How Much Does It Cost to Charge a Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus?
Calculate the grid electricity cost to recharge the 2,042.8Wh Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus using EIA state rates and charging losses.
The Explorer 2000 Plus has 2,042.8Wh nominal capacity, almost exactly 2kWh. A full charge from the wall needs slightly more than that after charger and battery losses.
What matters
- Jackery lists 2,042.8Wh nominal capacity.
- At 90% efficiency, a full refill uses about 2.27kWh from the grid.
- The result changes linearly with electricity price and state-of-charge window.
- Frequent users should model monthly equivalent full charges.
How to size it
- Convert 2,042.8Wh to 2.0428kWh.
- Divide by charging efficiency for a full refill.
- Multiply by your electricity rate.
- For partial charging, multiply by the percentage points restored before efficiency adjustment.
At 18.16¢/kWh and 90% efficiency, a full nominal refill costs about $0.41. The same method is about $0.28 using North Dakota’s EIA state average and about $1.04 in Hawaii.
Common buying mistakes
- Rounding battery capacity to wall energy without losses.
- Ignoring time-of-use pricing.
- Assuming electricity cost is a major fraction of ownership cost.
A full Explorer 2000 Plus grid recharge usually costs well under one dollar in most states; the more material ownership variables are purchase price, cycle life, warranty and how often the battery is used.
Use your actual tariff when possible
State averages are useful for comparison, but the best charging-cost estimate comes from your own cents-per-kWh rate, the percentage of battery being restored and a realistic charging-efficiency assumption.
Next step
Calculate your charging cost → or Compare recharge cost by state →.