EV charger with solar panels

What charging with solar means

In practice, the charger uses energy from the panels when there's surplus production, and from the grid when there isn't. Some chargers adjust their power to the solar output; others can be scheduled for sunny hours. How much of the charging comes from the panels depends on production, the home's consumption and when the car is at home. We don't give figures without knowing the system.

What decides the set-up

• The home's wiring and consumer unit: a charger is a big load and needs its own circuit.
• The contracted power: it may need adjusting, or the charging scheduled so it stays under the limit.
• The inverter and monitoring: some chargers talk to the inverter to use the solar output.
• The location: garage, outside wall or parking space, and the distance to the consumer unit.

If you already have a charger, we check whether it can work with the solar system instead of replacing it.

With a battery, now or later

A battery can store daytime energy to charge the car at night, but a home battery holds little compared with what a car needs. We tell you whether it makes sense in your case. If the idea is to produce more for the car, see system expansion; to schedule consumption, see monitoring.

What helps us to know

The brand and model of the inverter, your contracted power (it's on the bill), where you park the car and the model of the car or charger, if you have one. If you don't know some of this, describe what you know and we'll fill in the rest in the assessment.

We reply to your request within 48 h and send a written quote, with the price stated before you go ahead. We only go ahead with your agreement.