Jackery SolarSaga 100W Bifacial Portable Solar Panel for Explorer 240/300/500/1000/1500 Power Stations, Foldable Solar Cell Solar Charger with USB Outputs for Phones, Rooftops, Outdoor Camping and RVs

I’m very impressed with this solar panel! The connectivity is seamless—it hooks up easily with my existing system and devices without any hassle. Despite its strong build, the weight is surprisingly light, which makes moving or installing it much easier than I expected. The power output is excellent, consistently delivering reliable energy even on partly cloudy days. In terms of functionality, it works exactly as advertised, with efficient charging and dependable performance. Finally, the price value is outstanding—considering the quality and long-term savings, it’s well worth the investment. Highly recommend this solar panel for anyone looking to upgrade to clean energy!

Okay, I will start out by saying I am a U.S Service-member with over twenty years of Honorable service. With that being said I’ve done multiple tours to almost every desert in the Middle East, tours in tropical environments, tours in some pretty secluded off grid undisclosed locations. I only put this out there because I’ve had the pleasure of being a Jackery customer for years and years and the Jackery 240 portable power station, , the Jackery Solar Saga 60w tri-fold panels, and the small Jackery portable chargers were compact and lightweight enough to fit into my pack with ease and leave me room for the other essentials. Imagine being in the middle of nowhere and have a weeks worth of power at your fingertips for recharges, lights, portable fans, small burner for coffee and cooking. Then being able to say it never failed you, always recharged quickly, and has been through the worlds harshest conditions and environments, yet functions like the day you pulled it out of the box. So this began my Jackery passion. Which led me to purchase the Jackery 500. Everything I’ve said above applies to the 500 ten fold folks. Being Military my pay isn’t great so I’ve had to accumulate these items over the course of years, however never have I had to justify spending the money to my wife, as long as I said the word Jackery. Because she’s used the items as well here at home guard. My son plays Football and daughter plays soccer in the Nevada desert just miles away from where the annual Burning Man event is held. Hot dry desert climate, no trees for shade, just direct unrelenting heat. This genius woman, the love of my life used our Jackery Portable power stations to run dual fans, and a small refrigerated trucker cooler during daytime practices in a pop up sunshade tent, all neatly placed in one of those little soccer mom wheeled totes, and a folding low loveseat chair. Talk about super mom, with lots of friends who also wanted to stay cool. Then when night fell and the kids weren’t finished with practice, my lovely wife handed over the Jackery 500 to the coaches who then plugged LED lights into it and lit up the field for the kids giving us an extra hour or two to practice without the heat. This convinced her to give me permission to buy the SolarSaga 100w panels. Money was tight but she gave me the go ahead and we’ve never looked back and haven’t got an ounce of regret or buyers remorse for a single product. But this review is neither for the the Jackery 240, the Jackery 500, the SolarSaga 100w or 60w panels. It’s not even for the Jackery portable chargers. This review is to let you know, the day the Jackery 1000w Portable Power Station became available we did not hesitate for a second to buy it. With the stories we heard from friends about California and Washington power outages, the Covid-19 Pandemic, and any one of the many RV trips we take into Gods country to get away from it all for a few weeks, we both agreed this was the best thing for our family. Why use heavy loud generators, carry fuel, deal with all that monotonous nonsense, when you could literally live off the Jackery Families products. I say Family because over the years I’ve had multiple email contacts and numerous phone calls with them, and every interaction was amazing. Courteous, professional, and the products are literally second to none. The Jackery 1000 is my newest addition and there’s nothing I can say about it that the 240 or 500 don’t already represent. Twice the power, twice the life, multiple solar panel options, can recharge through car, wall, or good ol sunshine. I could get technical and go down the path as some of these reviewers do, but you anyone can read the box. I can sum everything the box says by just telling you that these products, put out by this amazing company, can enhance anyone’s life, save somebodies life, and will probably last your the rest of yours. It’s a no brainer for us. I’ve purchased every product so far with a smile knowing its perfect and the people handing it to me care enough to treat you as if you were family. These panels are amazing and I’ve got cleaner and faster charge times with them than I have with our RVs eight 4ftx2ft panels

