APC UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
APC BE650G1-CN
650 VA / 390 W passive standby UPS.
APC Back-UPS 650VA 120V 8 NEMA outlets (4 surge) Canada
Capacity
650 VA
390 W real power
Topology
Passive Standby
Efficiency
98.8%
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 650 VA and 390 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 312 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 98.8% compares with a median of 98.6% across 98 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 1.9 W, about $2.20 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- APC
- Model
- BE650G1-CN
- Description
- APC Back-UPS 650VA 120V 8 NEMA outlets (4 surge) Canada
- Apparent power rating
- 650 VA
- Real power rating
- 390 W
- Power factor
- 0.60
- Topology
- Passive Standby
- 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
- 98.8%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 97.9% / 98.8% / 99.0% / 99.2%
- Input power at no load
- 1.9 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
- Oct 2011
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 31 Jan 2019
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: APC Back-UPS 650VA 120V 8 NEMA outlets (4 surge) Factory Serviced Canada, BE650G1-CNW, Std Exch APC Back-UPS 650VA 120V 8 NEMA outlets (4 surge) Canada, BE650G1-CNQ.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2333437, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the BE650G1-CN
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyberPower SX650U | 650 VA / 360 W | Passive Standby | 98.3% | 9 min |
| CyberPower EC650LCD | 650 VA / 390 W | Passive Standby | 98.5% | 8 min |
| CyberPower SX650G | 650 VA / 375 W | Passive Standby | 98.5% | 8 min |
| Tripp Lite AG-0313 | 650 VA / 325 W | Passive Standby | 99.2% | 5 min |
| Tripp Lite AG-0312 | 650 VA / 330 W | Passive Standby | 98.0% | 5 min |
| Tripp Lite AG-0688 | 650 VA / 480 W | Line Interactive | 99.2% | 4 min |
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