We Installed an £8,000 Battery With No Solar. Here’s What Happened.

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Is a battery-only home energy storage system really worth the upfront cost – without solar panels?
In this video, we install an £8,000 Duracell Energy battery system at our boss Rick’s house and return 2 months later to reveal the real savings, payback time, and whether battery storage alone actually works.

This is not a low-usage home. Rick’s house uses between 15,000–20,000 kWh of electricity per year – around 4–6x the UK average. With three kids, EV charging, and a busy household, this is the perfect real-world test for battery storage.

Instead of installing solar straight away, we chose a battery-only setup that:

✅ Requires no roof work
✅ Needs no scaffolding or planning permission
✅ Installs in hours, not days
✅ Works with smart tariffs like Octopus Go
✅ Can have solar added later

The System Installed –
✅ 4 x Duracell Dura5 batteries (≈20.5 kWh total, ≈18.4 kWh usable)
✅ Duracell G3 Hybrid Inverter
✅ IP65 rated (indoor or outdoor install)
✅ Rated up to 8,000 cycles, with a 10-year warranty.

Is Battery Storage Worth It Without Solar?

If you:
✅ Use a lot of electricity
✅ Are on a smart tariff
✅ Want fast payback
✅ Don’t want roof disruption (yet)

Duracell Energy Dura 5 Battery: https://duracellenergy.com/en/products/dura5-solar-battery/

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:55 Battery installation
08:23 System commissioning
08:33 Review savings
11:55 Octopus bill review
13:21 How long payback?
14:00 Solar & battery vs battery only
15:08 Why now solar?
16:02 Outro

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