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More and more households are seeking energy flexibility – the ability to use less energy overall and to shift use times to when energy is abundant, clean, and cheap.
At the heart of the energy flexibility revolution? Home battery power.
In short, battery storage in your home can bring the following benefits:
Let''s say your home has solar panels on the roof or even a wind turbine in the back garden.
Without battery storage, a lot of the energy you generate will go to waste. That''s because wind and solar tend to have hour-to-hour variability; you can''t switch them on and off whenever you need them.
''But I don''t generate renewables. Can I still have a home storage battery?''
Domestic battery storage without renewables can still benefit you and the grid.
Now that we''ve got that out the way, let''s move on to something a bit more complicated.
Answering this is a bit like trying to answer, ''how long is a piece of string?''
There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to home battery power because different households have different energy needs.
Let''s look at this in more detail with some hypothetical scenarios.
He typically uses around 1,800kWh of electricity per year in line with the average noted by UK energy regulator, Ofgem. On average, this works out at just under 5kWh per day.
Mark has neither the financial nor practical means to install renewable technology. However, he can use a home storage battery to take advantage of cheaper off-peak electricity rates, perhaps with the likes of the Octopus Flux tariff.
Due to its compact size, Mark opts for the Giv-Bat 2.6kWh. With an 80% depth of discharge, this gives him 2.08kWh of electricity on a full charge – about two fifths of his daily electricity needs.
He could upgrade to the larger Giv-Bat 5.2. With an 80% depth of discharge, this would give him 4.16kWh of electricity on a full charge. While this option would help him save more on his bills, it could also mean compromising on space in his tiny apartment.
Sally lives in a 3-bedroom house with her husband and two children.
She and her family typically use around 2,700kWh of electricity per year in line with the UK average. This works out at around 7.4kWh per day.
Having done some calculations, Sally decides to install solar panels on the roof of her house to save on energy bills in the long-run. She opts for six panels which produce an average of 1,590kWh of electricity per year or 4.35kWh per day.
Sally opts for an 8.2kWh battery with a 100% depth of discharge. This offers adequate capacity to store the electricity generated from solar. In addition to solar, Sally also charges her battery from the grid.
On days when sunlight is in short supply, the battery is charged primarily or wholly from the grid and discharged around Sally and her family''s electricity needs.
James and Meredith live in a large 5-bedroom house with their four children.
In line with the UK average for a property of their size, they use around 4,100kWh of electricity per year, or 11.2kWh per day.
As they are independently wealthy and eco-conscious, James and Meredith decide to erect a 2.5kW standalone wind turbine in the field opposite their house.
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