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billgates

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#3488507 7-May-2026 16:57

I have recieved the SDoC today for the 16kWh battery I am going to use at home with Victron inverters and also start selling retail along with Victron gear. If you need to purchase any Victron gear or after a Grade A cells 16kWh battery, please hit me up.

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#3488515 7-May-2026 17:28

What sort of price are they going for?

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#3488517 7-May-2026 17:41

I will do limited time GZ special price. $7400 incl GST and free shipping to most regions in North Island. South Island will be an extra charge for shipping. Price per W comes out at 46.25cents at 100% usable 16kWh. The BMS is custom made by Ruixu and not off the shelf and also has fire suppressant system built in. Normal RRP will increase to $7950 after few weeks.

edit - 2x 16kWh units for $14k

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#3488564 7-May-2026 22:10

billgates:

I have recieved the SDoC today for the 16kWh battery I am going to use at home with Victron inverters and also start selling retail along with Victron gear. If you need to purchase any Victron gear or after a Grade A cells 16kWh battery, please hit me up.

Would you be able to run these as grid-offsetting without an inverter or is a solar inverter a requirement?

I am looking for a ~15kWh-ish battery to use off-peak power during peak hours.

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#3488568 7-May-2026 23:15

ScuL:

billgates:

I have recieved the SDoC today for the 16kWh battery I am going to use at home with Victron inverters and also start selling retail along with Victron gear. If you need to purchase any Victron gear or after a Grade A cells 16kWh battery, please hit me up.

Would you be able to run these as grid-offsetting without an inverter or is a solar inverter a requirement?

I am looking for a ~15kWh-ish battery to use off-peak power during peak hours.

Victron have some very capable and reasonably priced battery charger/inverters. So you run it as an AC coupled battery, no need for solar inverter. Search on victron multiplus

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#3488591 8-May-2026 07:32

ScuL:

Would you be able to run these as grid-offsetting without an inverter or is a solar inverter a requirement?

I am looking for a ~15kWh-ish battery to use off-peak power during peak hours.

The battery is 48V so you will need a 48V inverter like Victron Multiplus II 5kVA which is approved to be grid connected in NZ. That can keep your battery charged via DC and also provide power to your house via AC without requiring solar panels on the house roof if you wish. This is only really recommended if you have cheap off peak from grid to charge the batteries and use the power from batteries during peak.You can connect multuple 5kVA units in series to double your power output if a single unit cannot handle your peak.

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#3488874 8-May-2026 17:22

April Ecotricity account landed in my inbox today. A dull month so generation down a bit and consumption increasing as the shorter days roll in so $38 whittled off our accumulated credit overall.

Ecotricity's supply rates have increased marginally but great to see lines company on-peak export credit of 6c/kWh being added to the mix. Effectively this makes our peak export tariff 31.05c with GST included. Definitely worth minimising our morning consumption habits to capitalise on the extra 13c over off peak export tariff.

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