My rule of thumb for flooded cells is 15 cents per watt hour. AGM 25-30 cents per watt hour. (Have not adjusted for inflation for 20 years or so...)
From: Lewis Bergman Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2016 12:42 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar costs dropping That seems expensive for the AH. They sound like they recover better from deep discharge. The last time I bought 75AH batteries they were ~$200 each. so for somewhere less than half the money you get close to the same AH and they added bonus of destroying the planet. On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 12:57 PM Kurt Fankhauser <lists.wavel...@gmail.com> wrote: I've been seriously looking at solar for off grid, biggest problem was the batteries but then I found these salt water batteries that seem to be the solution to all the problems associated with battery systems, they have a 24v version for a 2.2Kwh cell that I was going to wire up to an APC-XL ups and see what happened.... https://www.altestore.com/store/deep-cycle-batteries/saltwater-batteries/aquion-energy-saltwater-batteries-p40483/?gclid=CjwKEAjwvb2_BRCb_s7Yo7_ZlHASJABz6L0jfIx1iUFerslueuwJHCmFBqRfykUmLVgmbE3Ho39nZRoCgpXw_wcB#AQU24S-83 On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> wrote: https://electrek.co/2016/09/26/solar-power-cost-down-25-in-five-months-theres-no-reason-why-the-cost-of-solar-will-ever-increase-again/ And wait until Peroksvite starts selling…. Thought you might like that Chuck. Rory Conaway • Triad Wireless • CEO 4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040 602-426-0542 r...@triadwireless.net www.triadwireless.net “The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.” — Yogi Berra
