I pay 8.50/month. Flat rate.
So you are getting a demand charge added?
From: Harold Bledsoe
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 5:37 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Particularly good recent battery deals?
Agreed!
I'm going to pull the trigger and try the forklift batteries. Supposedly they
will last 3-5x longer than regular deep cycle golf cart batteries. I'll let you
guys know in 10-15 years.
My motivation is that my home grid tied system saves too much power so the
power company added a net meter fee of $7/kw/mo to make up the difference.
Alrighty then, guess I'll take half my house off grid. :-)
Hal
On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:27 PM Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote:
Anything rated in CCA (cold cranking amps) is not suitable for cyclic
solar/wind power applications. If the manufacturer hasn't clearly specified Ah
capacity in a table at 5, 10, 20 hour rates it's not designed for repeated
discharge.
On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 5:01 AM, Harold Bledsoe <hbledso...@gmail.com> wrote:
Beware of deep cycle marine batteries. These typically are not true deep
cycle batteries. At 50% depth of discharge, you can expect around 300 cycles
(or 1 year if doing it daily). A true deep cycle battery will do about 3x that
number.
On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 9:00 PM Keefe John <keefe...@ethoplex.com> wrote:
Exide has a 105 AH battery for $81
http://www.menards.com/main/electrical/batteries-battery-chargers/automotive-lead-acid-batteries/exide-regng-27-12-month-nautilus-marine-deep-cycle-battery/p-1444430136307-c-9100.htm?tid=-3310133469912273928
On February 5, 2017 4:55:55 PM CST, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com>
wrote:
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 <hbledso...@gmail.com>
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 <eric.kuh...@gmail.com>
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.
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