Home battery storage

The size of the battery that you need will depend on things like the size of your home, how many people live there, and whether you have solar panels to generate electricity. The bigger the house and the more people that live in it, the higher your electricity usage is likely to be, meaning you’ll need a larger battery. 

Typically homes in the UK need a battery with a storage capacity between 10-15kWh - but the exact amount of storage needed will vary depending on your individual needs.

The lifespan of a solar battery varies based on the type you have. A lithium-ion battery, for example, will last between 10 and 15 years, while lead-acid batteries will only last around 7-and-a-half years. 

It’s important to remember that technology is advancing all the time too, so more modern batteries may last even longer than the timeframes above.

Yes, you can! In fact, if you have a time-of-use electricity tariff that offers a cheaper unit rate in off-peak hours, charging a home storage battery from the grid is a great way of benefitting from cheaper electricity throughout the day. Plus, if you live in an area that’s frequently impacted by power cuts, battery storage is a great option as a backup power supply. 

Yes, all large electricity-powered devices such as battery storage, solar panels, heat pumps, and EV chargers need to be registered with the Distribution Network Operator (DNO). These devices, also known as energy assets, will impact electricity demand, so it’s important that networks are aware of them so they can manage demand on the system and avoid outages.

When you choose BOXT for your battery storage installation, we sort all of the necessary registration of your system, including notifying the DNO.