My brother-in-law and I are the people in the family who do in-depth research into everything we buy. Several years ago my brother-in-law recommended the Jackery 6000mAh Portable Travel Charger. Love it when he does the research for me! He said it was the best small electronics charger out there and he bought one for everyone in his family. I got one and could not have been any more pleased. Now all five members of my family each have one as well and use them all the time! Next... I bought the Jackery AC 23200mAh Portable Laptop Charger for our laptops and iPads. Much more powerful than the 6000mAh and has an AC plug as one of the output options. Love it for using my computer outside and am constantly having to get it back from my son who uses it to power his occasional day long gaming sessions on the iPad! Most importantly, the Jackery Customer Service has been incredible. They always respond quickly, and when one of our small chargers had a problem, they immediately sent us a new one, no questions asked! Having such a great experience with Jackery, I decided to get the Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 500 and it's been awesome! We live in an area where the power goes out for short periods on a regular basis, so I figured this could help us get through those times without having to deal with the mess and smell of a gas powered generator. In addition to emergencies, this is going to be a staple on our long drives, vacations, and car camping trips. All that brings me to the Jackery SolarSaga 100W Portable Solar Panel. I was intrigued by the simplicity and portability of solar panels that could keep all of my electronics charged completely off the grid! It actually arrived two days quicker than the estimated time when I ordered it. Unfortunately, it also arrived on a completely overcast, dark winter day, but I figured I’d try it out anyway. Day One: 11:50 am - Connected the SolarSaga 100 to my Jackery 500 which I had purposefully run down to 0% for the test. As I said, it was completely overcast. Using the supplied Anderson Solar Cable connector, the Jackery 500 input registered between 6-16 watts and charged to 4% in 4 hours. Not too exciting, but pretty much what you would expect (or maybe even better) on a day with absolutely no sun. The first photos are from that day. Next photos are from sunny days! Day Two: Perfectly clear full sun winter day when I connected the Solarsaga 100 to the Jackery 500 again. at 10:10 am. The input on the Jackery 500 registered between 60-70 watts and charged to 45% in 3 hours. The Jackery website says the Solarsaga 100 should fully charge the Jackery 500 in full sun in 14 hours, so 45% in 3 hours was much better than I expected! The temperature during those three hours was 48-54°F Later in the day I set it up facing the low western sun at 3:30 pm CST. The input registered at 25 watts until I lost the sun completely behind the neighbors house at 4:00. Day Three: Another clear sunny day. Plugged it into the Jackery 500 at 8:30 am with morning temperatures being a bit lower than the day before. The input ranged from 50-70 watts and charged the Jackery 500 from 45% to 81% in three hours. Once again, much better than expected! The SolarSaga 100 also includes one USB-C outlet and one USB-A outlet. At 1:30 pm, I plugged my iPhone 7 Plus and the Jackery 500 each directly into Solarsaga 100 With the sun behind a leaf-less pecan tree the input registered 26-28 watts (32-33 watt input if I disconnected the iPhone). My iPhone 7 Plus charged from from 40% to 91% in 1.5 hours. Even without the Jackery 500, the Solarsaga 100 seems like a great way to directly charge cell phones, cameras, iPads, laptops, or anything else that connects with USB-C or USB-A cables! The set-up and breakdown of the the SolarSaga 100 panels is extremely quick and simple. It opens like a book and has two stable legs that pop out to stand it up to face the sun. When you fold it together again it stays closed with the help of what seem to be a couple magnets in the corners. Since my house is surrounded by trees and other houses, I had to move it several times in order to keep it in the sun. Each time I moved it took about 15 seconds. While I was testing the solar panel, I had several work men (who also happened to be hunters) working on a project at my house. They were all super intrigued by the SolarSaga and the Jackery 500 for future off grid hunting trips and for taking with them on their worksites to keep their power tools charged. They said they usually park their trucks in places where there’s full sun and that they’d just lay the panel on the roof of the pick-up truck. Overall great purchase. I’d very much recommend the SolarSaga 100 for its efficiency, simple clean design, portability, and durability potential. As with my other Jackery products, it’s perfect for emergencies, travel, and any time you just might be away from a normal power source. Perfect back-up for your electronics as long as you have some sun!

