Bluetti launches FridgePower, pricing now available for the home appliance style 2 kWh battery

Bluetti has launched its long-awaited FridgePower energy storage solution on Kickstarter, and finally pricing is now available.

The FridgePower will launch at $759 as the starting price, with the purpose-built storage option aiming at keeping household refrigerators cool during outages as a plug-and-play setup.

ESS News previously reviewed the FridgePower, putting the device through its paces and finding a well-performing piece of hardware that fit easily into a kitchen, but the final pricing was noted as being important for deciding overall value.

Still, the advantages are clear: it’s portable so that it can be embraced by those that rent or lease houses or apartments, and it can move with you, but it’s also designed to be tucked away and fit the kitchen appliance aesthetic.

Specifications haven’t changed: The standalone unit remains a slim and long design that aims to be tucked away. It still packs a 1.8 kW AC output with 2 kWh capacity, with surge power up to 3.6 kW for those heavy-duty refrigerator compressors and pumps. Plus, 10ms switchover for uninterrupted power for sensitive tech and smart home connectivity.

Official pricing

Bluetti has locked in the $759 starting price for the launch on Kickstarter though like many crowdfunding projects, has a tiered system in the usual crowdfunding way where earliest supporters get bigger discounts.

• Super Early Bird is $759 for the standalone unit, while Early Bird is $819.
• BlueCell 200: The deal is also includes the expandable storage aspects. BlueCell 200 is the expandable modular battery to keep your fridge running longer. One FridgePower and one BlueCell 200, starts at $1,398.
• A BlueCell 200 is $699 standalone.
• A “max” deal for FridgePower and three BlueCell 200 units is $2,699 at the Super Early Bird pricing.

Price include tax in the US, and the sale will be in USD. Bluetti noted shipping will also depend on where you live if you’re outside the USA. Shipping is an extra $49 in Canada, for example, but it’ll depend on what you order.

In terms of timing for when FridgePower will arrive, Bluetti told ESS News the system is production-ready with estimated shipping start early June for first backers. Retail channel availability is “late June.”