FAQ's - Solar and EV Combined
Ready to reduce your carbon footprint? Using solar panels, a battery and an electric vehicle (EV) charger together can help. Solar panels use sunlight to make clean electricity, and a solar battery lets you store that energy for cloudy days. This means you can charge your electric car with clean energy, all year round.
If you live in York, you may be eligible for a government grant to help pay for solar and an EV charger. Our friendly advisers can tell you about financial support and connect you with suppliers to get it installed.
Why combine solar with an EV charger?
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Get a government grant to help pay for solar and an EV charger.
Save energy and lower your bills.
Earn money from surplus energy.
Can solar power a home EV charger?
Solar panels sit on your roof and turn sunlight into electricity. A solar battery stores this electricity so you can use it later, even when the sun isn’t shining. You can use this to charge your electric vehicle (EV) at home.
When you use solar power with an EV charger, you can:
Charge your EV with clean energy
Save money
Rely less on energy from the grid
Help the environment by lowering your carbon emissions
Did you know? If your solar panels make more energy than you need, you can sell it back to the grid and earn money.
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What do Solar and home charger combined solutions look like and where does it fit in your house?
Solar panels
Solar panels are flat and either dark blue or black. One panel is slightly smaller than a standard front door. A two-bedroom house will need around ten panels on the roof.
Solar battery
A solar battery is a compact unit, around the size of a fridge freezer. The battery is neatly wired to your panels and can be stored anywhere in your home. Most people prefer to keep them in their garage, utility room, or a cupboard.
EV chargers
EV chargers are small boxes that you put on the outside wall of your house, near to where you park your car. A cable comes out of the charger and you plug it into your car to charge it.
How big they are depends on their charging power:
Slow chargers are about the size of a book.
Fast chargers are about the size of a tablet.
Rapid chargers are about the size of a fridge.
An EV charger connects to your home’s electricity, so it won’t take up any space inside your home.
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