Home Battery to Solar: Is it worth the Money?

Amazing video as always.

Great vid guys!

Thank you

I would have covered the NW roof with panels as well. I've evidenced that this is more than worthwhile on my channel.

Great videos, I've learnt loads from you, Artisan and UpsideDownFork. I would like to cover my house in solar as a first step, then get a battery later. just need to save up for it first, will definetely look to use you guys

Doing a great job informing people about solar, along with a few other channels. The combination of Rea panels, microinverters and the GivEnergy AIO is one option that i'm looking at for my install after i move house. Your estimator used to show the AIO as an option for my area (Bristol) but now doesn't. Is that a lack of available GivEnergy installers in my area, and if so, is this likely to change in the coming months? Thanks

This was really helpful. Exactly what I am thinking I will be doing. I like what I hear about GivEnergy and to have the option to pair with the REA panels on a modular basis is great. Ridge runs almost exactly N-S. but eastern pitch receives direct sunlight later than 5pm at this time of year. Winter sun is low of course and there are shading trees on the west side. I would love to engage an IMPARTIAL consultant to advise but they don’t seem to be a thing. I have a ton of questions about what I think is a challenging site. And I don’t know what I don’t know although discovering more all the time, e.g. some batteries make a noise, some don’t. Some heat and cool themselves making for a safe external fitment. And I guess the products and innovations are happening constantly.

Is the GivEnergy Gateway only single phase or is there a three phase version?

Do you install and sell the Enphase batteries I think they're good batteries and inverters and good That they can be installed outside

Have you considered using Hoymiles or Deye micro inverters?

I live in a council bungalow that has solar panels on roof, do you know if they would allow me to get a battery installed?

I don't believe it makes financial sense to use the solar to charge the battery because thats rating the solar output at the same price as the cheap overnight whereas if you export it you can get more than that,on Octopus for example, octopus intelligent 7.5p night rate export 15p. On the cold battery, yep, a relative of mine has a greenhouse frost heater for his battery (and insulation) because prior to that when the battery temperature dropped below 2C the battery would not charge.

You mention the customer has been saving loads of money charging over night on a cheap tariff and using the energy during the day. How much money? What's the calculation? What is the cost of the battery per kWh, vs the tariff savings? The video promises an answer to whether it's worth the money, but instead we're getting action hero music accompanying the arrival of scaffolding, and bold claims that the battery is worth it even before adding solar to the system, without being offered any evidence... I don't mean to sound harsh but some folks tune in to get hard data...

"Even on a day like this, there's nothing coming from the grid". How impressive or even relevant that statement is depends entirely on what the load is. If there's no load at all, then of course the PV will be sufficient to charge the battery and cover the non-existent load even on a very overcast day. So what was the load? If you checked, you didn't see fit to tell us, which doesn't inspire confidence at all.

Ah, I see... you don't know what part of the country you're in, but we're supposed to respect your authority on the topic. I expect some people stopped watching right there. Not me. Either it was an attempt at humor, and there is some good information ahead, OR there's a right train wreck of a video ahead which could be entertaining. I'm watching!