Re: [Electric Boats] B2G TECHNOLOGY: IS THAR GOLD IN THEM THAR HULLS?

Is there anyone out there that has more power generation ability than
they need on their boat? It may be true that some solar and wind
generation is on them but hardly enough to do more than maintain their
house system. If you have more than enough then why not save some bucks
by mooring rather than using a slip with power? I doubt the return from
the power company would come close to the savings obtained by mooring.

It makes more sense to hold off on the panels until you are ready to
cruise, than to install for five years down the road. If you are
planning to cruise, then why install an inverter that is designed to pay
the grid? Then I guess that not to many people are really getting ready
for that, so why not get a i2000 for the weeks you use the boat? If you
are getting ready to cruise it also makes a lot of sense to rent
batteries to test the system, and wait to purchase batteries till you
will put them to use.

In Newport Beach,CA the taxes for a mooring including live-aboard permit
was only $1500 a year in 2002, slips were over $300 a month. If you
aren't going to need the power why invest? Toys are nice, but a little
common sense is golden. Unless of course your desire is to sponsor the grid.

Kevin Pemberton

Chris Witzgall wrote:
>
> Most electric companies, at least the ones in the states, do not allow
> this buy and sell back method using your batteries as storage. It does
> not work out to be cost effective usually, but I guess it could if the
> battery technology was LIFEPO4 or something that accepted 3000+ charge
> cycles. We have a 4000w inverter and a 48v system in our house – the
> inverter does have this as a factory setting, you sent the times when
> you want to "Buy and sell" Our power company forbids the use of this
> setting.
>
> Chris
>

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