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Battery storage
If you are fortunate enough to have solar with battery backup, don't forget that at this time with costs rising almost daily, many solar inverters allow you to charge these batteries from the mains supply.
If you couple that with an economy 7 or economy 10 price, you could save yourself a fair few quid over the coming year.
Charge up during the night and keep running until sundown on batteries.
For example, right now my night rate is 14p/kWh. The standard variable is going up to 29p/kWh for my supplier very shortly.
I have about 10kw of storage, which is enough to see me through 24 hours.
Just something to consider.
If you couple that with an economy 7 or economy 10 price, you could save yourself a fair few quid over the coming year.
Charge up during the night and keep running until sundown on batteries.
For example, right now my night rate is 14p/kWh. The standard variable is going up to 29p/kWh for my supplier very shortly.
I have about 10kw of storage, which is enough to see me through 24 hours.
Just something to consider.
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Welcome to the forum!Time-shifting with battery storage gets discussed in more detail on the "Green and Ethical" board, eg. this thread:N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Shell (now TT) BB / Lebara mobi. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 33MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.Not exactly back from my break, but dipping in and out of the forum.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!0
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