What you can actually run
Every appliance here is given as a range, because that is what the evidence supports. The right-hand number is the one to size on.
Pick an appliance
Small devices: Wi-Fi, phones, lights, laptop, TV, coffee maker
6 everyday plug-in loads on one page, with hours on a 1 kWh station for each.
CPAP
30–100W running · 100W peak start · 100–100% duty
Plugs into an outlet
Refrigerator/freezer
100–700W running · 2,900W peak start · 20–50% duty
Usually plugs in
Gas-furnace blower
400–1,200W running · 3,500W peak start · 30–70% duty
Wired into the building
Sump pump
700–1,500W running · 4,500W peak start · 5–35% duty
Wired into the building
Well pump
700–2,000W running · 6,000W peak start · 2–15% duty
Wired into the building
Window air conditioner
500–3,250W running · 7,200W peak start · 40–80% duty
Usually plugs in
Microwave
800–1,800W running · 1,800W peak start · 2–8% duty
Usually plugs in
Garage door opener
300–800W running · 1,800W peak start · 0–1% duty
Wired into the building