Firstly, this solar panel works great. It charged the Jackery 1000 in the 70s wh with sunlight from 10am and in the 90s wh with sunlight from 2pm. I am pretty sure it will be able to charge the Jackery 500 in a good summer day and the Jackery 1000 probably in 2 days. What kind of people would benefit most from this solar panel? I would say people who have RVs or camper trailers. I can imagine have 2 or 3 or more of these things on the roof, linked together in parallel and charging a Jackery 1000 or several Jackery 1000 and being able to be close to living off the grid somewhere (aside from the gas/diesel it takes to drive there). Or even in a pinch, if you want to live off of a Jackery 1000 at home in your backyard for some reason. This thing is lighter than many of the other 100 w panels and can fold into something smaller than many of the other 100 w panels. So this thing can fold up and be packed away into an RV or trailer when it's time to go. All that being said, I returned this 100 w solar panel because it is still too big/bulky for me. I only have a car. While it can be placed into the trunk, it is not small enough to really pack into a car and pack other stuff like a tent etc. You could lie it flat in the trunk, but do you really want to risk putting weight on a $300 solar panel? In the end, Jackery is competing against Jackery. I also have the Jackery 60 w solar panel and that thing is supremely compact, lightweight and super easy to pack away. On a sale, you can get the Jackery 60 w panel for less than $150 (got mine for $125), and buying 2 of the 60 w panel can get you (theoretically 120 w) for equal or less cost AND be smaller to pack away into a car. So, if Jackery 100 w was competing against other competition, it is probably one of the best out there. Rockpals 100 w panel gives stiff competition in terms of weight and portability, but I do not have one so I have not tested how fast it can actually charge. But when compared to the Jackery 60 w panel and for my situation of only having a car, the 100 w is not the right one for me.

Bought the Jackery 300 and Solar Saga 100w panel in July 2022. Worked great, fast charging, simple setup and very portable. Fast forward to September 2024. Panel stops working. 300 doesn't register any incoming power. It does if connected with the wall charger, but not the panel. Contacted Jackery Customer Support. After confirming the issue through our initial conversation and my sending supporting video of the problem, they immediately agreed it was the panel. Since it was still within warranty, I was asked to return the defective panel. My only cost was the box, which I found locally for under $6. Shipping label was provided and a week later, (with updates and tracking number provided), the replacement panel arrived! Thank you Jackery for such a great experience. You don't easily find companies willing to go the extra mile these days. I am truly grateful and have already shared my story with friends.

This review is for Version 2 of the 100W SolarSaga Solar Panel. The new foldable design SolarSaga 100W Version 2 color is black and orange, has a hard case style like my Jackery 50Watt Solar Panel with magnetic locking when closed with a firm TPE rubber handle, weighs 8.74Lbs making it a lightweight and durable solar panel with built-in kickstands to allow different angles to point to sun, open dimensions are 48.89" x 21.81" x .19685", closed dimensions are 24.44" x 21.81" x 1.77", has one USB-A 5V/2.4A, one USB-C 5V/3A built into side of panel which are exposed and should include a cover for these USB ports. The rest of this review is a from a previous review. I have a lot of experience with Jackery products, their products are top notch. I use ALL quality made Jackery products and only Jackery ...period. I have 1 Jackery Explorer 500Wh, 2 Jackery Explorer 240Wh, 1 Jackery PowerBar 77Wh, Jackery 100W SolarSaga version 1 solar panel, the new Jackery 100W SolarSaga version 2 solar panel, 50W Jackery solar panel kit and Jackery Protective Carrying Bags which I highly recommend to protect your battery bank and investment. I go camping regardless of weather conditions about 120+ days a year. I have a 21' RV which I use sometimes and 30 tents of various sizes, shapes and designs which I modify each one for my needs. I camp all over the USA and keeping my devices charged up is of great importance. I remote into my clients so I depend on recharging my 2 laptops, hotspots and