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Why should I choose Crystal Ice Co?

Crystal Ice Co. is a reliable choice with fast, efficient 24/7 emergency service and usually same-day delivery within 60 to 90 minutes. Our friendly staff works diligently to ensure you receive the ice you need, when you need it. Let it Snow!

How reliable are Ice batteries?

Ice batteries have unparalleled reliability, 98% + over 35 million operating hours. Ice Bears and Ice Cubs are environmentally friendly with none of the waste heat, thermal runaway, spill, or disposal issues associated with chemical batteries. The storage medium is tap water, with the tank filled once.

How much electricity does an Ice Cube use?

The ice can deliver a 5-ton cooling load for up 6 hours every day, during which time the only electrical load is a small refrigerant pump requiring only 5% of a compressor’s electrical draw. Ice Cubs are like Ice Bears but are designed for houses and unlike the Ice Bear the Ice Cub integrates the primary AC unit and storage unit into one package.

Are Ice Bears & ice cubes environmentally friendly?

Ice Bears and Ice Cubs are environmentally friendly with none of the waste heat, thermal runaway, spill, or disposal issues associated with chemical batteries. The storage medium is tap water, with the tank filled once. Our systems are designed for utilities to last 20 years, with no expensive repowers.

Are lithium ion batteries good for energy storage?

Energy storage is the only effective solution, the question is what’s the right kind of energy storage that is cost effective and reliable for this application. Lithium ion batteries aren’t well suited to this application as the regular use of them degrades their capacity and shortens their life. Even that aside, they are expensive to use for this.

Are Ice batteries better than lithium ion batteries?

The life cycle cost of our thermal energy storage systems is less than half that of lithium ion batteries used for comparable applications, and that advantage will be sustained or grow over the next 5 years. Ice batteries have unparalleled reliability, 98% + over 35 million operating hours.