Rich Solar ALPHA 4 LITE 24V 100Ah LiFePO4 Battery

42nd of 45 we've scored in LiFePO4 Batteries

42nd of 45 in LiFePO4

Rich Solar ALPHA 4 LITE 24V 100Ah LiFePO4 Battery

24 V system
2,000-2,999 Wh
Low-temperature cut-off
5-year warranty

SVT Score, Lower

Usability4.3/10Social5.8/10The SVT Score is placed on its category's range

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A 2,560 Wh, 25.6 V LiFePO4 battery for 24 V RV, marine and off-grid banks, with a 100 A BMS, low-temperature charge protection and an IP65 case, but no heater or app.

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SKU: RS-B24100 Category: LiFePO4 Batteries Brand: Rich Solar

Usability

4.3 out of 10

Capacity725.6 V times 100 Ah is 2,560 Wh, on the 2,500 to 3,299 Wh rung

Efficiency448.4 Wh per pound at 52.9 lb

Better on efficiencyLiTime 12V 165Ah Smart BatteryAt 32.15 lb on LiTime's spec table it holds 65.7 Wh per pound. $455.39Scores 10.0

Operating Range5100 A continuous discharge, 1.0C on 100 Ah

Charging: 50 A standard, 100 A maximum
Temperature: charges at 32 to 131°F, discharges at −4 to 140°F

Lifespan4At least 3,200 full cycles at 0.5C to 70 percent capacity, per the manual

Spec sheet: 4,000+ cycles at 80 percent depth, no end point, which also scores 4

Better on lifespanECO-WORTHY EnergyRock 12V 280Ah BatteryEco-Worthy's product page claims 6,000+ cycles. $469.99Scores 8.0

Features3Low-temperature charge cut-off and IP65; no heater, Bluetooth, CAN or series

Expansion: up to four in parallel

Better on featuresRenogy Pro S1 120AhCarries an 85 W self-heating pad. $579.99Scores 10.0

Verification2No listing for ALPHA 4 LITE in any directory; page claims UN 38.3 only

Claim: page lists UN 38.3 and MSDS only (transport, not safety)

Warranty & Support55 years, prorated after year one

Schedule: 80 percent cover in year two, falling 20 points a year

Price

List: $799.99 at richsolar.com
Heated sibling: the ALPHA 4 with heater and Bluetooth is $999.99

Summary

Plain 24 V battery, no heater or app

What it is: a 25.6 V, 100 Ah LiFePO4 battery for 24 V banks, the plain sibling of the heated ALPHA 4
The trade-off: a full 1C BMS and a sealed case, but no heater, no app and a modest cycle rating
In the box: the battery, M8 terminal screws in three lengths and the manual
Look elsewhere for: charging below freezing, phone monitoring or closed-loop inverter communication

Strengths

Charges as fast as it discharges
Full-rate continuous current
Stops charging in the cold to protect itself
Sealed against dust and water
Simplemaintenance-free drop-in

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Drawbacks

No heater for cold charging
No Bluetooth or app monitoring
No closed-loop inverter communication
Heavy for its capacity
Short cycle rating with a low end point
Prorated warranty

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Social score

5.8 out of 10

RedditBrand-level4 out of 10

Scope: few Reddit threads name Rich Solar, and those found are complaints
Battery: an r/SolarDIY owner's new ALPHA 5 read 6.7 V instead of 48 V, and Rich Solar's technician had not returned his call after two days (August 2023)
Order: an r/SolarDIY buyer waited from March for an out-of-stock ground mount, then was told its price had risen from $180 to $699 and cancelled; the refund took months (May 2025)

GoogleBrand-level5 out of 10

Panels: DIY Solar Forum owners of Rich Solar 100 W panels reported them working as rated, one saying eight of them each pushed more than 100 W (August to September 2020)
Defects: an owner of 20 of the 100 W poly panels saw faint snail trails after a summer and found one with a broken diode wire (January 2021)
Controller: another found Rich Solar's MPPT controller OK but its setup and Bluetooth app in need of work (January 2021)
Warranty: a DIY Solar Forum owner reported Rich Solar cut its CIGS panel warranty from 5 years to 1 in 2021 (June 2026); an Escape Forum owner waited six weeks on a warranty claim (August 2024)

