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A solar battery storage system is a device that homeowners can connect to their solar panels. It is usually made from lead acid or lithium-ion, however now that the price of lithium has dropped lead acid can no longer be considered a cheap option. The system can store the excess electricity that your solar panels generate while you’re out during the day or that you simply do not use.This stored energy is then available when needed such as at night or when your demand in the home is greater than what your panels are producing
The solar panels connected on your home operate on their own and the majority of energy they produce goes back to the grid. This is because the energy your panels produce must be used immediately. You have a grid tied system so the electricity must go somewhere.
The peak time of day for solar power generation is obviously in the middle of the day. This time of day is, generally, when most people are not at home. It is just not possible for you to use the electricity produced by your panels so off it goes back to the grid.
Now for the funny thing, when you are back at home and the panels have stopped producing electricity you then buy electricity from the grid. Let’s just read that again…. you buy electricity from the grid! YOU’RE ELECTRICITY THAT YOU EXPORTED. You are buying back you’re own electricity
Now for the good news. You can stop this. Install a battery system to soak up all your unused electricity before it has a chance to escape to the grid. Then, when you need the power it will come from the battery system and NOT the grid. Simples. Can we say simples without been sued?
Let’s recap. The unused electricity that’s produced by your solar system during the day goes into your battery ready for whenever you need it.
Whilst it is possible to go completely “off grid” and have no electric bill at all, most solar storage systems are not designed to do that. They can however, get you to maybe to 70% or 80% self sufficient. Cool
Generate electricity from your solar panels during daylight hours.
Use solar energy directly in the home, satisfying load on demand.
Once the electrical demand in your home is satisfied then store the surplus energy for later use or grid trading. Use our quote form to get your battery storage quotes.
Supplement stored solar energy with off peak cheap energy from the grid. Perfect for winter use.
You can use the energy you have stored when solar generation is low or grid trade the energy. Some energy companies are offering grid trading functionality. We have a page about this. Social Energy
You can monitor the system production via Cloud based app on any computer or smart device.Many storage systems will also let you change settings from the app. Here is a video from Enphase.
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