New Guide on Energy Storage Launched for UK Housebuilders

A NEW guide that aims to ensure that household-scale battery systems are fit for purpose, has been launched by the NHBC Foundation.

Recent advances in household-scale battery systems are making them an ever more attractive option for new home buyers, and there’s an expectation that they could become commonplace as part of a home’s electrical infrastructure in the near future.

New Guide on Energy Storage

The report, NF83 ‘Watts in store? Introduction to energy storage batteries for homes’, looks at key aspects of battery selection, ensuring that the right questions are asked of manufacturers and that installed systems meet reasonable expectations of home owners.

While inclusion of a battery system is currently a choice, driven either by home buyers who are increasingly aware of the leading brands, or by house builders themselves who see a marketing advantage in offering a battery system, their potential benefits to householders and to the efficiency of national energy supply are significant.

NHBC’s Head of Standards, Innovation and Research, Neil Smith, said: “Selection is not straightforward as there is now a range of battery types on the market, with considerable variation in performance, and some complexity in the way their performance is described.

“This guide encourages careful specification of performance in line with reasonable homeowner expectations and is a contribution to ensuring successful implementation of battery storage technology.”

The energy storage guide is available to download for free here.

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