Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery vs Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

• VerificationRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 6 (higher)Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 2

  only the Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: UL 1973 listed; only the Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: Claimed only.

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

  • ETL Listed to UL 1973 as ALPHA 1 PRO (Rich Solar Inc.); not on the CEC battery list
  • Holder: Rich Solar Inc. (Ontario, CA); also Future Star Energy (Shenzhen), trade name RICH SOLAR

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

  • "UN38.3 In Progress"; UL claimed with no standard; no directory lists it
  • Page: lists certifications as "UN38.3 In Progress: CE, FCC, IC"
• EfficiencyRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 6 (higher)Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 2

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

  • 52.7 Wh per pound at about 24.3 lb by the manual
  • Weight conflict: spec sheet and product page print 24.0 lb

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

  • 1,331 Wh in 29.5 lb, 45.1 Wh per pound
• Operating RangeRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 5Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 8 (higher)

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

  • 100 A continuous discharge, 1.0C on 100 Ah
  • Charge limits: 30 A at 32 to 50°F, 50 A to 68°F, 100 A to 104°F, 30 A above
  • Temperature: charges at 32 to 131°F, discharges at -4 to 140°F

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

  • 200 A continuous discharge on 104 Ah, a 1.92C rate
  • Peak: 290 A for 30 seconds
  • Charge: 100 A continuous
• FeaturesRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 7Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 10 (higher)

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

  • 100 W heater, Bluetooth app and IP65; no CAN or RS485, no series
  • Heater: on at 41°F with charge current, off at 50°F or unplugged
  • App: SOC, voltage, current, temperature, capacity, power on and off
  • Parallel: up to four units

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

  • Self-heating, Bluetooth, CAN, IP67 and 4 series/16 parallel: all 9 points
  • Heater: 150 W pads on at 40°F, off at 50°F, needing a stable charge above 10 A
  • Warm-up: about 2 hours from -4°F to 32°F, by the manual
  • Links: Renogy DC Home app over Bluetooth; CAN (RV-C) to other REGO batteries
• LifespanRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 6Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 8 (higher)

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

  • 7,000+ cycles at 70 percent depth, no end point; two rungs down
  • Manual: at least 3,200 full cycles to 80 percent in the 2024 edition; also scores 6

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

  • 6,000 cycles at 80 percent depth of discharge to 80 percent capacity
  • Method: one rung below the top for the shallower depth
• Warranty & SupportRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 7 (higher)Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 6

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 10 Years · Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 8 Years.

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

  • 10 years, prorated after year three
  • Schedule: full to year three, then 85 percent falling to 5 by year ten
  • Condition: cells must be fully charged within 7 days and every 6 months

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

  • 8 years prorated, read on the 7-year rung and one lower
  • Conflict: prorated per the warranty document; the product page says only 8-Year

Same score

• CapacityRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 5Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 5

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

  • 12.8 V times 100 Ah is 1,280 Wh, on the 1,250 to 1,799 Wh rung

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

  • 12.8 V and 104 Ah give 1,331 Wh, the typical rung for 12 V
  • Size: aluminum case 2.4 in thick, 22.8 in long and 11.4 in wide

Not scored for either

• ValueRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: —not scoredRenogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: —not scored

• RedditRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 4Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 5 (higher)

  The Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery reading covers the whole brand; the Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating reading covers the whole brand.

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

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  • 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)

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

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  • Split: Reddit owners split on Renogy's LiFePO4 batteries
  • Lasting: an r/vandwellers full-timer reports three 100 Ah smart lithium batteries at 96 percent capacity after 5 years; an r/overlanding owner is in year four with a 100 Ah running a fridge
  • Failed: an r/SolarDIY installer had two batteries' BMSs fail and the warranty claim denied despite capacity-test videos (2023)
  • Faults: another r/SolarDIY owner's battery would not hold charge past 4 hours (2026); an r/vandwellers owner says theirs had not held up after 3 years
• GoogleRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 5 (higher)Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 4

  The Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery reading covers the whole brand; the Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating reading covers its product line.

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

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  • 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)

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

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  • DIY Solar Forum: the only forum discussion of the REGO slim line is a thread opened in June 2025 on the non-heated model, with no owner report
  • Label: members noted it reads "Semi-Solid State"; one wrote that Renogy would not say what solid-state technology the cells use
  • Price: the thread starter called it much higher than proven LiFePO4 batteries
• YouTubeRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 6Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 6

  The Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery reading covers the whole brand; the Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating reading covers its product line.

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

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  • 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

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

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  • Scope: both videos cover the non-heated REGO 104 Ah slim battery and both carry Renogy ties
  • Made to Explore: marked as paid promotion with a Renogy discount code; drew close to 200 A from one battery in a van, held a Bluetooth link to about 15 to 20 ft, and named the $750 price as the one downside (May 2025, about 51,000 views)
  • Second channel: links Renogy viewer discounts; ran a microwave and an air compressor with a 180 A inrush on one battery, and four in parallel each delivered more than 160 A
  • Warning: an over-current warning in the app did not stop the load
• AmazonRich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery: 8 (higher)Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating: 7

  The Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery reading covers the whole brand; the Renogy REGO 104Ah Self-Heating reading covers the whole brand.

  Rich Solar ALPHA 1 PRO 100Ah Battery

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  • 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)

  Renogy REGO 104Ah Self‑Heating

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  • Pools: Renogy's LiFePO4 listings on Amazon US hold far smaller pools than its panels
  • Core Mini 100Ah: 4.5 from 45 ratings, 83 percent five-star against 9 percent one-star
  • Pro 100Ah: 4.4 from 10
  • DuoHeat 100Ah: the DuoHeat Core Mini 100Ah reads 4.0 from 9, split 76 percent five-star against 24 percent one-star