How Portable Power Leader Jackery Is Helping Americans Gain Energy Independence

Although the tech brand Jackery is no stranger to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, this 2026 edition is particularly meaningful for the Shenzhen-headquartered company best known for making portable power solutions. That’s because this year marks the 10th anniversary of Jackery’s first-ever portable power station, and the company is looking at 2026 as a milestone year to reiterate the importance of its power station series, which the company dubs Essential Home Backup Solution, or EHB for short.

To that end, Jackery is launching at this year’s CES a solar-powered outdoor gazebo, a rugged portable power station, and an autonomous robot that moves around on its own to collect solar power that can be used later.

All of these products are not entirely new per se — Jackery has released existing versions in past years — but they’ve been upgraded significantly to store more power, pack more AI smarts, and handle more extreme weather conditions. The portable power station, named Explorer 1500 Ultra, for example, is rated IP65 for water and dust resistance (meaning it can withstand heavy rains and dust storms), packs a flame-retardant body, is shockproof enough to withstand magnitude 9 earthquakes, and perhaps most importantly, it offers enough juice to power Starlink, which many Americans living in rural parts of the country depend on for internet connectivity.

According to Steven Wang, the company’s VP of the Americas, Jackery’s decision to redesign its power stations to be more durable is due to demand from a North American market that makes up more than 70% of Jackery’s business.

“We have seen more extreme weather events in recent years, and the U.S. power grid is not too stable,” Wang says during a video call. “So during a power outage, it is crucial for a family to be able to at least charge their phones and power their refrigerators to keep food supplies fresh.”

In fact, Jackery’s power stations are the official power supply of the American Red Cross.

Wang says another reason power stations from the likes of Jackery have become popular in the U.S. is also due to increasing energy costs, something Wang does not see to dropping anytime soon.

This is where Jackery’s solar-powered products come in. The Jackery Solar Gazebo is basically a tent for use in a home’s backyard or patio, but with a 2,000 watt solar panel built-in which collects power for one of Jackery’s power stations.

“If you buy a gazebo from Home Depot for your backyard, it’s just a standard tent without power supplies, so if you want to put a fan there, you need to find a power source,” says Wang. “Our Solar Gazebo provides power from the solar panels, or it can be connected to our portable power stations.”

But of course, the sun doesn’t stay still, so a gazebo can’t always capture the solar energy it needs. This is where the autonomous robot, named Solar Mars Bot, comes in. This new version launching at CES has AI-powered vision that allows it to either follow its user around, or track sunlight — essentially moving to where it needs to be to collect as much power as possible.

All of these products really are a continuation of Jackery’s very first gig: making portable power banks for phones.

In fact, according to Wang, Jackery’s factory in Shenzhen was the first factory in the world (back in 2012) to manufacture the portable smartphone battery packs that most of us use today.

Today, Jackery is still making portable batteries, just for entire homes instead of smartphones.

Wang says he sees homes, especially in the U.S., to increase its need for independent batteries and power supplies.

“You know how iPhones was an aha-moment that fundamentally changed the mobile device scene,” asks Wang, rhetorically, “we think homes will have the same aha moment with IoT.

“Our phones are powered by batteries, our cars are powered by batteries, and our homes will too.”