YouTubeBrand-level6 out of 10

Will Prowse: in a test of several panels a Rich Solar 200 W mono gave 157 W, 78.5 percent of rating, and a 100 W poly 88 W; he kept the poly first on his list for a small panel (May 2021, about 366,000 views)
Disclosure: Will Prowse states every video includes paid promotion or free product and some links are affiliate links

AmazonBrand-level8 out of 10

Seller: Rich Solar's Amazon US listings sit in a RICH SOLAR brand store sold and shipped by SUNRICH ENERGY
Panels: the 100 W 12 V panel family reads 4.7 from 1,326 ratings, 84 percent five-star and 2 percent one-star; the 200 W 12 V panel 4.6 from 519; the 200 W 24 V panel 4.3 from 252 (October 2026)
Controller: the BRAVO 40 MPPT controller reads 3.8 from 4 ratings (October 2026)

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: no US retailer listing carries ten native reviews of a Rich Solar product, and its Walmart listings hold none or one.

Trustpilot

Trustpilot rates richsolar.com 3.2 from 2 reviews, one three-star and one one-star, on a page claimed in October 2023 with no recent invitations (October 2026).

Track record

The BBB rates Rich Solar of Ontario, California an F, not accredited, on 5 complaints closed in three years (October 2026).
No CPSC or Health Canada recall names Rich Solar, searched in October 2026.
Brinkley RV's NHTSA recall 25V042000 (January 2025) replaced an overheating Rich Solar MPPT solar charge controller in up to 1,723 Model G trailers.

Not countedExcluded

Not counted in any pool: the testimonials on richsolar.com, the RICH SOLAR TALK YouTube channel, Rich Solar's Facebook pages and groups, and any brand-run subreddit.
Also not counted: Rich Solar's affiliate program and creator collaborations, dealer pages, and Explorist.life, whose co-branded panel ties it to Rich Solar.

Summary

Brand-level

3.2 on Trustpilot, an F from the BBB

Specs

Capacity2,000-2,999 Wh
AC OutputNot applicable
System Voltage24 V
Panel PowerNot applicable
Charge CurrentNot applicable
Safety ListingNone verifiable
Cell TypeNot applicable
Low-Temp ChargingLow-temperature cut-off
Warranty5 Years
MonitoringNone
Weight52.9 lb

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At a glance

20.9 x 8.1 x 8.5 in
M8 terminals
UL94 V-0 plastic case
Case carry handle

Company

Rich Solar is the brand of Rich Solar Inc., which says it began in 2005 and keeps its offices and warehouse in Ontario, California.

Where it sells

It sells with a cart at richsolar.com, through a RICH SOLAR Amazon brand store run by the seller SUNRICH ENERGY, on Walmart, and through dealers such as Outbound Power.

Description

The ALPHA 4 LITE (SKU RS-B24100; RS-B241 on Rich Solar's 2026 spec sheet) is a 25.6 V, 100 Ah LiFePO4 battery rated at 2,560 Wh.

Its manual gives a 28.8 V charging voltage, 50 A standard and 100 A maximum charge, 100 A continuous discharge and at least 3,200 cycles at 0.5C to 70 percent capacity; the 2026 spec sheet gives 4,000+ cycles at 80 percent depth of discharge and a 20.0 V cut-off.

It charges at 32 to 131°F with low-temperature charging protection and automatic recovery, and discharges at −4 to 140°F; it has no heater and no Bluetooth.

It has M8 terminals, a carry handle, an IP65 case of UL94 V-0 flame-retardant plastic, passive cell balancing and parallel expansion to four units, with no series wiring in the manual. It measures 20.9 x 8.1 x 8.5 in (532 x 207 x 215 mm) and weighs 52.9 lb.

The box holds the battery, M8 screws in three lengths and the manual. The heated Bluetooth ALPHA 4 (RS-B241S) sits on the same page selector at $999.99.