John Tisbury's video: So you want solar and a home storage battery

This video is an introduction to buying solar and a home storage battery. We’re going to look at the shoulds, the musts and other things to consider and look out for when researching solar and / or a home storage battery. I’ll answer those questions around what size system / battery should I get, how long will it last and so on. Links and resources mentioned in the video; https://www.planningportal.co.uk/ Interactive planning portal for England. https://solcast.com Global Solar resource assessment and forecasting data for irradiance and PV power https://www.google.com/get/sunroof USA based solar savings estimator, powered by Google Earth imagery https://www.transitioncambridge.org/wiki/TTEnergy/PVFAQ Transition Cambridge aims to help Cambridge make the transition to ways of life that are more resilient in the face of rising energy prices and a changing climate. PV energy FAQs https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-pv-cost-data Downloadable data which contains information on the cost per kW of solar PV installed by month. https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/grants-and-loans/home-renewables-scotland/ Energy Saving Trust for financial support for renewables https://www.pvfitcalculator.energysavingtrust.org.uk This tool provides estimates for fuel bill saving and financial payments you may receive by installing a solar PV system https://www.greenmatch.co.uk/blog/how-many-solar-panels-do-i-need A guide to calculating solar panel size https://www.solarguide.co.uk/roof-suitable-for-solar-panels #/ Is my roof suitable for solar panels https://www.expertsure.com/uk/home/how-many-solar-panels/ How many solar panels do you need https://www.expertsure.com/uk/home/tools/solar-panel-calculator/ UK solar panel calculator 🔴 Tesla Referral code for 1,000 free Supercharger miles! https://ts.la/john76216 🔴 Octopus Energy £100 (shared) referral link: https://share.octopus.energy/sky-guppy-15 🔴 Setup: 4.0kW solar array, installed Sept 2011 - 3.8kW SMA Sunny Boy inverter 2.34kW solar array, installed Oct 2019 - 2.2kW SolareEdge inverter Tesla Powerwall 2 (Gateway 1), installed Dec 2018 Kona 64kWh EV, delivered 1st July 2019 Tesla Model 3 AWD Performance, delivered 28th Sept 2019 myenergi eddi, installed July 2019 myenergi zappi v1, installed Dec 2018 myenergi harvi x 2 myenergi hub myenergi iOS app Kaifa MA120 SMETS2 smart meter Based in Rushden, East Midlands, UK My recording spreadsheet can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/q9kh1u78d04hp2kea8ao7/PV-reads-the-proper-version.xlsx?dl=0&rlkey=qyx0tx25zeuflibdtym5xjino My schematic diagram can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aqypp8y1tu196ug/scematic%20of%20solar%20and%20powerwall%20installation.jpg?dl=0 🔴 Subscribe for free YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/johntisbury?s... ✅ Recommended playlists: Tesla Powerwall 2, solar and EVs https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... ✅ SUPPORT ME: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/johntisbury ✅ FOLLOW ME: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johntisbury... Twitter: https://twitter.com/johntisbury Website: http://www.johntisbury.co.uk