First time I've seen Jackery offered at Costco

I checked their products on the website.
Way over priced!

Thanks to all who have responded so far. I'm really getting quite an education from your inputs.

You can get more AHs for the same money with a Lithium battery…solar panels too.

Not a deal…

For the best price roll your own battery box / inverter charger. Panels can be had for under $1 per watt.

My thought is that the Jackery and their ilk are overpriced batter/inverter setups. It certainly will work for someone who wants an all-in-one solution that isn't as good as a DIY solution. The $1150 price is certainly closer to what one would pay for a DIY, but with no real information about the capacities of the Jackery, it's hard to say.

Personally if I wanted a battery backup, I'd source the batteries and inverter myself. Lithium batteries are certainly becoming less expensive.

It's a GREAT deal. The same straight from Jackery is $2699.00. We purchased the Explorer 1000 with two solar 100w panels from Jackery for $1600. It's a great product, we purchased it as a backup source of power for a CPAP. We've run a test at home using it to power a portable fridge - it ran it a little over a week (8 days) before needing recharged.

Note - I just got a Costco flyer that Nov 14 - Nov 18 on Costco.com only, the Jackery Explorer 290W and Explorer 880W Solar Generator Kit (with 4 solar panels) for $1149.00.

A sale is on now for the 1500 and 1 panel for $1999.99. So yes it is a better deal as the extra panel would sell for $300.

It is a bad deal imo.