I thought you knew about sunelec.com? Its owner is famously eccentric... 22 cents/watt for used or grade C panels. More realistically in pallet quantities, 35-38 cents/watt for factory new grade B panels with minor blemishes, or around 40-42 cents/watt for new grade A. Some of the cheaper stuff they're selling are older panels from 5-6 years ago which are less efficient in W/sqft than a recent model (example 250-260W 60-cell vs newer more expensive 285-290W 60-cell). So you do have to figure in a larger area occupied and higher mounting costs for the same size system.
On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, 22 cents per watt solar panels. Wow wow wow. > > *From:* Eric Kuhnke > *Sent:* Sunday, February 05, 2017 3:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Particularly good recent battery deals? > > Found this, sunelec.com (big solar equipment dealer for off grid) is > selling the 106Ah version of these for $185 a piece plus pallet shipping: > > http://www.outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/Store_the_ > Energy/energycell_re_top_terminal/energycellREtopterminal_specsheet.pdf > > Outback, as far as I know, doesn't actually have a battery factory. But > they are a fairly large company so they are relabeling somebody else's deep > cycle off grid design AGM battery. In terms of $/Wh stored the only thing > that beats it is the 6V 225Ah wet cell batteries from Trojan. > > > > On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 6:00 AM, Harold Bledsoe <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I can across an interesting tip / option - >> >> Have you considered going with forklift batteries? They are flooded lead >> acid however I'm reading that they can last 3x longer than golf cart >> batteries in PV applications. >> >> http://gbindustrialbattery.com/Forklift_Battery_Sizes_and_ >> Specifications_Zone15.html >> >> I guess the weight is a downside. Just make sure the whole family eats >> their Wheaties on moving day. :-) >> >> Hal >> >> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 7:11 PM Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Looking for a bunch of 12V 100Ah AGM top terminal batteries for off grid >>> PV. Wondering if anyone has recently got a particularly good deal for >>> something like the Trojan T31 or similar. >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> >> Harold Bledsoe >> > >
