26/10/2026
As the darker, colder, shorter days approach, we tend to find a number of customers with recent system installs reaching back out to us for additional battery storage capacity & for those without a backup function, those too.
You may ask why was the additional battery capacity or the backup function not offered in the first instance? They are.
But, there are many reasons as to why you may not go for these options. Primarily, it is the upfront cost versus the perceived benefit.
Looking at storage first, the standard MCS tables do not offer a perceived benefit for storage above a 15kWh. This can only be realised once the client has lived with the system, the darker days come along, but they run out of solar stored energy and/or cheaper off-peak stored electricity from the grid. At that point your perception changes and the value that we cannot necessarily demonstrate at point of sale becomes more obvious.
What about the backup function?
It's only when you lose your power, and your neighbour hasn't, that you realise just how reliant we've become on everything being electric.
Given the recent storms, we've had a number of enquiries for backup functions. Again, perceived benefit.
For all your solar, battery, EV charger, and backup systems, reach out to Team Renewables Ltd today!
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