5 Reasons To Get A (Bigger) Home Battery

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Published 2023-07-15
A home battery is a perfect companion to your solar installation, and this video details 5 reasons why :-)

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All Comments (21)
  • @greg_takacs
    I'm really happy to see your channel and site grow and get better and better. While I'd consider myself a solar/battery expert I'm still watching every video of yours as they're possibly the best illustrated and explain very complex concepts very easily for all to understand. Anyone who's a beginner and interested in solar I recommend to watch all your videos, they're truly the best on YouTube and far better than my engineer brain can explain!
  • @michaelp761
    Our self sufficiency is running around 86% with solar and battery👍👍
  • @jeanh9641
    Another great presentation. I have learned so much from your brilliant programmes.
  • @Sekir80
    What a great overview of solar, batteries and grid cooperation! I'll share this video to my friends, especially those who are skeptical of things like this.
  • @JBoy340a
    I am the West of the US and found your explanations very useful. I was amazed by the massive price changes you have. We never get to the point where they pay us to use electricity. I wish we did because we have solar and 28 kWh of batteries. We have largely eliminated our electric bill which reduced our home costs about 400 USD per month. We also got paid about 300 USD for spare energy we exported to the grid during a 4 day power emergency. All and all solar plus batteries was one of the best home improvement we ever made.
  • @tonymac7706
    Everything explained thoroughly and simplified for the novice such as myself...the way you presented your findings and graphs are second to none, i had no difficulty understanding,by far the best presentation ive seen to date..Thank you.
  • @jacbisgood2221
    This is incredible info, well explained and easy to understand. Thanks Gary
  • @nicflanagan6662
    Another fantastic presentation ... engage, inform, inspire. Incredibly well researched programme bringing a new dimension of vision to the subject. Thanks very much Gary 🙏🏼
  • @Ben-gm9lo
    Gary, you continue to produce amazing videos, so thanks! I love how thorough you are, how precise your delivery is, both factually and your speech. You are one of the few presenters on YouTube who actually pronounces all 3 syllabus in battery. It grates my pedantic mind when so many call it a batry. Your webtool is amazing and I can't help think that it must have massive value for so many trying to process the difficult cost/benefit issues for their circumstances. We are going the whole hog, 2 x EVs already with 7kW solar and 20kW battery coming in September. Your advice and tools have really helped me tune what to get for our needs. Massive thanks.
  • @penrithomas115
    I've been thinking about this it's great to have the information in such a clear format thanks
  • @handyman-at-home
    Excellent video as always Gary. Good to see how the utility has developed. 👍
  • @drerebus1
    Great video Gary excellent work....in US my particular electrical rates are much lower, however plugging in my values into your tool work well. You have put a lot of work into this and it's appreciated. Very nicely done videos, clear concise and and to the point. Keep up the great work and Cheers from the US.
  • @jameswestgate416
    Another high quality professional and informative video. Good work.
  • Amazing information I never heard anywhere else. I will definitely change my high energy tasks to daytime!
  • @brianmcclure8012
    First time I have come across your videos Gary. Very professional & informative. Thank you!!
  • @peeps124
    Excellent. Glad to see my thinking about batteries just prior to a solar system purchase echoed, with realistic scenarios. Your videos are great, down to earth and informative. Many thanks
  • @DanEVSolar7
    Great work Gary. The future looks bright for solar and home battery users. 👍
  • Hello Gary I just want to say thank for yet another great and very informative programme I have been looking for lots of answers to lots of questions for a long time about batteries and what I could add to my 13 year old 3.84kw PV array and I think you have just about covered everything I needed to know in this one so thank you very much. I don’t know if there is such a thing but if there is an award for the best and most informative presenter videos for a lay man like myself well Gary you most certainly deserve it. Well Done. Les