Installing and connecting a home battery

A home battery stores the energy your solar panels generate during the day, so you can use it later when the sun is not shining. Whether that makes sense for you depends on your consumption, your installation and how you manage energy during the day. We will look at that honestly with you.

In Flanders the reversing meter has been phased out. If you have a digital meter, it no longer runs backwards when solar panels feed electricity into the grid. As a result, the energy you generate in excess during the day yields much less than it used to.

That is precisely why self-consumption is becoming more important. With a home battery you store your surplus and use it later, instead of feeding it into the grid at a low rate. The capacity tariff also rewards more even consumption, which a battery or smart control can help absorb.

How much you actually gain depends on your consumption, your installation and energy prices. We do not promise a fixed amount, but we calculate honestly what is realistic in your situation.

A battery is particularly useful if you generate a lot of energy during the day but use little at that time. By storing that energy, you use more of your own electricity later.

We do not promise a fixed saving or payback period. That depends on too many factors to put a figure on in advance. However, we clearly explain what a battery can realistically mean in your situation.