Calculating ROI on a Home Solar Battery

Gary Does Solar ☀️ September 24, 2023
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A follow up to my previous two videos on batteries. This one has been asked for by many people - how to calculate if a particular battery is actually worth it... *** A HUGE thank you to those of you who have signed up to my Patreon - it means a lot to me as I spread the word on solar :-) *** Gary Does Solar Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GaryDoesSolar Solarazma Pro Utility: https://www.garydoessolar.com/solarazma_pro_intro/ 5 Reasons To Get A (Bigger) Home Battery video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwDrfuXyik Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:31 Main factors to consider: Cost, Lifetime, Warranty, Degradation 4:17 Cost per kWh 5:02 "Under Warranty" Formula 7:11 "Run It Into The Ground" Formula 8:32 Get Rich Quick Scheme? 10:26 7 Profitable Actions 13:49 Solarazma Pro Utility 14:40 Summary If you're getting a lot from my videos, and would like to support me in my efforts to help everyone, here are a few ways to do this: 1. I've not long started a Patreon account, which gives you access to the "pro" editions of my tools: https://www.patreon.com/GaryDoesSolar 2. If you're thinking of switching energy supplier to Octopus Energy. If you call them and give them my referral code ("blue-wind-201") and my name ("Gary Waite") and we'll both get a £50 credit to our accounts as a result! https://share.octopus.energy/blue-wind-201 3. You could https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GaryDoesSolar :-) For business enquiries: Email: [email protected] (Please note: despite my channel name, I don't provide, nor consult on, solar installations) (c) 2023 Gary Does Solar. All rights reserved. DISCLAIMER Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the content in this video, no warranty for that content is provided, nor should it be implied. Viewers acting on the content, do so at their own risk. #home #battery #roi

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