The lifepo4 power stations have 10 year batteries and support 3500+ full discharge/charge cycles. It means after 10 years the battery will have a minimum of 85% its original capacity
In our applications we rarely would be running it to fill discharge
Gas generators do have more power for cheaper price, but they are loud, make toxic gas, need to be manually started, and need a fuel source stored and stockpiled. Also, they are inconvenient especially in the small outages that are only a few hours.
With the LiFePO4 stations, you get automatic protection even when you are asleep, out of town, etc
Once power goes out, they switch to battery in .1 seconds, and when power comes back, even for short intermittent periods, they recharge automatically.
3 hours of power restored could fully recharge the 5kw station I posted
Plus you could add on portable panels and recharge for free during the day, pushing their runtime indefinitely.
Both systems have pros and cons and neither is a bad choice. It comes down to what things you need most. Whole home, plumbed into a natural gas line is ideal, or solar roof panels is ideal, but that’s a 10-25k investment
