The following table compares some of the battery systems available in the UK. Prices are exclusive of VAT and as of June 2019, installing a battery together with a Solar PV system costs an additional 5%VAT; whereas fitting a battery to a solar system at a later date (retro-fitting) would normally cost 20% VAT.

 

Solar Battery Storage Manufacturer Charge/ Discharge (kW) Storage capacity (kWh) Useable capacity (kWh) Cycles Warranty Cost of Install
£
£/kWh of storage capacity Warranty Powercut Backup AC/ DC Coupled
Solax Hybrid X1 Triplepower 6.3kWh 1.7 6.3 5.67 6000 4,238 747 5 years No DC
Puredrive Energy Storage 5kWh 2/3 5 4.5 10000 4,407 979 10 years No AC
Moixa 4.8kWh 2.4 4.8 3.84 6000 4,450 1,158 10 years No AC
Solis/BYD 7kWh 3 7 5.6 2842 4,944 882 10 years No DC
Alpha Smile 14.5kWh 3 14.5 13.92 2920 5,600 402 5 years No AC
Puredrive Energy 10kWh 3.5/5 10 9 10000 6,087 676 10 years No AC
SolarEdge LG Chem RESU 10 5 9.8 9.3 Unlimited 6,100 655 10 Years No DC
Sonnen 9.43 – 7.5kWh 3.3 7.5 6.75 10000 6,215 920 10 years Extra cost AC
Powervault 3 – 8.2kWh 3.3/5.5 8.2 8.2 6000 6,360 775 10 years No AC
Tesla Powerwall 5 13.5 13.5 Unlimited 7,799 577 10 years Yes AC
Powervault 3 – 12.3kWh 3.3/5.5 12.3 12.3 6000 8,090 657 10 years No AC
Sonnen 9.43 – 15kWh 3.3 15 13.5 10000 8,835 654 10 years Extra cost AC

 

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