
- Not weatherproof for a permanent outdoor spot
Common questions
How close is the C2000 Gen 2 to a plug-in home battery?
Closer than most portables: its cheap-tariff mode can charge overnight and run things by day, which saves money in a similar way. But it cannot feed power into your home wiring, so it can't do the automatic whole-home job of a real plug-in battery.