Battery Storage
What is solar battery?
A solar battery allows you to continue powering your home with renewable solar
energy during the evening and at night when the solar panels aren’t able to generate energy.
Solar PV panels convert solar energy into usable electricity and, more often than not, they’re producing more electricity than can be used.
Without a solar battery, this excess is delivered to the National Grid. This means that you’ll miss out on using the energy yourself and will have to rely on your energy supplier once the sun has set.
Solar battery storage technology allows you to use more of the free
energy produced by the solar panels to save money and increase
independence from the National Grid.
Energy Bill Saving
By storing energy during times of lower demand you can reduce the amount you need to buy from your energy supplier when energy usage is higher, saving you money on your energy bills.
Backup Power Supply
Some solar batteries will enable you to use your solar electricity when there is a power cut so you’re not left without power or lighting. When a power cut strikes a store of this energy could be invaluable to your household.
By introducing a solar battery into the process you can keep hold of the surplus energy you've produced for use at another time (e.g. at night) and further reduce your reliance on the National Grid.
Solar energy systems that can store their own electricity have three main components:
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Solar panels that absorb and convert the sun's energy to DC electricity.
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A battery (or batteries) to store the electricity that is not used for use when the solar panels aren’t generating electricity.
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An inverter that converts DC electricity to AC ready for use in your lights, appliances etc.
As solar technology continues to progress many modern systems also incorporatesmart technology such as apps and Wifi so you can easily monitor the battery's charge level and general efficiency.
