New Plug-in Battery, no electrician required

charles_b_2

Just stumbled across this.  Pre-order £699 for a 2kWh battery.  sounds interesting, capacity a bit small, but might suit someone - certainly I'd think a shed with solar on top might benefit for outdoor supply to the garden.

https://www.nodienergy.com/

born_again

Step back. Take a breath 

No details on company or where they are. No T/C
Domain Created 10/19/2025
Does not appear to be on Companies house. Far too many to search through with that name. & Cambridge which they say was designed there.

Not very good at proof reading
Pay $69 today as a fully refundable reservation fee to lock in a discounted£699launch price(retail £899)and join the3-year payback schemeif you already have solar.

charles_b_2

You could say it's a bit Noddy

QrizB

charles_b_2 said:

Just stumbled across this.  Pre-order £699 for a 2kWh battery ...

Or, if you want a product from a company that's been around for more than two minutes, how about one of these for (current offer) £526.50?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/317147891171

Note that (despite what the Noddy website implies) plug-in batteries are still contrary to the requirements of the wiring regs and require permanent wiring by an electrician if they're to be done "properly".

Martyn1981

QrizB said:

charles_b_2 said:

Just stumbled across this.  Pre-order £699 for a 2kWh battery ...

Or, if you want a product from a company that's been around for more than two minutes, how about one of these for (current offer) £526.50?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/317147891171

Note that (despite what the Noddy website implies) plug-in batteries are still contrary to the requirements of the wiring regs and require permanent wiring by an electrician if they're to be done "properly".

Yep, and the Stream series are bi-directional (couldn't work out if the Nodi was, or wasn't(?)) So they can charge and discharge to the grid/household mains, as well as having AC sockets to run items off them directly.

Ecoflow constantly have offers on. I went for a package last year with a 3.84kWh unit plus 2x 1.92kWh units, plus cables to link them together, 8x ext cables for the 4 PV MPPT sockets, a home energy monitor to allow them to charge/discharge based on PV export/grid import, and a free trolley. That was ~£2.3k.

The Stream series, and I assume others soon(?) can back feed upto 800W AC to the home grid, ready for the hoped for loosening of UK rules to allow plug-n-play PV, like much of Europe. Currently, unlike most of Europe, the Stream mains supply cables don't come with a plug, as without a rule change, they need to be hardwired ...... but a curious thing I may (or may not) have noticed, is that the cables are all nicely pre cut at just the right lengths for wiring up a plug.

Newbie_John

And 2kWh..
Let's say you get free electricity, your normal rate 25p so with energy loss, keeping the minimum required etc. you save about 40p a day, £12 a month, maybe like £120 a year.

For the first 6 years your electricty won't be free, you'll be paying back the costs of battery.

After 6 years? If the unknown brand battery makes it till 2032 then you may get few more years of savings - maybe another £600

Nick_Dr1

Newbie_John said:

And 2kWh..
Let's say you get free electricity, your normal rate 25p so with energy loss, keeping the minimum required etc. you save about 40p a day, £12 a month, maybe like £120 a year.

For the first 6 years your electricty won't be free, you'll be paying back the costs of battery.

After 6 years? If the unknown brand battery makes it till 2032 then you may get few more years of savings - maybe another £600

But there is a guaranteed payback in 3 years!

I would suggest that there isn't a long enough (insulated) barge pole for this to be prodded with.

Aussie_Tips

Not legal in the UK. If you proceed you'll invalidate your house insurance & risk DNO liability to name just two

Dtouch it with a barge pole.

Qyburn

I see their claiming it will provide backup during a power cut. I don't see how a plug inin battery can so that without being wildly non-compliant.

NedS

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81863820#Comment_81863820

Maybe they are thinking you could plug your fridge/freezer into it during a power cut. Or maybe you can plug in your TV if the power goes out during the big match!

QrizB

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81863820#Comment_81863820

The usual way is by having a battery-backed socket on the battery itself.

During a power cut the connection to the house is isolated but the socket on the battery remains live, rather like you get with a UPS. Or the EPS function on a full-fat home BESS.