Quick answer
A typical solar & battery storage in Leeds costs around £9,000–£15,000 for a 4–6 kWp + 5–10 kWh battery system, with a payback of about 9–13 years — confirmed at a free survey. 0% VAT applies until 31 March 2027.
Why solar & battery storage for a Leeds home
A battery lets a Leeds home use more of the solar it generates instead of exporting it, which matters because a unit you use yourself is worth roughly twice one you sell to the grid. Paired with a smart tariff it can also charge from cheap overnight electricity and cover your evening peak. The honest point most companies skip is that a battery does not suit every home. It adds several thousand pounds and pays back slowly on a low-usage household, so we size it to what your home can genuinely cycle each day rather than selling you the biggest box. On higher-usage homes with a smart tariff it typically saves a few hundred pounds a year. Adding storage usually pushes the combined output over the threshold, so we make the Northern Powergrid G99 application for you. Battery fitted with solar keeps the 0 percent VAT until 31 March 2027.
Here is what matters for a Leeds home.
- Stores daytime generation for evening use — raises self-consumption, worth ~2× export
- Pairs with a smart tariff (e.g. cheap overnight import) to arbitrage the price gap
- Honest note: a battery earns its keep on higher-usage homes with a smart tariff, not every home
- 0% VAT covers battery installed with solar until 31 March 2027
Standards & grid: Battery raises combined output — often pushes the install into a Northern Powergrid G99 application. We size for genuine payback, not the biggest box.
Typical solar & battery storage in Leeds
- Typical system size
- 4–6 kWp + 5–10 kWh battery
- Panels
- 10–15
- Typical install cost
- £9,000–£15,000
- Typical payback
- 9–13 years
- Annual generation
- 3,400–5,000 kWh
Indicative ranges, confirmed at a free survey. Never a single guaranteed figure or "bill to zero".
What you save
Your savings come from using your own power (avoiding roughly 27p per unit imported) and from the Smart Export Guarantee for the surplus you export (around 12p per unit on the best tariffs, as at 2026). Because a unit you use is worth about twice one you export, self-consumption is where the value is — and it survives every export-rate change. See the honest maths on our Leeds cost page and whether solar is worth it.
Common questions about solar & battery storage
I might move house before it pays back.
Two honest points. First, you save from day one, so you're ahead for every year you stay. Second, be wary of the '+£32,000 / 14%' figures online — those are inflated. The real, evidenced effect is an EPC-improvement premium (a better EPC band tends to sell for a bit more), not a blanket uplift from the panels alone. If you're moving within a year or two, it may not stack up — we'll tell you straight.
What if my roof faces the wrong way?
East–west roofs still produce roughly 85–90% of a south-facing roof and spread generation across the morning and evening, which can suit your usage better. The one case we'll tell you NOT to bother is a genuinely north-only pitch — we'd rather lose the sale than fit something that won't perform.
What if you go bust and I'm left with no warranty?
That's exactly what the insurance-backed guarantee is for — it steps in specifically if our company ever ceased trading, honouring the workmanship warranty. It isn't a 'fix anything forever' policy; anyone who claims that should worry you. Your product warranties are with the panel and inverter manufacturers regardless.
Certified and protected
Every install is MCS-certified (required for Smart Export Guarantee payments), RECC-registered for deposit protection and independent dispute resolution, and covered by an insurance-backed workmanship warranty that steps in if the installer ever ceased trading. Panels carry a 25–30 year warranty. We will tell you honestly if this is not right for your home.
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- 1. Free desk feasibility from your meter data and roof, no obligation.
- 2. Site survey and a fixed-price proposal, itemised in writing.
- 3. Install and aftercare by MCS-certified engineers.
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