other gear. I used it while on a 3 week camping trip to HOT Arizona for a gathering. I recharged 4 Action cameras, 4 Mavic Pro batteries, iPhone6, six 18650 batteries for 12v Fan, and 10000mah portable battery pack. When the Explorer 500Wh Power Station was at 45% charge, I would set solar panels outside 7:30am and reposition them thru out the day and was at 100% by 5:30pm on sunny no cloud days. If you look at the picture of shade on the panel, it was still charging whereas most panels will not charge at all when shade is on even 10% of some panels. The 3 Jackery solar panels kits I have are well made. As my device charging requirements have increased, I love Jackery so much I purchased Jackery SolarSaga 100W Portable Monocrystalline Solar Panel version 1 and version 2 and glad I did. The Jackery SolarSaga 100W Portable Monocrystalline Solar Panel gives me power outdoors and offers a high conversion efficiency up to 23% which really good. It provides 100W peak power, 18V Max, 5.5Amps power current, 21.6V open circuit voltage, 6.1Amp short circuit current, 23% cell efficiency, operating temperature range is 14F/149F, 64 cells, rated lifecycle is 10+ years, version 1 2 built-in USB Type A ports, (version 2 has 1 USB-A 5V/2.4A, 1 USB-C 5V/3A), weight is 5.5Lbs (version 2 weighs 8.74Lbs) on my scale, closed dimensions are 21.6" x 22" x .2". I do not have much room in my 21' motorhome so storage is important. That being said, this solar panel kit is small, compact and lightweight. I matched this 100W kit with my Jackery Explorer 500 which has 518Wh Lithium battery and is packed with features like 110V/500W AC outlet, carport at 12V/10A, 3 Type-A USB 5V/2A (20watts max) ports and a backlit digital display showing input/output/battery status. Everyone should have some alternative in case of emergency or a power outage. This SolarSaga 100W solar panel is designed with a nice rubbery carry handles, two 50W panels in a portable, durable self-contained canvas type material enclosure with a 2 kick-stands to prop it up to face the sun at different angles as I move it around pointing it towards the sun thru-out my day. It comes with a 8mm cable which measures 20.5" from tip to tip on one side is an Anderson connector and other side is a male 8mm connector to plug into female port on the panel. When opened and setup on the 2 included attached kickstands are 2-50W panels-one on each side, one 3 meter/9 foot extension cord with Anderson connectors on each end. Simply attach cable to the 20.5" cable to the panel and 8 Millimeter female port on the other end. On the panel there is an LED light which will illuminate when charging. There is a tag inside the case with the specifications on it and a water-resistant zipper across the pouch to store the cables when not in use. It has a 2 year warranty and the best technical support and customer service in the industry. I made my own extension cable to extend the distance to 35 feet and works perfectly. To clean it use a soft bristle brush to remove dust, then use a damp cloth to remove any remaining dust/dirt/guano/bird droppings. This 100W panel kit is not rated as being waterproof, it drizzled/sprinkled on mine a couple times and continues to work perfectly. In case of high wind, I use the built-in grommets and tie it off to the side of my RV. Yes the solar panels are a little pricey, but they are well worth it. They are very convenient, well made, foldable which take up a smaller foot print when not in use, tough and rugged, and do the job as described. Being able to charge multiple devices at the same time such the my iPhone, 2 hotspots, 2 laptops, iPad4 tablet, 4 Mavic Pro batteries and 4 action cameras, etc. Using SolarSaga 100W panel kit, In my experience you rarely get 8-10 hours of perfect sun each day, that's why it will vary in charging times, however, in summer good full sun 6-8 hours charging my Explorer 240 and 10-12 hours charging my Explorer 500. You can charge a variety of batteries using this 100W solar panel kit and you can make or order Anderson Connector to MC4 connector adapters. I am able to charge anywhere with good sun WITHOUT having to carry 5 gallon gasoline and my heavy loud smelly 2200watt inverter generator making my setup eco-Friendly, compact, lightweight and very manageable. As a pair, the Jackery 100W SolarSaga panel kit and Jackery Explorer 500W Lithium Portable Power Station it truly is a portable plug and play power station I give it 2 thumbs up!

