Solar Battery
Storage
What Is Battery Storage?
Whether you're already equipped with solar PV panels or are gearing up for their installation, integrating battery storage into your system can supercharge your utilization of self-generated electricity. The benefits are abundant. By embracing battery storage in the UK, you'll not only curtail your reliance on grid-supplied electricity but also witness a substantial dip in your energy bills. But it doesn't end there.
Even if solar panels aren't on your radar, you might be eyeing the potential of time-of-use tariffs paired with a battery. This ingenious arrangement empowers you to stockpile electricity during cost-effective periods for later consumption during peak demand hours.
How Does Solar Battery Storage Work?
When your Solar Panels are generating electricity during the day, any surplus electricity beyond your immediate needs can be directed to charge the battery. The battery stores this excess energy for later use, such as during night time or periods of low solar generation.
This means that if your house is mainly unoccupied during the day, you can use the period of low electricity demand by your house to charge your solar battery, once this is charged, any excess electricity can be sold back to the grid if your battery is fully charged and there is no electricity demand at that time from your property.
Energy from the sun is converted to direct current electricity by the solar panels.
The direct current (DC) electricity is passed through an inverter that turns it into an alternating current (AC) that can be used by your home's appliances.
The electricity can then be used by your home, stored for later with a battery or sold to the national grid.
Can I sell the electricity I don’t use?
Yes, you can! With the government's Smart Export Guarantee, you can actually sell the surplus energy that your home does not use back to the grid. To take advantage of this you will need your solar panel system fitted through an MCS-accredited installer (which are the only ones we’ll ever recommend).
You also need to switch to a special energy tariff with an energy supplier, this is separate from the tariff you use for your energy and gas use.
Our team can help to provide advice as to which are the best tariffs out there at the moment so that you get the best deal for your energy exports.
When you get in touch with us, we will give you all of the information you need, including what government grants are available, so that you can make an independent and informed decision about your project.
If you are interested in a renewable energy product, we will arrange for one of our accredited installers to come out to visit your property to give you all the technical information that you need and answer any questions that you may have.
A technical survey will then be arranged for you, this will include things like heat loss calculations for heating systems and energy generation estimates for a solar system. This will give you the numbers and data that you need to know what you can expect from a renewable system.
If you decide to go ahead with an installation, we will grant you access to our list of trusted and verified installers for free, you can rest assured that all of our installers have to meet our rigorous standards, ensuring that you receive a quality installation by quality tradespeople.
