Installation options

    Two ways to get your battery running. Pick the one that suits your home — you choose when you configure your battery.

    Plug in & go

    Included

    No installer, no disruption.

    • Plugs into any standard 13A socket
    • Runs on a timetable: charges cheap, powers peak times
    • Set up in minutes with the battery app
    • Take it with you if you move
    Optional Smart Meter upgrade · +£200

    Lets the battery power your home first and store spare solar that would otherwise go unused. Nice to have, never required.

    Choose a battery

    Professionally installed

    Hands-off

    +£500

    Flat fee, subject to survey.

    • Hardwired to your consumer unit by an MCS-certified engineer
    • Smart meter included
    • Electrical certification and DNO notification
    • Any extra work quoted in writing before it starts

    Available on selected batteries — the product page shows it where offered.

    Common questions

    Do I need the Smart Meter to use a plug-in battery?

    No. Without it the battery runs on a timetable — charging in your cheap-rate window and powering your home at peak times. The Smart Meter is an optional upgrade that lets it power your home first and store spare solar.

    What does the £500 professional install include?

    A technical survey, hardwiring to your consumer unit by an MCS-certified engineer, the smart meter, electrical certification and notifying your network operator (DNO).

    Can every battery be professionally installed?

    Not every model. The product page only shows the Installed option where it is available for that battery, and every install is subject to survey.

    Can I switch from plug-in to installed later?

    Get in touch and we will check whether your battery and home qualify before quoting.

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