UPS battery backupsENERGY STAR certified
Tripp Lite AG-87C2
1,300 VA / 720 W passive standby UPS, model number ECO1300LCD.
Capacity
1,300 VA
720 W real power
Topology
Passive Standby
Efficiency
98.7%
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 1,300 VA and 720 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 576 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 98.7% compares with a median of 98.6% across 250 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 0.6 W, about $0.67 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Tripp Lite
- Model
- AG-87C2
- Model number
- ECO1300LCD
- Apparent power rating
- 1,300 VA
- Real power rating
- 720 W
- Power factor
- 0.55
- Topology
- Passive Standby
- Intended use
- Consumer, Commercial
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 11 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 3 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 98.7%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 97.2% / 98.5% / 98.7% / 98.8%
- Input power at no load
- 0.6 W
- Outlets
- 5 (5 battery + surge, 5 surge only)
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 120 V
- Rated output voltage
- 120 V
- Connections
- USB Port,Ethernet
- Size (H x W x D)
- 279 x 99 x 410 mm
- Maker take-back program
- Yes
- On the market since
- May 2018
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 13 Nov 2018
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2329678, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the AG-87C2
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC BX1350M | 1,350 VA / 810 W | Line Interactive | 98.8% | 10 min |
| APC BN1350M2 | 1,350 VA / 810 W | Line Interactive | 98.8% | 10 min |
| APC BN1350M2-CA | 1,350 VA / 810 W | Line Interactive | 98.8% | 10 min |
| APC BR1350MS | 1,350 VA / 810 W | Line Interactive | 99.1% | 11 min |
| CyberPower CP1500PFCLCDa | 1,350 VA / 880 W | Passive Standby | 98.8% | 9 min |
| Eaton 9PX1500RT-L | 1,350 VA / 1,350 W | Double Conversion | 90.6% | 9 min |
Tripp Lite
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 |