Solar storage come in a range of outputs and manufacturers makes and Cozy Energy caters for all.
By having Solar Storage on your PV system you start to benefit straight away as instead of exporting your excess electricity to the grid at typically 3-5p a kwh you store it for when you need it – the bigger the storage, the more you store.
Solar Storage can also be upgraded to larger storage at a later date
Smart grid solar storage is by far becoming the most popular as the system is more intelligent than the standard.
Smart grid works by using all the benefits of the standard solar storage installation but also takes advantage of taking electricity from the grid during off peak times when the kwh prices are low and using that electricity during the expensive times of the day.
To benefit from this your solar storage need to be able to have the capability to force charge from the grid when prompted.
Cozy Energy specialise in this and can install systems that work for you as you want them to.
For smart grid you will need to be with an energy supplier that has plunge pricing – Cozy Energy recommends Octopus Energy for this as they have some very good tariffs as explained below.
*Best savings with Battery*
With Agile Octopus, you get access to half-hourly energy prices, tied to wholesale prices and updated daily. So when wholesale prices drop, so do your bills – and if you can shift your daily electricity use outside of peak times, you can save even more when combining this with solar battery storage as you can store the electricity when the rates are cheap from the grid and use when the price goes up.
This is for maximising on what goes back to the grid and you would use this alongside either the agile or go tariffs
Outgoing Octopus is a smart export tariff and our successor to the feed-in tariff (FIT). Perfect for homes with solar panels, battery storage, or any other way of sharing energy back to the grid.
Outgoing Octopus comes in two flavours – Fixed or Agile. Outgoing Fixed guarantees 5.5p per kWh for every unit you export. Outgoing Agile matches your half-hourly prices with day-ahead wholesale rates, helping you make the most of the energy you generate.
With energy storage and Outgoing Agile, you can sell your electricity at the most valuable time for you. Combine 4kWp of solar panels with battery storage, and you could earn £436 – over 50% more than the same panels on a fixed 5.5p per kWh rate.
Combine this with our Agile tariff for the electricity coming in to your home, and integration with Amazon Alexa, IFTTT, or smart EV charging, to really make the most of your smart grid.
*Perfect For Electric Vehicles*
The smart tariff with super cheap electricity for 5p/kWh between 00:30 – 04:30 every night
Fill up for a tenth of the price of a traditional car with Octopus Go, and keep your fuel costs around 1p per mile
Octopus Go charge is on average over 50% cheaper than typical Economy 7 night time rates
FYI: figures based on all Economy 7 tariffs as of June 2019.
