If you are installing solar PV we recommend that you consider battery storage at the same time, but it goes without saying that batteries are an optional purchase and will will never push you towards a battery purchase if it's not right for you.

The idea is that with a home battery, you can store your excess solar energy to use when the sun goes down or in a power cut, or if you have a smart tariffs, make even more savings by buying cheap off-peak electricity and selling when demand is high.

When battery storage is installed at the same time as solar PV, the 0% VAT rate that applies to the solar PV installation will also apply to the battery storage system. And on top of that there is a saving to be made by purchasing an all-in-one inverter / charger, that means that overall, savings of over £1,000 can be made by installing battery storage at the same time as solar, rather than retrofitting storage at a later date.

We advise against buying ‘off-the-shelf’ solar and battery kits with preset component sizes as they don’t consider how you live your life, or what you want to achieve with a domestic battery system.

If you do need a battery system, our engineers will design it to be sized to your exact needs. Talk to one of our Solar PV team for more information.