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Is that Fogstar? Because looking at non-niche brands like Growatt, Goodwe, Givenergy, Solax, Huawei, LG Chem, etc., it looks to be more like the rest of Western

by moogly 2y ago

Is that Fogstar? Because looking at non-niche brands like Growatt, Goodwe, Givenergy, Solax, Huawei, LG Chem, etc., it looks to be more like the rest of Western Europe at ~€800-1000 per kWh (which is highway robbery to a depressing degree), or am I missing something like some green tax deductions? [Edited to use € instead of £ because it turns out I wasn't up-to-speed with current exchange rates]

benjiro 2y ago
Take a look here (titansolar DOT de) or ( etronixcenter DOT com) or ( secondsol DOT com)... If you look around, you can go as low as 50kwh for 6000 Euro. So around 120 Euro / Kwh on the low point. For the newer models with build in fire suppression, its around 150 Euro / Kwh. Ofcourse, self installation. Its those "professional" installation jobs that are so overpriced and where you pay a premium. Think my dad payed like 3.5K euro for a 5K battery a few years ago (Huawei). And he passive regretted not just doing a second installation himself with a 20k battery (at that time was around 3.5k). Prices have collapsed. Bifu (double side) Panels are now like 70 Euro, even 62 Euro (32 panel packs). Note: German prices in the above stores, aka no tax on solar as its tax free in Germany.
thebruce87m 2y ago
Yes, fogstar: https://www.fogstar.co.uk/collections/solar-battery-storage/products/fogstar-energy-16kwh-48v-solar-battery https://www.fogstar.co.uk/collections/solar-battery-storage/... I’m no expert - is there any issue with fogstar?
- moogly 2y ago
  Had never heard of them before, that's all. Only familiar with the usual players. They look interesting for sure. I've been so depressed with prices of home batteries compared to prices on naked prismatic LFP cells that I've semi-seriously considered DIY-ing one, but time is also money.

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Is that Fogstar? Because looking at non-niche brands like Growatt, Goodwe, Givenergy, Solax, Huawei, LG Chem, etc., it looks to be more like the rest of Western

by moogly 2y ago

benjiro 2y ago
Take a look here (titansolar DOT de) or ( etronixcenter DOT com) or ( secondsol DOT com)... If you look around, you can go as low as 50kwh for 6000 Euro. So around 120 Euro / Kwh on the low point. For the newer models with build in fire suppression, its around 150 Euro / Kwh. Ofcourse, self installation. Its those "professional" installation jobs that are so overpriced and where you pay a premium. Think my dad payed like 3.5K euro for a 5K battery a few years ago (Huawei). And he passive regretted not just doing a second installation himself with a 20k battery (at that time was around 3.5k). Prices have collapsed. Bifu (double side) Panels are now like 70 Euro, even 62 Euro (32 panel packs). Note: German prices in the above stores, aka no tax on solar as its tax free in Germany.
thebruce87m 2y ago
Yes, fogstar: https://www.fogstar.co.uk/collections/solar-battery-storage/products/fogstar-energy-16kwh-48v-solar-battery https://www.fogstar.co.uk/collections/solar-battery-storage/... I’m no expert - is there any issue with fogstar?
- moogly 2y ago
  Had never heard of them before, that's all. Only familiar with the usual players. They look interesting for sure. I've been so depressed with prices of home batteries compared to prices on naked prismatic LFP cells that I've semi-seriously considered DIY-ing one, but time is also money.