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Suggestion needed for a Battery Backup System

saayinla · 2022-03-16 23:24:02

Hi All, Given the rising energy prices, I have been looking at ways to reduce ongoing cost. I live in a 5 bedroom property with 3 adults and 4 teenagers. Our electricity usage is about 20-26KW daily. Both adult work from home and at least 1 adult will always work from home . I was planning a DIY battery backup option, but…

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1961Nick Posts: 2,107 Forumite

17 March 2022 at 8:10PM

One thing to remember when doing battery storage calculations based on an off peak tariff is how much of your daily consumption you can move into that off peak period. DW/WM/TD & the house background would be around 8kWh.

4kWp (black/black) - Sofar Inverter - SSE(141°) - 30° pitch - North Lincs

Installed June 2013 - PVGIS = 3400

Sofar ME3000SP Inverter & 5 x Pylontech US2000B Plus & 3 x US2000C Batteries - 19.2kWh

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