How a system works in your home

Four parts, each doing one job.

Panels make power by day: Your roof generates whenever there is daylight, most in the middle of the day and in summer. Whatever your home is using at that moment is covered first.
The battery keeps the rest: Power you do not use straight away charges the battery, so the evening runs on electricity you made that afternoon.
What is left is exported: When the battery is full and the house is covered, the surplus goes to the grid and your supplier pays you for it.
You can see all of it: The monitoring app shows what the roof is making, what the house is using and what the battery holds, so you always know where you stand.

Three ways to power your home

Every system is designed for your house after the survey. Most of our customers start from one of these.

Essential

Solar, sized to your days.

For homes with someone in during the day.

All-black solar panels
Hybrid inverter, ready for a battery later
Export tariff set up for you

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Solar and battery. Your own power into the evening.

For homes that are empty by day and busy at night.

All-black solar panels
Smart battery sized to your evenings
Smart tariff and battery scheduling set up

Independence

Solar, battery and EV charging, working together.

For EV drivers and larger homes.

A larger array and expanded battery
An EV charger that runs on your solar
Backup power for key circuits in a power cut

Priced after your survey and fixed in writing. Book your free survey

Included with every system

None of this is an extra. It is how every Electrasol installation is done.

In-person survey: Roof, shading, wiring and 12 months of usage, reviewed at your home.
Written Home Energy Plan: Your system, your fixed price, and your expected savings and payback.
All paperwork handled: MCS certificate, grid notification and export tariff, set up for you.
Live WhatsApp updates: Your project lead keeps you posted before, during and after the install.
A tidy installation: Neat cable runs, a planned layout and a photo handover report.
Monitoring app: Set up and explained at handover, so you can see what your system is doing.
Six-month health check: A panel clean and a full system check at six months.
Year-one review: Your real results checked against your forecast at 12 months.

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Solar that looks like it belongs on your house.

Your home is probably your biggest asset, so the installation should add to it. We plan the layout as carefully as the output.

All-black panels with black frames, for a clean, even finish
Symmetrical layouts planned in the design, never decided on the roof
Cable runs hidden or neatly trunked, inside and out
Battery and inverter placed where you want them, agreed at the survey
Bird-proofing mesh available to protect your roof

Questions about solar

Does my roof face the right way?

South-facing roofs produce the most, and east or west roofs still do well because they catch the morning and the evening. We measure yours at the survey and your plan shows the forecast for each roof face.

What about shade from trees or a chimney?

Shade lowers the output of the panels it falls on. We map it across the day at the survey and design the layout around it, with panel-level optimisation where it earns its cost.

How long do the panels last?

Panels are built to generate for 25 years or more and carry a manufacturer warranty of their own. Output declines slowly over that time, and your forecast accounts for it.

Do I need scaffolding?

For almost every roof, yes. We arrange it, and the Tidy Home Promise covers getting it down promptly once the work is signed off.

What happens in a power cut?

A standard solar system switches off in a power cut to protect engineers working on the grid. Our Independence system adds backup for key circuits, so the lights, the fridge and the router keep running.

How much does a system cost?

It depends on your roof, your usage and whether you add a battery, which is why we price after the survey. Your price is then fixed in writing in your Home Energy Plan.

Is the survey really free?

Yes. The survey and your written Home Energy Plan are free, and there is no obligation to go ahead.

See what your roof could do.

1
Tell us about your home
Five short questions. It takes about a minute.
2
We call you
Your project lead rings within one working day to arrange a time.
3
Survey and plan
We visit, design your system and send your written Home Energy Plan. There is no obligation to go ahead.

Book your free home survey

Solar and battery, designed from your bills.