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APC UPS, ENERGY STAR certified

APC Power-Saving Back-UPS Pro 700

700 VA / 420 W line interactive UPS, model number BR700G.

Capacity

700 VA

420 W real power

Topology

Line Interactive

Efficiency

98.9%

weighted, as tested

Runtime @ 50%

12 min

3 min at full load

A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 700 VA and 420 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 336 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.

Its weighted efficiency of 98.9% compares with a median of 98.6% across 99 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 2.3 W, about $2.60 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.

Maker
APC
Model
APC Power-Saving Back-UPS Pro 700
Model number
BR700G
Apparent power rating
700 VA
Real power rating
420 W
Power factor
0.60
Topology
Line Interactive
Intended use
Consumer
Battery
Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
Runtime at 50% load
12 min
Runtime at 100% load
3 min
Battery warranty
3 yr
Weighted efficiency
98.9%
Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
97.8% / 98.7% / 98.9% / 99.0%
Input power at no load
2.3 W
Outlets
6 (3 battery + surge, 3 surge only)
Rack mountable
No
Rated input voltage
120 V
Rated output voltage
120 V
Connections
Serial Port,USB Port
Size (H x W x D)
190 x 91 x 310 mm
Maker take-back program
Yes
On the market since
Jan 2019
ENERGY STAR certified
17 Oct 2018

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: APC Power-Saving Back-UPS Pro 700 Factory Serviced, BR700GW, Std Exch APC Power-Saving Back-UPS Pro 700, BR700GQ.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2328148, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

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Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.

ModelCapacityTopologyEfficiencyRuntime @ 50%
Vertiv PSA5-700MT120700 VA / 420 WLine Interactive98.6%8 min
CyberPower OR700LCDRM1Ua700 VA / 400 WLine Interactive98.7%11 min
W Box 0E-RCKMT700700 VA / 400 WLine Interactive98.7%11 min
Tripp Lite SMART700RT1U700 VA / 420 WOther98.5%10 min
Tripp Lite AG-0670700 VA / 350 WLine Interactive99.4%11 min
Tripp Lite AG-06BD700 VA / 480 WLine Interactive98.9%17 min

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