Ablerex UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
Ablerex AP21500BCALA
1,500 VA / 1,380 W other UPS.
Capacity
1,500 VA
1,380 W real power
Topology
Other
Efficiency
90.4%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
11 min
3 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 1,500 VA and 1,380 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 1,104 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 90.4% compares with a median of 98.7% across 153 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 37.5 W, about $43 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Ablerex
- Model
- AP21500BCALA
- Apparent power rating
- 1,500 VA
- Real power rating
- 1,380 W
- Power factor
- 0.92
- Topology
- Other
- Intended use
- Commercial
- Battery
- Other
- Runtime at 50% load
- 11 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 3 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 90.4%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 86.8% / 90.1% / 90.7% / 90.4%
- Input power at no load
- 37.5 W
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 100-125 V
- Rated output voltage
- 100-125 V
- Connections
- Serial Port,USB Port
- Size (H x W x D)
- 88 x 440 x 454 mm
- Maker take-back program
- Yes
- On the market since
- Jan 2026
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 26 Feb 2026
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 4572784, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the AP21500BCALA
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyberPower PR1500RTXL2U | 1,500 VA / 1,500 W | Line Interactive | 98.5% | 19 min |
| CyberPower CP1500AVRTa | 1,500 VA / 900 W | Line Interactive | 98.8% | 12 min |
| APC BX1500M | 1,500 VA / 900 W | Line Interactive | 98.9% | 11 min |
| Delta RT-1.5K | 1,500 VA / 1,350 W | Double Conversion | 91.2% | 12 min |
| CyberPower OL1500RT JP | 1,500 VA / 1,350 W | Double Conversion | 90.9% | 11 min |
| CyberPower OL1500RTN JP | 1,500 VA / 1,350 W | Double Conversion | 90.9% | 11 min |
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| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP21000BCALA | 1,000 VA / 1,000 W | Other | 90.5% | 11 min |
| AP21000BTALA | 1,000 VA / 1,000 W | Other | 90.6% | 11 min |
| AP21000DCALB | 1,000 VA / 1,000 W | Other | 90.7% | 11 min |
| AP21500BTALA | 1,500 VA / 1,380 W | Other | 90.6% | 11 min |
| AP22000BCALA | 2,000 VA / 1,840 W | Other | 91.6% | 11 min |
| AP22000BTALA | 2,000 VA / 1,840 W | Other | 91.9% | 11 min |
| AP22000DCALB | 2,000 VA / 2,000 W | Other | 91.4% | 11 min |
| AP23000BCALA | 3,000 VA / 2,800 W | Other | 91.9% | 11 min |