2,000 Watt Generators
The camping and tailgating bracket. A 2,000W inverter runs a few lights, a phone charger, a small fridge, or a CPAP overnight — not a well pump, and not a central air conditioner. Almost everything here is an inverter, because at this size quiet matters more than raw output.
- Units
- 19
- Output range
- 1.6–2.2kW
- Median noise
- 58.5dB
- CO shutoff
- 12/19
| Unit | Output | Run | Start | Fuel | Noise dB | Run h | CO | MSRP | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generac GP2500i | 2,200 | 2,500 | GAS | —— | 4.5 | fitted | $719 | Price | |
| Westinghouse iGen2800 | 2,200 | 2,800 | GAS | 52 | —— | not fitted | $529 | Price | |
| A-iPower SUA2600i | 2,000 | 2,600 | GAS | 62 | 5.5 | fitted | $549.99 | Price | |
| Champion 201122 | 1,850 | 2,500 | GAS·LP | 53 | 11.5 | fitted | —— | Price | |
| A-iPower SUA2301i | 1,800 | 2,300 | GAS | 62 | 5.5 | fitted | $579 | Price | |
| A-iPower GXS2300i | 1,800 | 2,300 | GAS | 62 | 5.5 | fitted | $549.99 | Price | |
| A-iPower SC2300i | 1,800 | 2,300 | GAS | 62 | 6 | —— | $799.99 | Price | |
| Briggs & Stratton P2400 PowerSmart Series | 1,800 | 2,400 | GAS | —— | 8 | fitted | —— | Price | |
| Briggs & Stratton P2500 PowerSmart Series | 1,800 | 2,500 | GAS | —— | 8 | fitted | —— | Price | |
| DuroMax XP2300iH | 1,800 | 2,300 | GAS·LP | 52 | 7 | fitted | $649 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG2200BiS | 1,800 | 2,200 | GAS·LP | 59 | 8 | not fitted | $529 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG2300iSCO | 1,800 | 2,300 | GAS | 59 | 6 | fitted | $529 | Price | |
| Westinghouse iGen2200 | 1,800 | 2,200 | GAS | 52 | —— | not fitted | —— | Price | |
| Westinghouse iGen2200c | 1,800 | 2,200 | GAS | 52 | —— | fitted | $579 | Price | |
| Champion 201230 | 1,700 | 2,000 | GAS·LP | 53 | 11.5 | fitted | —— | Price | |
| A-iPower SUA2000i | 1,600 | 2,000 | GAS | 62 | 10 | —— | $449.99 | Price | |
| Champion 100705 | 1,600 | 2,000 | GAS | 53 | 11 | not fitted | —— | Price | |
| Generac iQ2000 | 1,600 | 2,000 | GAS | 62 | 7.7 | not fitted | $799 | Price | |
| Predator 2000 Watt Super Quiet Inverter | 1,600 | 2,000 | GAS | 58 | 12 | fitted | —— | Price |
Published list prices run $449.99 to $799.99. Street pricing is normally below list; follow a unit through to the retailer for what it actually costs today.
Not sure which of these is big enough?
List what you need running at once and the tool works out your real peak — total running load plus the single largest startup surge, which is a much smaller number than adding every surge together.