Battery Storage in Selby
Home battery installation for Selby and the YO8 postcodes by ElectriFusion Solutions, the MCS-certified installer based 30 miles away in Doncaster. Whether the battery goes in with new panels, is added to an array you already own, or stands alone on an overnight tariff, the sizing starts from what a Selby roof actually generates month by month, set out below.
PVGIS puts a south-facing Selby roof at 966 kWh a year per kW of panels, about 1.4% less than Doncaster. A 4.85 kW array makes about 4,685 kWh a year here, 2.7% more than Leeds. What that means for a 5 or 10 kWh battery, how the connection is registered with Northern Powergrid, and what North Yorkshire Council does and does not restrict are covered below.
How much a Selby roof can store
PVGIS 5.2 (the EU Joint Research Centre's model, SARAH2 radiation record, south-facing at 35°, 14% losses, fetched 15 October 2026) gives a 4.85 kW array in Selby these monthly totals:
| Month | Array output (4.85 kW) | Average per day |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 162 kWh | 5.2 kWh |
| Mar | 409 kWh | 13.2 kWh |
| May | 595 kWh | 19.2 kWh |
| Jun | 551 kWh | 18.4 kWh |
| Jul | 580 kWh | 18.7 kWh |
| Sep | 431 kWh | 14.4 kWh |
| Nov | 203 kWh | 6.8 kWh |
| Dec | 158 kWh | 5.1 kWh |
Summer and winter are different machines here. May to August averages 18.3 kWh a day, enough to fill a 5 kWh battery most days and a 10 kWh battery on the best ones. November to January averages 5.7 kWh a day, and the house uses most of that while the sun is up, so winter battery work in Selby comes from an overnight tariff, not the roof.
The full twelve months, with what they mean for a 5 kWh and a 10 kWh battery, are in Selby solar output month by month.
Registering the battery with Northern Powergrid
Northern Powergrid is the network operator for Selby, so the battery is registered with it. Whether it is a G98 notification (after the install, up to 3.68 kW per phase in total) or a G99 application (before the install, anything larger, which most 5 kW hybrid inverters are on a single-phase supply) depends on adding the battery inverter to any solar inverter already there. We do the paperwork and say which one it is on the quote.
Batteries on their own, and charging from the grid
If panels are not an option in Selby, the battery alone still works on a time-of-use tariff, charging overnight at the low rate and discharging through the evening peak; HMRC's VAT Notice 708/6 zero-rates it, standalone or not, until 31 March 2027. What it saves is the difference between the two rates on every kilowatt-hour it shifts, which is why we ask about your tariff before your roof.
If you also have panels, do not add grid-charging savings on top of solar savings for the same days: a battery filled from the grid overnight is already full when the morning's solar surplus arrives. Our battery storage page sets out the models we fit and their usable capacities.
Choosing a battery in Selby
Sizing starts with the evening, not the roof: the kilowatt-hours used between dusk and midnight are what the battery has to cover, and a week of smart-meter data settles it. The town averages about 1,390 hours of sunshine a year. A retrofit on existing panels counts the solar inverter towards the G98 limit, which is the usual reason a Selby retrofit becomes a G99 application.
Panels and battery together are priced on our solar panels in Selby page; the battery models are on battery storage: how it works.
Renting, planning and North Yorkshire Council
Inside the house or garage a battery is a Building Regulations notification, not a planning matter, in Selby as elsewhere. The exceptions are listed buildings and external units on a wall facing the street, where North Yorkshire Council decides. Renters need written agreement from the landlord before the installation is booked.
Selby battery storage questions
Who do I register a Selby battery with?
Northern Powergrid is the network operator for Selby, so the battery is registered with it. Up to 3.68 kW of total inverter capacity per phase is a G98 notification after the install; above that it is a G99 application approved beforehand. We submit it.
Is a standalone battery worth it in Selby?
It can be, on the right tariff: the battery charges in the overnight window and runs the house through the evening peak, and the saving is the gap between the two rates on every unit shifted. VAT is 0% on a home battery, standalone included, until 31 March 2027 under HMRC's VAT Notice 708/6.
How much does a Selby roof make in winter?
About 5.7 kWh a day from a 4.85 kW array across November to January on the PVGIS averages, against 18.3 kWh a day from May to August. Most of the winter figure is used as it is generated, which is why a winter battery runs on an overnight tariff rather than on the roof.
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