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Practical guides to solar, battery storage, EV charging and smarter home energy.
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Solar & battery · 5 min read
The government’s new Warm Homes Loan Scheme has launched, promising cheaper borrowing for solar panels and home batteries. If the upfront cost has been what’s held you back, this could change the sums. Here’s what the scheme is, who can use it, and how finance options from lenders including Selina Finance appear in your GE Solutions proposal through OpenSolar.
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Solar & battery · 4 min read
The energy price cap rose again on 1 October, and the forecasts for January look worse. With Ofgem due to confirm the new cap by 25 November, many households are bracing for a more expensive winter. Here’s what’s being predicted, what the cap does and doesn’t cover, and how generating and storing your own electricity can take some of the sting out of it.
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Solar & battery · 5 min read
If you've had a solar or battery quote recently, there's a good chance SigEnergy's SigenStor has come up. It's one of the fastest-growing names in UK home battery storage, often pitched as a more flexible alternative to established brands like Tesla or GivEnergy. Here's what it actually is, how it works, and who it suits.
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Solar & battery · 4 min read
The 0% VAT rate on solar panels and battery storage is still running — but it won't last forever. With the relief currently set to end on 31 March 2027, homeowners who wait until the last minute risk getting caught out by installer waiting lists, survey backlogs, and a saving that could disappear overnight. Here's why acting in 2026 makes far more sense than leaving it to 2027.
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Solar & battery · 5 min read
Power cuts are becoming a growing concern for homeowners across the UK, whether caused by storms, grid faults, or planned maintenance work. For anyone who has invested in solar panels and battery storage, a natural assumption is that the system will automatically keep the lights on when the grid goes down. In reality, this is only true if the system has been fitted with EPS (Emergency Power Supply) functionality. This guide explains what an EPS solar battery is, how it works, and what homeowners need to know before assuming their system will provide backup power during an outage.
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Solar & battery · 4 min read
Homeowners across Worcestershire are increasingly looking for ways to reduce their dependence on rising electricity prices. From Bromsgrove and Worcester to Droitwich, Redditch and Malvern, more households are exploring solar energy as a practical long-term solution. With energy costs remaining a concern for many families, solar panels and battery storage systems are helping homeowners take greater control of their energy usage whilst reducing reliance on the grid. Recent reports have highlighted a growing trend across the UK, with rising energy costs and concerns about future price fluctuati
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Solar & battery · 10 min read
Solar panels are a long-term investment — most systems are designed to perform for 25 years or more. But here's what many homeowners don't realise until it's too late: the panels themselves are only part of the story. Two identical panels, installed by two different companies, can perform very differently over their lifetime. Poor installation is one of the most common causes of underperformance, damp problems, and costly call-backs.
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Solar & battery · 10 min read
If you've started researching solar panels for your home, you've probably come across a dizzying list of buzzwords — perovskite cells, bifacial panels, AI-powered monitoring, next-generation batteries. Every year, headlines promise a technology that's about to change everything. Most of it is incremental. Some of it is genuinely useful today. Here's a clear-eyed look at what's actually worth paying attention to in 2026, and what's still years away from your roof.
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Smart energy · 6 min read
A practical introduction to virtual power plants, and how a home solar and battery system may take part while still serving the household first.
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