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Electricity- I thought that I had an innovative idea. Someone got there first

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PamelaJ1 Wed 15-Apr-26 11:13:51

At the moment we are all being bombarded with advice about changing energy supplier, installing heat pumps, solar panels etc.
Like many of you I’m totally confused.
Then I thought well what if I skipped the panels and just stored cheap night time electricity in a big battery to use firing the day.
We have room, could this be an option?
Well, do you know it is.
Anyone on here done it? If so then feedback would be welcome.

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Usedtobeblonde Wed 15-Apr-26 11:21:52

Isn’t this idea the old night storage heaters?
Or are you talking about using the power stored for cooking, lighting etc.?

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PamelaJ1 Wed 15-Apr-26 12:03:29

No, you can get batteries, the same type that store electricity from solar panels. If you don’t want or can’t have solar panels then you can store cheap nighttime energy to use during the day to power whatever you want to use instead of using electricity at peak time prices.

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Cossy Wed 15-Apr-26 12:15:18

Sounds interesting!

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OldFrill Wed 15-Apr-26 12:37:20

You need to work out if your savings would cover the cost of the battery, bearing in mind that batteries have limited lifespan. Current advice is it's not cost effective.

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PamelaJ1 Wed 15-Apr-26 13:00:38

OldFrill
Have you considered it?
I’m not sure if I’m too bothered about recovering the cost. After all one doesn’t usually cover the cost of a lot of things. My car has probably lost thousands since I bought it but I put up with that because I need to get about in a reliable vehicle.
What I’m more concerned about is if we can afford to keep warm without worrying about buying oil.

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