Battery — Vera Vita & The Institute of Local Energy

Battery

A battery stores electricity for later use. It can store solar power, charge from the grid during cheaper periods, and provide electricity when prices are high or demand is strong.

What A Battery Does

A battery stores electricity for later use. It can store solar power, charge from the grid during cheaper periods, and provide electricity when prices are high or demand is strong.

Why Batteries Matter

Batteries make energy more flexible. Without storage, electricity normally has to be used at the moment it is generated. With storage, energy can be moved across time.

Beyond Backup Power

A battery is not only for power cuts. It can help reduce peak demand, increase solar self-consumption, support smart tariffs, and participate in flexibility markets when connected through an approved platform or aggregator.

A Building Becomes Smarter

When batteries are combined with solar, heat pumps, electric vehicles and AI, a building can respond intelligently to prices, weather, demand and grid signals.