Tesla Powerwall 3 is a premium home battery that stores electricity from your solar panels, the grid, or both. In the UK, Tesla currently lists Powerwall 3 without Gateway from £5,000 and Powerwall 3 with Gateway from £5,975, before installer-specific labour, electrical work, delivery, solar integration or any additional equipment is added. A Powerwall 3 … Read more
Solar panels do not need hot weather to work, but they do need daylight. That means your location can affect how much electricity your solar panel system generates over the year. In general, homes in the south of England receive more annual sunshine and solar radiation than homes in northern Scotland. However, solar panels can … Read more
Imagine a tariff that takes control of your home battery, charges it when rates are lower, and then exports during the pricey 4–7pm window – without you messing about with schedules. That’s the basic promise of Intelligent Octopus Flux (IOF): a time-of-use import + export tariff where your import and export rates always match.  … Read more
For most UK homes, the best solar panel angle is around 35° to 40° from horizontal. That sounds precise, but in practice you usually do not need to chase the perfect number. Many UK pitched roofs are already close enough to the ideal year-round angle, so panels are normally mounted flush to the roof rather … Read more
E.ON Next export tariff rates range from 6p per kilowatt-hour for anyone with an eligible solar installation, up to 17.5p/kWh for customers who install through E.ON and import electricity from them. The Smart Export Guarantee came into force in 2020. It requires licensed electricity suppliers with at least 150,000 domestic customers, including E.ON Next, to … Read more
An EDF export tariff can pay you between 3p and 18p per kilowatt-hour for the electricity your solar panels send back to the grid. The one you can access depends on whether you import electricity from EDF, and whether your solar or battery hardware was installed by Contact Solar, EDF’s installation subsidiary. More homes in … Read more
OVO SEG tariff rates pay between 4p and 20p per kilowatt-hour for the electricity your solar panels send back to the grid. The rate you can access depends on whether you import electricity from OVO and whether OVO itself installed your solar panels and battery. Solar generation in the UK has been hitting new records. … Read more
British Gas export tariff rates range from 3p to 12p/kWh. The rate you qualify for is usually determined by your solar system’s size and whether British Gas also supplies your home’s electricity. If you generate your own renewable electricity at home and have a smart meter that records readings every half hour, you can register … Read more
Scottish Power SEG tariff rates pay between 6p and 15p/kWh for exporting your excess solar electricity back to the grid. All their tariffs are variable and paid every 90 days. The rate you get will depend on who supplies your electricity and your solar panels and battery installer. Scottish Power is one of the largest … Read more
Plug-in solar panels could become one of the most accessible ways for UK households to generate a small amount of electricity at home. Unlike a full rooftop solar panel system, plug-in solar is designed to be smaller, cheaper and easier to install. Instead of fixing a large array to your roof, you use one or … Read more