APC UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
APC Back-UPS BE550G
550 VA / 330 W passive standby UPS, model number BE550G.
Capacity
550 VA
330 W real power
Topology
Passive Standby
Efficiency
98.6%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
13 min
3 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 550 VA and 330 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 264 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 98.6% compares with a median of 98.6% across 58 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 2.0 W, about $2.30 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- APC
- Model
- APC Back-UPS BE550G
- Model number
- BE550G
- Apparent power rating
- 550 VA
- Real power rating
- 330 W
- Power factor
- 0.60
- Topology
- Passive Standby
- Intended use
- Consumer
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 13 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 3 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 98.6%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 97.5% / 98.6% / 98.9% / 99.1%
- Input power at no load
- 2.0 W
- Outlets
- 8 (4 battery + surge, 4 surge only)
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 120 V
- Rated output voltage
- 120 V
- Connections
- USB Port
- Size (H x W x D)
- 88 x 180 x 302 mm
- Maker take-back program
- Yes
- On the market since
- Mar 2008
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 12 Feb 2019
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: APC Back-UPS BE550G Factory Serviced, BE550GW, Std Exch APC Back-UPS BE550G, BE550GQ.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2333435, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the APC Back-UPS BE550G
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp Lite AG-0310 | 550 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 99.1% | 5 min |
| Tripp Lite AG-0552 | 550 VA / 340 W | Line Interactive | 98.5% | 10 min |
| Tripp Lite AG-030E | 550 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 97.9% | 5 min |
| Tripp Lite AGBC6650 | 550 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 98.0% | 10 min |
| Tripp Lite AG-066E | 550 VA / 300 W | Line Interactive | 99.3% | 9 min |
| Minuteman ETR550LG | 550 VA / 330 W | Line Interactive | 98.4% | 11 min |
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