New Solar and Battery installation

osgiliath

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82198391#Comment_82198391

So far we have been blown away with the combination of the technologies. We have some -2°C overnight temperatures forecast this week. I'm looking forward to see how the heat pump and batteries cope.

Over the last couple of days the battery has drained down to around 70-75% of capacity before the solar has kicked in around 8.30am. The solar has managed to fill the battery back to full by 2pm together with running the heat pump to a similar time before production falls off a cliff.

I have shown some of my sceptical friends how the system is fairing and they have been surprised and have since made steps into looking at solar and battery systems for their homes. This can only be a good thing!

When we first moved in our estimated yearly bill was to be £2800 for gas and electric. The current forecast is an annual bill of £625. Once there is a full year under our belt, i think that this forecast will also prove to be too high and will be more like £300 over the year of which half of this will be standing charge. I will keep the thread updated as we get on albeit infrequently

Screwdriva

To be honest, I am just as impressed & did not expect the result to be this good. The reason I recommended the heat geek installer was because they are the only installer who will guarantee a SCOP of 4 - I did not expect them to achieve of a SCOP of 4.9+ which belongs in the top 15 list on the national heatpumpmonitor portal.

Saving such a significant amount on energy is not an easy outcome to achieve. You deserve credit for having the vision and the will to invest in achieving this outcome. Look forward to your annual result.