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ECO-WORTHY 16kWh 48V 314AH Wi-Fi & Bluetooth LiFePO4 Vertical Standing Battery on sale for $1999.99 - $400 when you apply coupon code
LONGWEEKEND at checkout =
$1599.99.
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About this item:
- Battery Capacity: 314Ah
- Battery Power: 16076Wh
- Rated Voltage: 51.2V
- Voltage Range: 40~58.4V
- Maximum Charge/ Discharge Current: 200A
- Charge Temperature Range: 0-55℃
- Discharge Temperature Range:﹣20-55℃
- Maximum Charge Voltage: 58.4V
- Screw size: M8
- Battery Size: 32.56x9.9x20.47in
- Battery Weight: 293.2lb
- Max. parallel units: 15
- Connectors: RS232 / CAN / RS485 / Bluetooth / WIFI
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Then, you can either just use it on its own panel and plug things into it when the power is out, or you can install a critical loads panel and transfer switch to switch your home over during an outage.
Community Reviews
This is a large 48V LiFePO4 battery that stands out for capacity per dollar and off grid backup use. The comments point to easy pairing with an inverter or hybrid inverter for whole home backup, solar charging, or running essentials, and some setups use it with a 240V inverter for EV charging. The main catches are that it is a DC battery, so it needs extra hardware like an inverter, transfer switch, or panel work, and the UL listing and inspection status are questioned. Efficiency and safety concerns also come up, especially around charging losses and fire or insurance implications.
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The battery itself is reported as not UL listed, while ECO-WORTHY's server-rack batteries are the ones described as UL listed. That matters because non-UL batteries may create inspection, insurance, and grid-connection problems.
Yes. It is a DC battery, so you need an inverter to convert it to AC for household loads, and an inverter/charger or hybrid inverter if you want it to charge from solar or the grid. For whole-home backup, it can be paired with a critical-loads panel and transfer switch.
A 5kW inverter is suggested for lighter loads and a gas furnace, but a 10kW unit may be needed for central AC. The practical check is your AC breaker: 20A loads may fit a 5kW inverter, while 40A loads likely need more headroom.
Yes. It can run an off-grid zone, power essentials through an inverter, or serve as backup for loads like a Tesla charger when paired with the right inverter. It is also described as useful for emergency backup and daily cycling when utility buyback rates are low.
It can be set up similarly only if you add the missing pieces: an inverter with an automatic transfer switch, plus panel-level installation. The battery itself is only the storage component; Powerwall combines the battery, charge controller, inverter, and backup gateway in one unit.
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No, that's not how it works in a capitalist country. Anyone trying to tell you otherwise is a rich person wanting to pay even less than thier fair share of taxes.
Here's how it actually works in capitalist countries with government subsidies -
Three nearly identical things competing against each other:
Before subsidy:
$750, $1,000, $1,250
After subsidy:
$500, $750, $1,250
Aaannnnddd.... that's it!
Yep! That is really how it works. Because "competition" and "invisible hand"!
But most people start with, "I have $X dollars, what's the most I can get for it?"
So with a 30% subsidy a lot will bump up from the 16kw to the 24kw model. And some people that would have passed will buy the 16kw because now it's affordable.
WHICH IS THE POINT OF THE SUBSIDY.
But people trading up is not "got more expensive", it's "traded up". The cheaper model stayed the cheapest model.
Make sense?
Same with tuition.
You can argue whether using government subsidies to trade up to The Full College Experience makes sense rather than pocketing the savings, living at home, and going to a commuter university for 1/4th the cost. But when that commuter university costs $8k/yr (tuition, books, fees), it's a hard sell to claim that "subsidies made tuition more expensive". (Community college is even cheaper, and you can do AP and CLEP to get your first years credits knocked out for even less.)
Same thing with houses. Government subsidizes mortgage rates. Instead of pocketing the savings and buying the same size same neighborhood Modest Home, people nearly universally trade up to a Mc Mansion and/or a better neighborhood.
The issue isn't "subsidy". It's when trading up isn't the goal.
Oh, and you do know why prices keep dropping on lithium batteries, right?
China heavily subsidizes lithium battery production to ensure that non-Chinese companies can't compete. Which is why you don't have American companies as options for quite a lot of things. They couldn't compete against the lower cost of government subsidized imports.
You might think it looks great for trading up but if it wasn't for the subsidy, the prices would have never got that high to begin with on most of these products. The competition of the free market and the lack of people who can afford college or a house without government loans/grants would be lower and therefore the demand for college and houses would also be lower. The lower the demand the more prices would come down. That's how the free market works. But we don't have a free market, we have market manipulation with the government playing favorites. Also, China is subsidizing their battery production & likely tariffs are causing them issues too. They do this so they can continue dominate the market but they also have strict controls over businesses so they can keep their costs artificially low (not a free market). Now when you take away the American subsidies to buy solar products, those same solar products end up 30% more expensive than they would be otherwise meaning American's demand decreased substantially and that less demand is lowering prices. So what you are seeing is the dropping of subsidies in America leading to lower demand & China wanting to keep prices artificially low in order to prevent competition.
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So depending on your utility rates, if you cycle this every day you'll get your money back. Plus have an emergency power backup to boot.
But how do they ship it? Even UPS maxes out at 175lbs, I think.
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No, that's not how it works in a capitalist country. Anyone trying to tell you otherwise is a rich person wanting to pay even less than thier fair share of taxes.
Here's how it actually works in capitalist countries with government subsidies -
Three nearly identical things competing against each other:
Before subsidy:
$750, $1,000, $1,250
After subsidy:
$500, $750, $1,250
Aaannnnddd.... that's it!
Yep! That is really how it works. Because "competition" and "invisible hand"!
But most people start with, "I have $X dollars, what's the most I can get for it?"
So with a 30% subsidy a lot will bump up from the 16kw to the 24kw model. And some people that would have passed will buy the 16kw because now it's affordable.
WHICH IS THE POINT OF THE SUBSIDY.
But people trading up is not "got more expensive", it's "traded up". The cheaper model stayed the cheapest model.
Make sense?
Same with tuition.
You can argue whether using government subsidies to trade up to The Full College Experience makes sense rather than pocketing the savings, living at home, and going to a commuter university for 1/4th the cost. But when that commuter university costs $8k/yr (tuition, books, fees), it's a hard sell to claim that "subsidies made tuition more expensive". (Community college is even cheaper, and you can do AP and CLEP to get your first years credits knocked out for even less.)
Same thing with houses. Government subsidizes mortgage rates. Instead of pocketing the savings and buying the same size same neighborhood Modest Home, people nearly universally trade up to a Mc Mansion and/or a better neighborhood.
The issue isn't "subsidy". It's when trading up isn't the goal.
Oh, and you do know why prices keep dropping on lithium batteries, right?
China heavily subsidizes lithium battery production to ensure that non-Chinese companies can't compete. Which is why you don't have American companies as options for quite a lot of things. They couldn't compete against the lower cost of government subsidized imports.
I'm wondering if connectors on this one can be replaced, but you will also have to replace the internal 2 AWG wire, which sux.
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Anyone know who can install it in Charlotte ?
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