I’ve been testing my solar panel setup for over six months in the UK in 2025, and here’s a review of my experiences so far. One dodgy Tesla PowerWall aside, I’d certainly recommend solar panels for producing energy at home, plus a battery for storage. Here’s how it’s worked out so far, stay tuned for a more long term discussion!

In my previous video, we went over the solar panel setup process with Egg (Cracking Energy): https://crackingenergy.com/solar-storage

This time around, we discuss how effective this renewable energy system has been during winter and summer. You can monitor exactly how much power those solar panels are producing, using the mobile app. And if you have a battery and sign up for energy export, you can also setup your gear to make a bit of money.

I’ll be publishing the next video in my solar panel experiment soon, detailing more long term usage and if I’ve noticed any issues.