You’d think after so long in this game (almost 17 years) that I’d stop getting excited when a new product hits the shelves by now. But no, and with what we’re just about to share with you will get you equally excited about what the future holds.
Up until recently, maybe a year or so, we have been restricted to around 20kwh of stored energy when it comes to battery technology in houses. There are a few systems out there that allowed more capacity but then most were restricted to power delivery of around 3.7 or 5kw max charge / discharge rate.
Well things have changed. You may have seen that The Solar Shed Ltd is now a member of The Solar Nation Assured Installer Network. It’s a network of very experienced and well established small to medium sized solar sales and installation companies from around the UK. If you live outside of our core operating area of West Norfolk then have a look for your local Solar Nation member. www.solar-power.co.uk
Membership is not restricted to solar installation companies though as we also have specialists, experts in their field, consultants, suppliers, developers, funding streams and a wealth of experience to draw upon. We share experience of products, new innovations and work collaboratively whilst pooling resources to bring the best customer experience and installation service the industry can offer.
I’ve said it before, and will say it again. ‘We’re just a bunch of mates who happen to be experts at what we do and we’re going to change the world.’ We see our job as arming you, the Great British Public, with the tools for humanities greatest fight. We are the quartermasters, engineers and front line. You are the Home Guard and we’re in this together.
Because of our experience, we know this industry inside out. We know the manufacturers, we know their service level provision and we know what works and what works well.
One member of The Solar Nation Assured Installer Network is also an importer of products as well as designing their own range of ancillary products. Through collaborative working and sharing our experiences, on top of all the listening to customers, we have leveraged all that knowledge and designed what we consider the most versatile home energy system for today’s homeowner and landlords alike.
The Home Guard has been designed with all of you in mind.
The Home Guard comprises of one single control system that monitors the solar input, the house’s electricity usage, the battery, the grid as well as hot water diversion and a generator for the ardent preppers out there. Yes, full resilience and controls from a single control system, all on one app with remote access and full control.
On a single phase residential supply, the inverters range from 3.7kW – 8kW and can be configured to go over three or more elevations. The 8kW inverter will allow high demand appliances to operate without taking energy from the grid.
The battery is the first solid state battery available in the UK
Starting at 5.4kWh for extremely low users of energy right up to a whopping 260kWh the Home Guard, when installed by a Solar Nation Assured Installer will provide decades of free energy, greater resilience whilst safe in the knowledge that should it all go pear shaped in years to come a simple generator add on can keep you running off of the grid for ever and a day. More batteries can always be added as demand or needs change, so starting small and allowing the system to grow with you, for life, really is the ultimate that we have all been looking for.
And now it’s here.
The Home Guard, protecting The Solar Nation.
www.thesolarshed.co.uk/contact-us for a chat.