Every one of these I've seen so far....dating back over 10 years....drastically undersizes the battery bank, I assume because that's the expensive part.
Dan Fink Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute IREC Certified Instructor™ for: ~ PV Installation Professional ~ Small Wind Installer Executive Director, Buckville Energy NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™ NABCEP PV Associate 970.672.4342 On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 9:21 AM glenn.b...@glbcc.com <glenn.b...@glbcc.com> wrote: > I recently saw a YouTube video that compared 4 or 5 portable power units. > You might try a search there. > > Glenn > > Sent from my 'smart' phone so please excuse spelling and typos. > > ------ Original message------ > *From: *Peter Parrish > *Date: *Sun, Dec 9, 2018 1:17 AM > *To: *RE-wrenches; > *Cc: * > *Subject:*[RE-wrenches] Portable Power Centers > > We are working with Turning Point Foundation a 501(c)3 to provide off-grid > power for their River Haven project which is providing transitional housing > for homeless folks in the Ventura CA area. > > > > The site is truly off-grid and currently uses propane to power three > refrigerators and cook stoves. There is no space heating for the single > occupancy rooms as of yet. But that’s another problem. > > > > We are looking to specify DC refrigerators and PV-powered battery storage > for the River Haven project. We are looking at the Goal Zero Yeti-3000 > system (3000 Whr, 500 full discharge cycles, to 80% residual capacity) at a > sale price of $2,400 but are finding the extra cost of their PV modules > quite steep. And looking at other 36-cell (12 volt) modules, I can’t find > anything for less than $1.10/W. > > > > Since Goal Zero is looking at the recreational market, I thought that > there might be o ther companies with comparable product offerings that are > focusing on other markets like developing countries. > > > > Any advice would be appreciated and you may contact us off-line. > > > > Peter T. Parrish > SolarGnosis > 1107 Fair Oaks Ave. Ste. 351 > South Pasadena, CA 91030 > (323) 839-6108 > peter.parr...@solargnosis.com > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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