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Solar Battery Storage Darlington & the North East
We install battery storage in Darlington, Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, York, Middlesbrough, Harrogate and surrounding areas. Get a quote for battery storage in your area and get in touch with our Darlington team.
Key Features
Making the Most of Solar Power
Battery Units Darlington & the North East
Adding a solar battery to your existing solar panel system can maximise your energy storage and usage. With battery storage, you can utilise more of the power generated by your solar panels rather than exporting it back to the grid. This not only helps save money by reducing your energy bills but also increases your energy independence.
A solar battery system, such as lithium-ion batteries, offers greater capacity for storing energy, which is especially beneficial during peak hours or power outages. This added storage capability allows you to make the most of your solar energy and further reduce your carbon footprint.
Supplemental Power
Solar panel battery storage products complement your solar panels by allowing you to store excess power for later use. Previously, homeowners had to either use the energy immediately or sell it back to the energy supplier, often at lower rates.
With battery systems, you can now store excess electricity and use it when it’s more convenient, such as during peak hours when you’re not generating power. This means you can save money by reducing your reliance on grid energy and making the most of the free energy your solar panels produce. Enhanced storage capacity also provides a backup during a power outage, ensuring you have a reliable energy source.
Off Peak Hours for Battery Storage
Octopus Energy and other energy companies have recently worked to incentivise users to reduce their energy usage during peak hours. They have experimented by asking people to stop using energy between 9 am to 11 am or 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
These schemes are subject to change, but we know that these hours are also when most households use energy, especially during winter. So using your battery during these times can be beneficial later down the line.
Tariffs & The Future of Battery Storage
In the past, there have been tariffs like Economy 7 and Economy 10. These tariffs are useful for those who can use energy at night. It’s worth checking with energy suppliers around Darlington and Newcastle to see if they still offer these tariffs or something similar like the Off-Peak E, F, or Fx tariffs.
Unfortunately, you can’t export battery-stored energy back to the grid. Most energy companies only accept DC, and once the energy has been stored in your battery it has already been converted to AC.
That’s why we recommend that you use stored energy from your battery during peak hours. With various tools, you can set when you choose to store your energy or when you want to send it to the grid.
Battery Storage Cost Darlington & the North East
Find prices for our battery storage units in Darlington, Newcastle and surrounding areas. Our Darlington team can help you with the information for our battery storage. We also look forward to speaking with you in detail about the utility of battery storage in your home.
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Learn More
If you’re interested learning more about batteries, and our suppliers in particular, read more. We provide some useful information so that you can understand the technical details.
However, you wish to speak with one of our team, simply call us on 0800 6524102 or use our online contact form.
What’s the difference between solar and regular batteries?
Most batteries you use in your daily life are lead acid batteries. Solar batteries are mostly made with lithium iron phosphate or lithium ion technology, which is longer lasting and performs better. The expected lifespan of a lithium ion battery is roughly 20 years. Our suppliers are Pylon, Fox and LG.
What Does a Kilowatt Hour Mean?
It’s difficult to understand the complexity of battery storage. Many specifications list kWh, as well as energy capacity versus usable capacity. Here’s a brief breakdown of some of our terms.
A kilowatt is equivalent to 1000 watts. So a Kilowatt hour means the use of 1000 kilowatts per hour. It’s usually signified as kWh. With a smart meter, it’s easy to see how much energy you use per hour.
When you get your next battery storage unit, you’ll be able to use the energy from your renewable energy source and export energy during peak hours.
Pylon Batteries
We install several different Pylon battery storage units, including their residential line. We appreciate this solar battery for its compact size, reliable performance and ten year warranty.
- Total capacity: 2.4 to 4.8 kWh depending on model
- Usable capacity: 2.2 to 2.5 kWh
- 22.5 to 39.7kg
Fox Batteries
One of the best benefits of these batteries is that they can operate at lower temperatures. They can operate between -10° – 50°.
- These solar batteries provide 2.56 kWh capacity
- 90% Depth of discharge
- Wide temperature tolerance
- Easy installation
- High voltage
- Extremely lightweight at 4.5 kg
LG Batteries
The LG Chem RESU is a little bit heavier than other models. However, that’s because this battery storage unit uses a lithium ion battery, one of the best on the market.
- Industry leader
- Lightweight design compared to other lithium ion units
- 4.2 kW for RESU 6.5 with 95% efficiency[MP1]
- 80% capacity retention after ten years (others on the market have 60-70% capacity after ten years)
- 9.8 kWh total capacity vs usable capacity of 9.3 kWh
