<div dir="auto"><div>Jerry, thanks for this recommendation. I've been looking at the Blue Ion, but for some reason they off my top tier choices. Have you integrated them with XW battery backup systems? How is the BMS info access? The one thing that I really like about the AES batteries is their integration with the Context comms (at least from what I've read here and elsewhere).</div><div dir="auto">Does anyone else have experience with Blue Ion batteries? With XWs?</div><div dir="auto">On a separate note, what are the real advantages of using the XW pro vs. the plus?</div><div dir="auto">Howie Michaelson</div><div dir="auto">Sun Catcher<br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 3, 2019, 5:32 PM Jerry Shafer <<a href="mailto:jerrysgarage01@gmail.com">jerrysgarage01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Just my 2 cents, look at Blue ion from Blue Planet Energy, l have installed new and also switched over from other batteries, been very happy with performance</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 3, 2019, 2:30 PM Jason Andrade <<a href="mailto:jason@westcoastsustainables.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jason@westcoastsustainables.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Howie,<br>
I\u2019ve used a few different brands and am currently using the Discover AES, I have a quad stack of the coupled to an dual stack of XW inverters and they are working great, <br>
As for another post comment that these companies are looking to be bought out, Discover is long time battery manufacturer and I feel pretty confident they will be here to honor the warranty.<br>
If you search YouTube you can see a video Discover and I did on my wood shop.<br>
Jason Andrade<br>
West Coast Sustainables <br>
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>> Hi Folks,<br>
>> About to spec my first Lithium battery backup job. The client is not a<br>
>> heavy user, but wants things done right more than being totally cost<br>
>> effective.<br>
>> We put in 14kW of net metered solar using SolarEdge and now he wants the<br>
>> backup component. This was significantly oversized for his use, but he<br>
>> wanted to be sure he was putting a bunch more back into the grid than he<br>
>> was using (making up for past profligate power usage). We will be using a<br>
>> dual stacked XW 6848, mostly for enough backfeed capacity (we could wire<br>
>> in<br>
>> a transfer switch and only use 1 XW, but he'd prefer this setup instead).<br>
>> I have narrowed down my choice for batteries to either:<br>
>> <br>
>> - (2) Iron Edison 200 amp hour batteries, or<br>
>> - (3) Discover AES 130 amp hour batteries<br>
>> <br>
>> Advantages for the AES are that they integrate directly with the Schneider<br>
>> Xanbus network so the Conext battery monitor provides direct insight into<br>
>> the SOC and SOH of the batteries, and they have a slightly higher rated<br>
>> cycle life so higher lifetime energy capacity.<br>
>> <br>
>> Advantages of the IronEdison are they come in a larger amp hour size<br>
>> allowing for only needing 2 vs. 3 batteries, they have an integrated fuse<br>
>> and disconnect, and from my sources are 1/3 less in price.<br>
>> <br>
>> If anyone has any thoughts on any of this, or corrections to my<br>
>> comparison,<br>
>> I'd greatly appreciate it.<br>
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