Batteries won't need to be replaced in 5-10 years. Lithium iron phosphate batteries are good for 10 years of full discharge every single day.... And at that 10-year point, they still have 80% of their capacity left. So if you ran this every other day to near empty, and recharged to full, you'd get 20 years out of this battery and still have 80%.
The price of batteries is dropping about 5% every couple of months. If you're going to spend this much on a battery, much better to get solar first. You can DIY a nice solar system with portable generator back up for the same price and still get the 30% rebate. Unless something happens, the price of these will keep going lower and lower. Better to wait
Whole house generators are roughly $10-20k installed. They'll run for much longer. They will be louder.
This one qualifies for a 30% tax credit and will last 10 years
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How does this compare to whole house natural gas generator? About the same price. What happens when batteries need to replaced in 5-10 years ? How much do those cost
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03-17-2024 at 07:55 AM.
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How does this compare to whole house natural gas generator? About the same price. What happens when batteries need to replaced in 5-10 years ? How much do those cost
Whole house generators are roughly $10-20k installed. They'll run for much longer. They will be louder.
This one qualifies for a 30% tax credit and will last 10 years
Whole house generators are roughly $10-20k installed. They'll run for much longer. They will be louder.
This one qualifies for a 30% tax credit and will last 10 years
Gotcha. I guess I have seen smaller whole house units for 5-10 k installed. More looking at power and total coast of ownership over so many decades etc
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03-17-2024 at 08:11 AM.
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How does this compare to whole house natural gas generator? About the same price. What happens when batteries need to replaced in 5-10 years ? How much do those cost
Batteries won't need to be replaced in 5-10 years. Lithium iron phosphate batteries are good for 10 years of full discharge every single day.... And at that 10-year point, they still have 80% of their capacity left. So if you ran this every other day to near empty, and recharged to full, you'd get 20 years out of this battery and still have 80%.
Gotcha. I guess I have seen smaller whole house units for 5-10 k installed. More looking at power and total coast of ownership over so many decades etc
If you set up solar and use it to charge an electric car or something then the cost of ownership goes down the more solar you use.
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This one qualifies for a 30% tax credit and will last 10 years
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Whole house generators are roughly $10-20k installed. They'll run for much longer. They will be louder.
This one qualifies for a 30% tax credit and will last 10 years
This one qualifies for a 30% tax credit and will last 10 years
It should last much longer than 10 years.
The same? One has a fixed capacity but can be charged with solar, the other has an "unlimited" capacity as long as your fuel doesn't run out.
This one qualifies for a 30% tax credit and will last 10 years
Gotcha. I guess I have seen smaller whole house units for 5-10 k installed. More looking at power and total coast of ownership over so many decades etc
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And natural gas is really cheap especially in the states
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Batteries won't need to be replaced in 5-10 years. Lithium iron phosphate batteries are good for 10 years of full discharge every single day.... And at that 10-year point, they still have 80% of their capacity left. So if you ran this every other day to near empty, and recharged to full, you'd get 20 years out of this battery and still have 80%.
If you set up solar and use it to charge an electric car or something then the cost of ownership goes down the more solar you use.
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The Prius doesn't have bi-directional charging.