New video from the EnergyAgency.NRW provides tips on the planning, installation and maintenance of battery storage systems

5:28 min - 06/30/2017 posted

Bonn/Düsseldorf. Who doesn't dream of this? To become independent of the electricity supplier and to use all the electricity you produce yourself. A new 5-minute video from the EnergyAgency.NRW introduces homeowner Thomas Koch from Bonn, who has almost fulfilled this dream. With his photovoltaic system on the roof and his battery storage in the cellar, he is up to 90 percent self-sufficient from his energy supplier.

The reason for this is the falling prices for storage technology. With production costs of only around 20 cents per kilowatt hour, it is worth generating and storing electricity yourself and being able to use it at any time - even when the sun is not shining. In fact, every kilowatt hour that does not have to be stored for the evening hours only costs around 11-12 cents to generate.

With its 91 PV modules and matching lithium-ion battery, it is now almost completely self-sufficient in solar power.

The video gives experts a chance to talk about the planning, installation and maintenance of battery storage systems in the home, charging times, guarantees and subsidies, and provides recommendations for action.

The EnergyAgency.NRW website offers more information on funding opportunities, practical application examples and tips at www.energieagentur.nrw/photovoltaik

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More about photovoltaics:
www.energieagentur.nrw/solarenergie/solarstrom-photovoltaik

More on the topic of electricity storage:
www.energieagentur.nrw/netze/dezentrale_solarstromspeicher

Background information:

Now skim off subsidies.

Anyone who submits their subsidy application by the end of September can still benefit from the highest subsidy. This applies to battery storage systems with which the electricity from your own roof can also be used after sunset. Funds are available in the KfW 275" development programme made available. Currently, 16 percent of the eligible costs are covered by a repayment subsidy as part of the loan programme. From October, this will be reduced to 13 per cent; at the turn of the year, the rate will fall to ten per cent. The subsidy will expire at the end of 2018.