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Blue Ion 2.0 Batteries

October 31, 2018

Are you looking to go off-grid? One important aspect to successfully living off-grid with as little hassle as possible is to have a battery bank that is going to serve your needs. We are always in pursuit of finding the best possible products for our customers and that is why we have partnered with Blue Planet Energy. Their Blue Ion Ferrous Phosphate batteries are a great option for safety and sustainability.

Buying replacement batteries is never a fun task. The Blue Ion 2.0 offers a 21 year life expectancy with zero maintenance while maintaining safe operation, with a built in battery management system. Although you might not want to replace these for a long while, you can always add on to them as the Blue Ion 2.0 is expandable to your needs.

Most battery banks have the unfortunate trade off of not allowing the user to completely drain a battery without damaging it. The Blue Ion 2.0 allows you to discharge the battery 100% without harm. Blue Planet is so confident in this that they offer a 15 year warranty on these batteries.

Not only are you able to discharge these batteries completely, the amount of cycles you will get out of them easily surpasses the average battery. The average lead acid battery will allow 1,500 cycles (roughly four years) and the average lithium ion battery will give you a respectable 4,000 cycles (roughly 10 years). The Blue Ion 2.0 on the other hand will give you 8,000 cycles on average!

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Ryan Holtz

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Ryan graduated from West Point with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Ryan got started by studying with Solar Energy International and the Solar Living Institute. He loves developing and sharing solar technology. Ryan has taught solar energy classes at Coconino Community College, Willow Bend Environmental Center and all around Arizona. Some of Ryan’s favorite moments in solar work are watching a solar customer’s meter spin backward for the first time, and providing solar power to Navajo and Hopi families living off-grid who have never had electricity in their homes.

One of Ryan’s main goals is to make solar energy accessible to everyone by offering solar options that are affordable and easy to use. He acknowledges there are some hurdles to widespread solar energy use, but believes that with a little ingenuity like the Plug and Play Solar Kits, it will soon become a normal part of everyone’s daily life.

In his free time, Ryan is often outdoors. He enjoys mountain biking, running, disc golf, hiking and camping.  His favorite thing to do is sit around a campfire with his wife, Carolyn, and their dog Tully.

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Kelly Paduchowski

Grid-tied Solar Specialist

Kelly Paduchowski, a woman of many hats, is likely the first person you will reach when calling us. She will design a quality grid-tied PV system for you and will help install it too.Kelly began installing solar in 2007 and became a PV designer in 2009. She received her NABCEP certification in 2010. Kelly has taught Photovoltaic courses through Coconino Community College and for the National Park Service.Kelly’s other interests include mountain biking, camping, nutrition and well-being, and spending time with her husband and toddler.

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Jim Corning’s professional life revolves around aviation, energy, and engineering. He was a student at MIT in the 1970s, and saw firsthand how the oil shortages of the ‘70s plunged our country into a place of scarcity. Since then, he has worked in the oil industry on the Arctic coast, built electric motorcycles, organized sustainable living fairs, taught classes on solar electric systems, and helped Ryan Holtz start up Prometheus Renewables. Jim’s goal is to help Americans find a way to energy abundance, and it gives him great pleasure to see Prometheus’ clients harvesting their own clean solar power, right at home.

When Jim charges his Chevy Volt with solar power, he enjoys the abundance of driving on sunshine. It’s very liberating.

When he’s not working, Jim loves hiking, mountain biking, flying and backpacking around the beautiful mountain west with his wife Holly.