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Battery Savings Calculator

How Much Could a Battery Save You?

A home battery doesn't need solar to pay its way. On a time-of-use tariff it charges overnight on a cheap rate, then powers your home through the expensive daytime and evening — so you buy far less electricity at the full price. Set the sliders to your home for an instant guide.

2,900 kWh/yr
A typical 3-bed home uses around 2,700–3,200 kWh a year.
10 kWh
Bigger batteries shift more of your day onto the cheap rate — until they cover your daily use.
Advanced — your tariff rates
30p
Standard daytime price per kWh
7p
Cheap overnight charging rate per kWh
10 kWh battery · off-peak charging
Estimated annual saving
£0
Around £0 over 25 years
0 kWh
Day use shifted to cheap rate / yr
0%
Daytime use from stored energy
0 kWh
Off-peak energy stored / yr
0p
Effective unit rate
What you pay for your electricity
70%
30%
Bought cheap (off-peak) Bought at day rate
Day-rate electricity avoided£0/yr
Off-peak charging cost£0/yr
Your bill without a battery£0/yr
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Estimate only — savings depend on your tariff and usage pattern. A free survey gives the exact figures for your home.

Got a roof that catches the sun? Adding panels stacks solar generation on top of these savings — try the solar & battery calculator.

What the Estimate Is Based On

Cheap overnight charging

Time-of-use tariffs such as Octopus Go or Intelligent give you a few hours of very cheap electricity overnight. Your battery fills up while rates are low, ready to run the home when prices climb. Defaults use a 7p/kWh off-peak rate — adjust it under "Advanced".

Powering the expensive hours

Through the day and the evening peak the home draws from the battery instead of the grid, so you sidestep the full day rate. The saving is the gap between the day rate and the off-peak rate, on every unit the battery delivers.

Sized to your real usage

We model a typical household demand curve and only count energy the battery can actually deliver. A 10% round-trip loss is included, and once a battery covers your daily use, going bigger adds little — so the estimate won't over-promise.

No solar required

This estimate is for a battery on its own — no panels needed. If you do have a sunny roof, solar charges the battery for free on top of this, and our solar & battery calculator shows the combined picture.

This calculator gives a guide estimate for illustration only and is not a quotation. Savings depend on your tariff, how much you use during cheap hours, and your equipment. We don't show an install price or payback here because every home is different — book a free survey for figures tailored to you.

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