Ryobi 18V ONE+ 1800-Watt Power Station: Quiet Battery Power for Home and Job Site

Introduction

Ryobi has expanded its 18V ONE+ lineup with the 1800-Watt Power Station, the brand’s largest ONE+ power solution to date. It puts out 3,000 starting watts and 1,800 running watts, all drawn from ONE+ batteries rather than gasoline. That makes it a quiet, zero-emission alternative to a portable gas generator for power outages, camping, tailgating, and job site use.

Because it runs on batteries, it produces no fumes and almost no noise, so it can be used indoors to power a refrigerator, television, fans, or a Wi-Fi router. It also outputs clean pure sine wave power, which makes it safe for sensitive electronics like projectors, cameras, audio-visual gear, phones, tablets, computers, and gaming consoles.

Who This Power Station Is For

This unit is aimed at a few clear groups: homeowners who want backup power without dealing with gasoline, campers and tailgaters who want silent power, and Ryobi ONE+ tool owners who already have compatible batteries on the shelf. It can handle everyday household loads such as coffee makers, blenders, microwaves, irons, refrigerators, chest freezers, fans, vacuums, hair dryers, and even power tools like circular saws, chop saws, and shop vacs.

It is also a genuinely practical emergency setup. During an outage, Ryobi says it can run a refrigerator, a television, a Wi-Fi router, and keep a phone charged at the same time, all without stepping outside into bad weather to refuel anything.

Main Strengths

The standout feature is the outlet count: nine total outputs, including three 120V AC 15A outlets, two USB-A ports at up to 12W, two fast-charging USB-A ports at up to 18W, and two USB-C ports at up to 45W. That is enough to run several appliances and charge multiple devices simultaneously.

The onboard LCD screen shows battery level and load level, so you are not just plugging things in and hoping they run. It can also be controlled remotely: the GenControl app lets you monitor battery levels and power consumption, shut the unit down, or reset it from your phone. If you need more capacity, a separately sold parallel kit lets you connect two power stations together, and the system can monitor up to two units at once.

There is also a helpful swap-and-go design. With eight battery slots total, if the inverter is running low, you can replace a depleted battery with any 18V ONE+ battery without losing power to your connected devices.

Runtime and Battery Flexibility

The kit version ships with four 6Ah high-performance lithium batteries, and Ryobi claims up to 10 hours of runtime for a television with the included batteries. Because the unit holds up to eight ONE+ batteries, runtime can be extended with the larger battery packs many tool owners already own.

A nice bonus is that the included charging adapter turns the unit into a charger for the bundled batteries as well as any other 18V ONE+ batteries you own, so it doubles as a charging hub for your whole Ryobi battery collection.

Things to Consider Before Buying

Two things are worth weighing. First, charging is handled through a USB-C style adapter rather than a full AC charging cord, so recharging the large battery packs may be a slow, overnight affair compared with some competitor units that accept a dedicated wall charger input. Second, the competition is close: Milwaukee’s comparable carry-on style power station costs less and offers 3,600 starting watts, though with the same 1,800 running watts.

Pricing sits at $999 MSRP for the kit with four 6Ah high-performance batteries, and $699 for the tool-only version. It is sold exclusively at HomeDepot.com, and it carries a three-year manufacturer’s warranty. If you already own a stack of ONE+ batteries, the tool-only option is the smarter entry point.

Buying Advice

If you are already invested in the Ryobi ONE+ ecosystem, this is one of the more compelling ways to put those batteries to work during an outage or a weekend away. Buy the kit if you are starting from zero and need batteries anyway; buy tool-only if your battery collection is already deep enough to keep all eight slots fed.

Conclusion

The Ryobi 18V ONE+ 1800-Watt Power Station is a well-thought-out battery generator: quiet enough for indoor use, flexible enough for job sites and tailgates, and backed by the huge ONE+ battery ecosystem. Its main trade-offs are slow charging and stiff competition on starting watts, but for existing Ryobi owners it is an easy recommendation.