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Solar panel batteries
Rampage1908
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in Energy
I'm considering having battery storage added to existing solar panels and wondered if you have any recommendations or experience in this as I am finding it hard to get any reliable information without the hard sell from companies.
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I have two GivEnergy batteries totalling 10.8 kWh. They have helped save a considerable amount of money over the last 2 years.
Being able to fill them up in winter using Octopus Go really makes them worthwhile.0 -
When were your solar panels installed as it's not quite so simple if you get the old FIT (pre 2019) payments rather than SEGBarnsley, South Yorkshire
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) installed Mar 22
Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 9.6kw Pylontech batteries
Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing0 -
They were all fitted in 2021.Alnat1 said:When were your solar panels installed as it's not quite so simple if you get the old FIT (pre 2019) payments rather than SEG0 -
This gets discussed quite often over on the "Green and Ethical" sub-forum:Rampage1908 said:I'm considering having battery storage added to existing solar panels and wondered if you have any recommendations or experience in this as I am finding it hard to get any reliable information without the hard sell from companies.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/green-ethical-moneysaving
You might want to take a look at the threads over there.
N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.0 -
MoneySaving advice: wait until this consultation has been completed. You might save 20% VATRampage1908 said:I'm considering having battery storage added to existing solar panels and wondered if you have any recommendations or experience in this as I am finding it hard to get any reliable information without the hard sell from companies.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/vat-energy-saving-materials-relief-improving-energy-efficiency-and-reducing-carbon-emissions/call-for-evidence-vat-energy-saving-materials-relief-improving-energy-efficiency-and-reducing-carbon-emissions
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