How to Pick a Solar Panel and Battery Backup System
Everyone’s looking for a way to keep the lights on when the power goes out. With increasingly intense weather knocking the power grid offline for days at a time in some regions, traditional fossil-fuel–based backup systems—namely portable or permanent
Energy criteria high on UK homebuyer checklists, survey finds
Savills says people are paying close attention to EPCs, and homes with heat pumps sell at a premium Homebuyers are paying more for properties with heat pumps or other low-carbon technology installed, and are looking closely at energy ratings, according
Solar Battery Storage How Much Does It Cost
If you’re considering a solar battery storage system, you’re likely wondering how much it will cost. The good news is that prices have come down in recent years, and there are a variety of options to choose from. In
Significantly higher than average GB power prices predicted to remain out to 2030
Energy prices in Great Britain are to remain over £100/MWh annually, according to new research from Cornwall Insight. This figure is significantly above the five year pre-2021 historic average of £50/MWh in winter and the even lower prices seen
Battery Installs: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
Here's a typical home battery installation, this one installed recently in a customer's garage in Newport Pagnell. It consists of 5x 2.4kWh Pylontech US2000 batteries, making a total capacity of 12 kWh. A Tanjent Powerbanx home battery system (Image:
Average Cost of Electricity per kWh in the UK 2022
According to official figures, the average electricity bill in the UK was around £764 per year for 2021—but it will be significantly higher in 2022. In fact, the energy price cap rose from 1 April 2022—so we're now officially impacted by the
Ukraine Invasion Brings Energy Storage Back Into The Spotlight
An energy crunch is causing higher oil and gas prices. The war in Ukraine caused these prices to soar even higher. As a result, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are racing to build more wind and solar
UK consumers able to track renewable energy hourly under new plans
Consumers will soon be able to check where their energy is coming from hourly, and get a discount on bills if they use electricity when renewables are in surplus. Under plans by the startup Granular and energy giants including
Consortium launches project that allows hourly renewable energy tracking
For the first time in the UK, renewable energy will be tracked hourly as part of a push towards greater transparency in energy procurement. A consortium led by start-up Granular and including European power market Nord Pool, Elexon, Energy