Battery storage advice

Best Octopus Tariffs for Solar & Battery in 2026
Get the right Octopus tariff, and your solar panels and battery can work a lot harder for you.

Best Octopus Tariffs for Solar & Battery in 2026
Get the right Octopus tariff, and your solar panels and battery can work a lot harder for you.

Can Agile Outgoing Octopus Beat Fixed Export? We Tested It
Octopus cut fixed export payments. Some battery owners found a way around it.

How Does Battery Storage Work in the UK?
With more UK homeowners looking for ways to take control of their electricity use, home battery storage has become an increasingly popular option.

Tesla Powerwall 3 Review UK: Specs, Pros & Cons
The Tesla Powerwall 3 is Tesla’s latest home battery, combining 13.5 kWh of usable storage, an integrated solar inverter and up to 11.04 kW of power output in the UK.

Commercial Battery Storage: A Guide for UK Businesses
Commercial battery storage is becoming a serious business decision. For many UK businesses, electricity is no longer just another operating cost. It is a commercial risk.

Renewable Energy Consultancy: Solar & Battery Storage Solutions
Renewable energy is no longer a “nice to have” for businesses. For many, it is now a practical way to reduce operating costs, improve energy resilience and take more control over future electricity use.

Tesla Powerwall 3 Price UK (2026): Costs, Installation & Payback
This ain't no Godfather 3. PW3 is amazing and it costs this much...

What is the Tesla Gateway?
Unpack the Tesla Gateway with Heatable: your Powerwall’s clever sidekick for energy control, savings, and blackout backup!

Alpha ESS Smile G3 Review: Flexible Favourite or Budget Gamble?
Rising energy bills. Grid unreliability. And a growing hunger for solar independence. Enter the Alpha ESS Smile G3 - a hybrid solar battery system that promises smart savings, modular expansion, and compatibility with both new and existing solar panel setups.

AlphaESS SMILE-G3-Backup Box-S Review: Whole-Home Backup
Most solar battery systems say they offer “backup power”. Technically, they do. But in reality, that often means a small essential-loads board keeping a few basics alive: fridge, Wi-Fi, lights, maybe a couple of sockets if you’ve been good.

Octopus Flux Tariff Review: Is It Worth It?
You've finally done it. You've slapped some solar panels on your roof, plugged in a battery, and you're ready to start making your home work for you. But there's just one problem: what happens to all that lovely excess energy?

Can You Make Money With Battery Storage Without Solar?
Battery-only energy storage - systems with no solar panels at all - has quickly gone from niche experiment to national trend.