Goal Zero Yeti 700 Portable Power Station
SVT Score, Lower
677 Wh LiFePO4 station at 20.3 lb in an IPX4 case with a 600 W inverter; OutdoorGearLab drew 83 percent of rated capacity on AC.
$700
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Usability
4.7 out of 10It stores 677 Wh, below the typical size for a compact station, so it scores 3 on capacity; OutdoorGearLab drew 560 Wh of it on AC, 83 percent of rated.
Better on capacityBLUETTI Pioneer NaStores 900 Wh. $700Scores 5.0Its inverter is rated 600 W continuous with a 1,000 W surge, so it scores 3 on power output.
Better on power outputBLUETTI Pioneer NaInverter is rated 1,500 W continuous. $700Scores 7.0Goal Zero states a full wall charge in 1.7 hours once High input mode is switched on and solar input tops out at 200 W, so it scores 4 on recharging.
Better on rechargingBLUETTI Pioneer NaA full wall charge took about 63 minutes in testing. $700Scores 7.0Goal Zero rates the cells for 4,000 cycles to 80 percent capacity, so it scores 8 on battery life.
It passes power through while charging, but Goal Zero publishes no switchover time and sells no expansion battery or transfer switch for it, so it scores 3 on backup readiness.
Better on backup readinessBLUETTI Pioneer NaSwitches to battery within 20 ms. $700Scores 5.0TÜV Rheinland lists it to UL 2743 by model, so it scores 6 on verification.
Goal Zero's policy gives it 5 years, so it scores 8 on warranty and support.
Its warranty runs 5 years on its LiFePO4 Yetis, the Yeti PRO 4000 included, and 2 years on NMC models, with 30-day returns on goalzero.com orders.
$699.95 at goalzero.com.
Shrugs off rain, stalls at 600 W
The Yeti 700 is Goal Zero's 677 Wh LiFePO4 station, a 20.3 lb box rated IPX4 with flaps over its ports.
It suits a buyer who needs a weather-resistant box for phones, laptops, lights and a CPAP and will not run a kettle or a microwave from it.
Strengths
- IPX4 water-resistance rating with flaps over the ports
- 4,000 cycles to 80 percent
- 100 W USB-C output
- Discharges down to -4 F
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth app control
Drawbacks
- 600 W continuous output and 1,000 W surge
- Solar input capped at 200 W
- Ships in a 3-hour low input modefast charging must be switched on
- Only two AC outlets
- No expansion battery and no published UPS switchover
- 12 V car charging cable sold separately
Specs
- Capacity450-699 Wh
- AC OutputUnder 1,000 W
- Output Voltage120 V only
- Battery ChemistryLiFePO4
- Rated Cycles4,000-5,999 cycles
- Safety ListingUL 2743 listed
- Solar InputUnder 300 W
- Backup SwitchoverPass-through, time not published
- Warranty5 Years
- Expandable ToNot expandable
- Weight20.3 lb
At a glance
- 30 W USB-C port
- 12 V car outlet
- Two 18 W USB-A ports
Goal Zero LLC, founded in Utah by Robert Workman in 2009, was sold by NRG Energy to BioLite in April 2025.
It sells direct from goalzero.com, through its own Goal Zero LLC store on Amazon US, and at REI stores and rei.com.
The Goal Zero Yeti 700 is a 677 Wh LiFePO4 station rated 600 W continuous and 1,000 W surge from two AC outlets, with a 100 W USB-C PD port, a 30 W USB-C port, two 18 W USB-A ports, a 12 V car outlet and a 12 V 6 mm port. It ships in a low AC input mode that refills it in 3 hours; switched to High mode it refills in 1.7 hours, and it takes up to 200 W of solar at 12.3 to 28 V through its 8 mm input. Goal Zero rates the cells for 4,000 cycles to 80 percent capacity, and it charges while powering loads but takes no expansion battery. It carries an IPX4 water-resistance rating, discharges from -4 to 140 F, weighs 20.3 lb on Goal Zero's spec sheet and measures 11.32 x 7.84 x 8.55 in.
