{"id":47502,"date":"2025-12-10T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=47502"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:57:04","slug":"maximising-solar-and-off-peak-tariffs-more-storage-more-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/12\/maximising-solar-and-off-peak-tariffs-more-storage-more-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximising Solar and Off-Peak Tariffs: More Storage, More Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Having had our solar panels and home battery storage system for four years now, we\u2019ve grown used to its capabilities and the money it saves us. It\u2019s also given us time to evaluate it and decide where best to upgrade next. The obvious choice was to add more battery capacity \u2014 so that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ve done, with the addition of a second 5.8 kWh battery. This doubles our storage to a total of 11.6 kWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Battery-Upgrade2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Battery-Upgrade2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Battery-Upgrade2-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this time of year, when the solar panels aren\u2019t producing much, this extra capacity allows us to \u201crate shift.\u201d In other words, we can store cheap-rate electricity overnight (currently 7p per kWh) and use it during the day, when electricity would cost 32.96p per kWh. That\u2019s a saving of just under 26p per kWh used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summer, when we generate excess solar power, the extra storage will let us capture more of what the panels produce before exporting to the grid. Normally we wouldn\u2019t charge the batteries overnight in summer because the solar alone covers our daytime usage. However, with the current export rate at 15p per kWh, it still makes sense to top up the batteries overnight at 7p\/kWh and then sell the solar-generated electricity back at 15p\/kWh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These tariff figures obviously depend on what plan you\u2019re on, so we\u2019ve recently moved to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/share.octopus.energy\/obtuse-pearl-419\">Octopus<\/a> Intelligent Go<\/strong> tariff to maximise savings by accessing one of the lowest off-peak rates available. It also gives us six hours of cheap-rate EV charging every 24 hours. It won\u2019t suit everyone, but if you use the link above to sign up you\u2019ll get \u00a350. 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