Save on bills with a battery and Octopus Go - no solar required

Most people think of home batteries as something that goes with solar panels. They don't have to. A home battery on its own, charging during cheap off-peak hours and powering your home through the day, can deliver significant savings even without a single solar panel on the roof.

We're an Octopus Energy Trusted Partner and we install home batteries set up to make the most of smart tariffs like Octopus Go - so your battery is charged on cheap rates and discharged when grid electricity is expensive.

How Octopus Go works

Octopus Go gives you a low overnight rate for 5 hours every night (the off-peak window) and a standard rate the rest of the day. Your battery automatically charges during the cheap window and powers your home outside it, so you're using cheap stored electricity instead of buying expensive peak-rate power.

To use it you need:

• An Octopus Energy account
• A compatible smart meter (SMETS2 or certain SMETS1 models)
• A home battery sized to your usage

(Octopus Go's window length and eligibility rules are taken from Octopus's own published page; the exact tariff rates change over time so we'll always confirm what's current as part of your consultation.)

How much you can save

Off-peak electricity prices can be as little as one third the price of peak rates. A properly sized battery means most of your daily electricity comes from cheap overnight charging instead of expensive peak-rate power.

The exact savings depend on your usage pattern, your battery size and the tariff rates at the time, but the principle is simple: the bigger the gap between off-peak and peak prices, the more a battery saves you. With the way energy prices have moved over recent years, that gap has been substantial.

Real customer feedback

One of our Prestwich customers running a 6kWh Solax battery system put it like this:

"During summer this new solar and battery system means our electricity bills are close to zero. In fact, in some months we sent enough electricity back to the grid that we ended up in credit with our supplier! In winter the days are shorter and so the panels don't generate enough to cover the whole day, but that's fine because we still save a tonne of money by charging the battery overnight."

The "save a tonne of money by charging the battery overnight" half of that story is the same regardless of whether you have solar - that's the Octopus Go battery case in one sentence.

Battery sizes we install

We work with quality manufacturers including:

• Solax - reliable systems with good smart integration
• AlphaESS - good performance and monitoring

Our battery systems range from 6kWh upwards depending on your home's energy usage. During your free consultation we'll look at your actual electricity bills and recommend a suitable battery size.

Smart features

Battery systems we install can:

• Schedule charging during the cheapest electricity periods - automatically and reliably
• Leave capacity for solar top-ups - if you do add solar later
• Monitor energy usage and savings in real time - app-based control
• Sell excess stored energy back via Smart Export Guarantee - we provide all the documentation needed

Adding solar later

If you start with a battery only and add solar down the line, that works. Your battery will do double-duty: still charging on cheap overnight rates in winter, and storing solar surplus in summer. We design battery installs to be solar-ready, so retrofitting panels later is straightforward.

Installation process

1. Free survey & consultation

A qualified electrician (Ashley) assesses your property's electrical system and discusses your energy usage patterns to recommend the right battery solution - you won't be visited by a salesperson. This matters because we've seen other installers recommend batteries in unsuitable locations like lofts, which contradicts NAPIT safety guidelines.

2. Flexible installation

Batteries can be installed in various locations. We've fitted systems next to driveways, in garages, and other suitable spaces with minimal disruption.

3. Professional commissioning

All installations are tested and commissioned to the highest safety standards with full electrical certification provided.

4. Smart setup

We configure your system for optimal performance with your chosen tariff and any existing solar panels or planned future installations.

Why work with us

• Octopus Energy Trusted Partner
• MCS-certified (NAP-66870)
• NAPIT Registered (66870)
• TrustMark Registered
• 20+ years' experience as an electrician
• 9.6/10 on Checkatrade from 80+ verified reviews
• 5-year minimum warranty on all equipment
• 2 years routine maintenance included on every installation

Coverage

Based in Prestwich, we install battery systems set up for Octopus Go across Greater Manchester and the wider North West.

Contact us today for a free home battery consultation and quote.