Almost 10,000 households across the UK paid nothing for their electricity use last year, thanks to using both solar panels and battery storage.
Not only did thousands of families dramatically reduce their energy bills, but by using these energy-efficient measures, they were also able to help the planet and, in some cases, even make money.
By installing solar panels to create extra energy, and a battery storage device to save it, 9,300 homes were able to generate enough money to offset their electricity bills, figures from Octopus Energy show.
This included standing charges, so effectively these households paid nothing for their electricity use over 12 months.
These households were on the combined import and export tariffs from Octopus Energy, the Octopus Flux and Intelligent Octopus Flux, which automatically charge and discharge solar batteries to boost the amount of money a household can earn.
Some people were able to earn up to £300 over the year by selling the excess electricity they produced. This was possible because of the combination of solar panels to create energy, battery storage to save it, and a smart tariff to automatically sell energy back to the grid during peak hours.
Read more: The i Paper
