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Solar & Battery Calculators UK

Independent tools for checking solar generation, installer quotes, battery payback, solar self-consumption and battery sizing.

6 toolsUse the quote checker when you have an installer proposal; use the battery tools when the question is specifically about storage economics or sizing.
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Solar & Battery Quote Checker

Received an installer quote? Model expected generation with postcode-specific PVGIS data and challenge claimed savings, payback and battery sizing.

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Plug-in Solar Payback

Model a small plug-in solar kit with postcode-specific PVGIS generation, inverter clipping and in-home self-use.

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Home Battery Payback

Estimate battery payback from installed cost, usable capacity, cycling, losses and the real value of the energy being shifted.

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Solar + Battery vs Solar Only

Measure the incremental financial value of adding storage rather than treating every stored solar kWh as full import-price savings.

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Solar Self-Consumption Value

Value extra solar self-use after accounting for the export income you give up.

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Battery Size Optimiser

Compare smaller and larger batteries using the marginal value of extra capacity.

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Which calculator should I use?

Use the quote checker when you have an installer proposal; use the battery tools when the question is specifically about storage economics or sizing.

How to get a more useful result

Use your own tariff or quote figures, then run the calculator again with a more conservative assumption for the input you are least sure about. A decision that still looks sensible under both cases is more robust than one that only works under optimistic inputs.

Independent solar modelling

The flagship Solar & Battery Quote Checker uses European Commission Joint Research Centre PVGIS data for postcode-specific generation modelling. Installer savings claims remain assumptions to be tested, not facts accepted by the calculator.