<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">We just started using the Discover rackmount batteries and they make a great enclosure for 30 kWh, good price point, solid product. Goes together nicely.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Michael D Nelson</div><div>MD Electric &amp; Solar, Inc.</div><div>707-684-0064 mobile</div><div>707-884-1862 office</div><div>www.mdelectricsolar.com</div><div>www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar</div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 9, 2024, at 9:53\u202fAM, Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches &lt;re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="auto">Sam&nbsp;<div dir="auto">Look at fortress 18.5 max very simular to blue planet in form facture and less money.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 8:45\u202fAM Sam Haraldson via RE-wrenches &lt;<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Wrenches,</div><div><br></div><div>We have two very successful shipping container build-outs that consist of Sol-Ark inverters and Blue Planet HI batteries mated to big ground mount solar arrays.&nbsp; These are both operating as microgrid installations at remote Yellowstone National Park locations.&nbsp; We are midway through the design of a third container and with the exit of Blue Planet from the 48v LFP game we need to source an alternate storage product.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>These sites are extremely cumbersome to access in Winter and reliability is key.&nbsp; The second aspect to consider is form factor given the confined installation within a standard 40' high cube container (example internal photo attached).&nbsp; The Wrenches list is home to some of the creme de la creme in the offgrid space and I am messaging the list for their recommended alternatives.&nbsp; In our current portfolio of lithium batteries we have Fortress eFlex, Homegrid Stak'd, And Tesla PW/PW2/PW3.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div>Sam</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Montserrat,Tahoma,sans-serif"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 10px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onsiteenergyinc.com/&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1677085494759000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2NN36GoM1sjnS4RdC8Svt-" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="border:none" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/4xVVZ5jT/email-logo.png" alt="OnSite Energy" align="top" width="85" height="85" style="display:block" data-unique-identifier=""></a></td><td style="padding:0px;vertical-align:top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding:0px;vertical-align:bottom"><div color="#514ca0" style="padding:0px;color:rgb(81,76,160);font-size:11pt;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase">SAM HARALDSON&nbsp;<span style="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 5px 0px 0px;vertical-align:bottom"><div color="#f9a145" style="padding:0px;color:rgb(249,161,69);font-size:9pt">Operations Specialist</div><div color="#514ca0" style="padding:0px;color:rgb(81,76,160);font-size:7pt;line-height:8pt">(406) 551-6135<br></div><div color="#514ca0" style="padding:0px;color:rgb(81,76,160);font-size:7pt;line-height:8pt"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/1515+N.+Rouse+Ave+Bozeman,+MT+59715?entry=gmail&amp;source=g">1515 N. Rouse Ave Bozeman, MT 59715</a></div><div color="#f9a145" style="padding:0px;color:rgb(249,161,69);font-size:7pt;line-height:9pt">Locally owned and operated since 2012</div></td><td style="padding:0px;vertical-align:bottom"><a href="https://onsiteenergyinc.com/bcorp" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="border:none" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/2y1LtFnM/email-bcorp.png" alt="B Corporation" width="22" height="33" align="bottom" hspace="2" vspace="2" style="display:block" data-unique-identifier=""></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div>
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