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Which battery has longest life expectancy: lead acid, gel, Lithium ion?
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<blockquote data-quote="LouisF" data-source="post: 1152814" data-attributes="member: 20216"><p>This friend of mine (actually an old school pal of my wife) now has three quotes that to me all look kosher with the latest one being R20k lower than the other two, so she should look closely at her financial positionj and let that guide her further, is myopinion. According to her monthly electricity bill she consumes on avarage only 240 kWh, which means for the cheapest solar (4panels) setup of the three it would take more than nine years before she breakes even IF she is completely off-grid, which I doubt is quite possible, but I am a novice here. The 6 panel one will only let her break even after 12 years (6 PV panel system) and the two most expensive ones as long as 16 years. This is based on current cost of power, which is going to increase nobody knows how much during that period, shortening the time to the break-even mark. In the area she lives loadshedding occurs at much lower levels than in even in the CoCT metro. I would rather have gone for a much less potent (is that even the right term?) say 3kW, system, forget about PV and install the best solar geyser she can find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LouisF, post: 1152814, member: 20216"] This friend of mine (actually an old school pal of my wife) now has three quotes that to me all look kosher with the latest one being R20k lower than the other two, so she should look closely at her financial positionj and let that guide her further, is myopinion. According to her monthly electricity bill she consumes on avarage only 240 kWh, which means for the cheapest solar (4panels) setup of the three it would take more than nine years before she breakes even IF she is completely off-grid, which I doubt is quite possible, but I am a novice here. The 6 panel one will only let her break even after 12 years (6 PV panel system) and the two most expensive ones as long as 16 years. This is based on current cost of power, which is going to increase nobody knows how much during that period, shortening the time to the break-even mark. In the area she lives loadshedding occurs at much lower levels than in even in the CoCT metro. I would rather have gone for a much less potent (is that even the right term?) say 3kW, system, forget about PV and install the best solar geyser she can find. [/QUOTE]
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