Home batteries: a vital link in the energy transition

A global movement

This is not a purely Dutch trend. Large Chinese solar panel manufacturers, for years focused exclusively on PV panels, are now investing massively in battery technology. Not because it looks nice in the brochure, but because they know: energy storage is the growth market of the next decade. We are at the beginning of a global shift where batteries will become as natural as solar panels are today.

Saving three times smarter

A home battery alongside your solar panels means you are not only using energy more cleanly, but also smarter. The gains are on three fronts:

1. Use more of your own solar power - Without a battery, you often only use 30% of your own solar power directly. With a 5 kWh battery, that rises to 60%, saving ± €150 a year.
2. Benefit from dynamic power prices - Charge when power is cheap, discharge when rates spike: another ± €150 a year benefit. Smart software handles this automatically.
3. Anticipate variable grid tariffs (from 2028) - Then power will become cheaper around noon and peak consumption in the morning and evening more expensive. By shifting energy smartly, another ± €150 a year is waiting for you.

Efficiency in practice

Since some of these benefits overlap, the realistic additional savings with 8 solar panels and a small home battery is around €300-€350 a year. This is significant, especially at a time of high energy prices. It immediately provides more independence and less carbon emissions.

The conclusion is simple: those who invest in a home battery today will save money tomorrow, get a grip on their energy and contribute to a cleaner, more stable future.