Morgan Rogue   04.04.22

When people think about alternative energy, one of the biggest reasons they want anything at all is so they can power their freezer. A freezer tends to hold a lot of our food, especially if you’re a prepper like me and I stuff that baby full. When we lived off grid, we were able to effectively keep our freezer and fridge powered with our solar system. 

Solar generators, though, tend to come in lesser wattage allowances, usually ranging from 300-1000 watts. This is to keep them compact and cost-effective. 

This power station by OKMO is one of the exceptions, coming in at 2000 usable watts. I was actually shocked at the capacity and so was my husband. When I told him, he said “It looks too small for 2000 watts.” He’s right, it does look too small, but at the same time, it’s much beefier than any generator I own. 

Coming in at 46lbs, it’s not light. I have a little bit of a tough time moving it, but good thing it has two strong handles to hang onto it. I don’t mind the weight if it’s going to offer me unbeatable energy to consume. Even though it’s a bit heavy, we have to keep in mind that inside that box is the lithium battery, charge controller and inverter which is all needed to make this a functioning solar generator. So I don’t mind the size or weight at all. 

It can be powered by plugging it into a wall socket, car port and using the 100w solar panels that they also sell as a package or separately. It has a 204 watt max charge input which is pretty great.

You can charge multiple things at once, just as long as it’s 2000 watts or less. 

Speaking of, though this is a huge capacity, still keep in mind that even if a freezer runs 300 watts, you can only run that freezer for a total of 6 ½ hours before the generator needs to be charged again. If it is your plan to keep your freezer going, you can run it 4 hours on, 4 hours off, 4 on, 4 off, etc. Most freezers, especially when completely full and you’re not opening it much or at all, will stay good for 24 hours or more without being plugged in. 

Also keep in mind a startup power draw. Let’s say the freezer runs 300 watts when it’s just humming along, but when it needs to kick on the cooler once an hour, it will draw more power during that cooling period. 

Look at the wattage of whatever you want to power, add it up for however long you want to keep it powered and you’ll figure out when and for how long you’ll be able to keep it charged. 

Lastly, sometimes you’ll only need to use things for a few minutes, like a coffee maker or toaster, it’ll only be running until coffee has been brewed or toast has been made so it will bring the generator down a little bit, but not even close to all the way. 

A huge bonus about OKMO is its solar panels. You can plug USB devices directly into the solar panels which is a pretty awesome perk! If you want to just set out the solar panels and charge your phone, you can. An excellent feature. The solar panels also fold up nicely and have handles to easily carry them. 

The only downside about this system is the fact that it doesn’t display the input or output wattages. Whether it was my home system or the other solar generators I own, they all display the wattages and in some cases, also display the approx. amount of time left until the battery is drained.

This one only shows the battery life, as seen in the picture above, it doesn’t show any other info, which I find to be frustrating.  I want to know how much energy is being delivered to the generator when it’s being charged. I also want to know how many watts a particular item is using. 

To work around this, you can buy a Wattmeter which can be plugged into the generator and will give you that information. However, I would expect to see it on the generator itself. When I spoke to the company about this, they told me it would be available for newer versions, so I suppose this may not be an issue for too much longer. 

If you’re looking for a generator with some serious power, OKMO 2000 watt power station is the one to get. It comes in at $1,845 for the power station and 2, 100-watt solar panels or $1,399 for the power station itself.

You’ll be able to power almost anything your heart desires for traveling, emergencies, and beyond. Highly recommend this unit!

Morgan writes for OutdoorHub while also being the founder of Rogue Preparedness where she helps people get prepared for emergencies and disasters, as well as thrive any circumstances.

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