By ESS news
Although home batteries are becoming increasingly affordable, investing in a storage solution to maximize self-consumption of solar energy represents a significant expense. For example, for a 5 kWh battery you have to pay an average of almost € 5,000, depending on the brand, the integrated inverter and the connected energy management system.
The battery has been the expensive relative of residential photovoltaic installations – thought about but left to its own world. While the price of solar panels has fallen sharply over the past decade, that of storage has remained high, meaning the return on investment (ROI) for a battery is often too long to be attractive.
Under these circumstances, renting a solar battery can be a solution for those who do not want to bear the substantial initial investment of a storage solution. It offers them an economically attractive starting point to test the solution for a few years before purchasing their own equipment.
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