Tripp Lite UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
Tripp Lite AG-066C
1,500 VA / 900 W line interactive UPS, model number SMART1500LCDT.
Capacity
1,500 VA
900 W real power
Topology
Line Interactive
Efficiency
99.4%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
10 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 900 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 720 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 99.4% compares with a median of 98.7% across 153 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 3.9 W, about $4.41 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Tripp Lite
- Model
- AG-066C
- Model number
- SMART1500LCDT
- Apparent power rating
- 1,500 VA
- Real power rating
- 900 W
- Power factor
- 0.60
- Topology
- Line Interactive
- Intended use
- Consumer, Commercial
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 10 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 3 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 99.4%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 99.5% / 99.2% / 99.5% / 99.5%
- Input power at no load
- 3.9 W
- Outlets
- 10 (5 battery + surge, 5 surge only)
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 396-120 V
- Rated output voltage
- 120 V
- Connections
- USB Port,Ethernet
- Size (H x W x D)
- 203 x 146 x 396 mm
- Maker take-back program
- Yes
- On the market since
- Sep 2017
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 24 Jan 2022
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2391656, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the AG-066C
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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More Tripp Lite UPS battery backups
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG-0005 | 1,500 VA / 940 W | Line Interactive | 98.7% | 11 min |
| AG-0067 | 1,500 VA / 810 W | Line Interactive | 98.8% | 8 min |
| AG-0305 | 350 VA / 210 W | Passive Standby | 98.7% | 7 min |
| AG-0306 | 350 VA / 210 W | Passive Standby | 98.7% | 7 min |
| AG-0308 | 750 VA / 450 W | Line Interactive | 99.3% | 3 min |
| AG-0309 | 900 VA / 480 W | Line Interactive | 99.3% | 3 min |
| AG-030D | 500 VA / 260 W | Passive Standby | 97.6% | 7 min |
| AG-030E | 550 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 97.9% | 5 min |