A post PGE California power outage customer here. I got both this and the lighter-weight 60W, so this review is a comparison. I would have just bought the 60W first, but it was out of stock, so I bought this one; then the 60W became available again a day later. Thanks to Prime free shipping, I figured I would compare them and keep the one I thought better suited my needs. [NOTE: maybe because the 100 W is so big and heavy, I could only get totally free return shipping by taking the panel to the nearest Kohl's store. To bring it to UPS for returning, the shipping would have cost $12. That surprised me--I've never run into it before.] The 100 W is sturdy, solid, has the capacity to charge off 2 built in USB ports directly. A very well designed panel, I liked it a lot. It is pretty big, and would take some wind without being bothered. It weighs 9 lbs. The 60W is much flimsier. It weighs only 3 lbs. It would blow around in a lighter wind. It has no way to charge anything off it directly, only the hookup to the Jackery battery power station (I got the 240. Love it.). The 60W is also $120 cheaper than the 100W. You can see why, when you sit them side by side. There's just less to it. But it does its job perfectly. Both have a zippered pouch for storing the connection cable right with the panel. Both have kickstands that help the panel stand up at an angle. The 100 W is more secure with its two kickstands than the 60W is with its three parts and only one kickstand; but you can put the battery behind it to help hold it up, which also keeps battery out of direct sun. The 100 W holds itself closed with magnets. If you want to carry it with one hand, you'd need to buy the separate case. The 60 W has snaps and becomes a sweet little portfolio type thing with a handle. You can carry both it and the battery station easily with one hand. So it all depends what you want. I set them up side by side and used the battery station as a meter. Under the same conditions (sunny day in November), the 100 W was putting out 63 Watts, the 60 W was putting out 50. (Other reviews say the battery charges at 43 W, so each would work equally well if that's true.) One other time I tested it, the 60W panel was putting out 52 watts. Good job, in weaker autumn sun! I'm keeping the smaller and less expensive 60W one. I like its lightness and smaller bulk, and I don't think I'll have many occasions when I would want to charge something and not have the battery with me. (But like many others, I wish that Jackery offered an adapter for the plug that would let you charge from the 60W panel directly. ) Customer service says the 100W will charge the battery quicker. On an inefficient/less sunny day, I'm sure it would make a difference. You could also charge the battery and your phone or whatever separately and at the same time. It's a terrific solar panel. I give it 5 stars because it's just personal preference that I want something less big and heavy. I give the 60W one 5 stars too. And am very happy to be better prepared for the next outage. Unless it happens in a winter storm, in which case any solar panel would be useless--but I'd still have the charged up battery to get me through at least a couple days of being able to stay quite functional.

Due to the pandemic, I decided to upgrade my emergency kits. I came across the Jackery products here on Amazon and read hundreds of great reviews, and now I am hooked. I started out with the Jackery 240. I liked it so much that I immediately ordered the 500. Then they came out with the 1000, so I got that one, too. I also got two of the Jackery 60w solar panels, as well as two of the 100w solar panels. All of the products are amazing. They are easy to use, quiet, very portable, and they look great. All of the power stations come with a wall charger and a car charger, as well as a pouch for the chargers. I really like how Jackery includes the pouch so chargers aren't all over the place. The solar panels have a zippered pouch attached on the outside, which is also great. The cables that connect the solar panel to the power station are long, so you can keep the power station out of the sun while you recharge it. You can also charge your small devices directly from the solar panels (when they are in the sun) via a USB port. The 60w solar panels cannot be connected to each other (as far as I can tell), but you can connect two of the 100w solar panels together. The connector is included with the Jackery 1000 power station, not the solar panels, fyi. One thing to note about the Jackery 1000 (besides having more power) is the DC 12v output (i.e., cigarette lighter hole) is now covered with a rubber flap. There were many reviews that complained about that being exposed, and it seems that Jackery listened. Jackery makes carrying/storage cases for the power stations, too. I have one for the Jackery 240, and it is a very nice case. I will probably get one for the 500 and 1000 in the near future. I haven't used these products extensively yet, but I look forward to years of use whether camping, traveling, power outages, etc. A huge thumbs up -- I definitely recommend.