How to get your installations winter-ready with the right home battery
During the winter months, solar panels generate less energy thanks to shorter days and weaker sunlight, while household energy consumption usually rises. For installers, this is the perfect moment to add value for customers. By recommending the right home battery, you help your customers use their self-generated energy more efficiently, even in colder months.
The winter-season challenge
In winter, solar panel yields tend to drop: fewer daylight hours, more clouds, and colder conditions can impact output. At the same time, energy demand increases: lights are on earlier, heating or heat pumps run longer, homes are in more intensive use. The result: customers rely more on the grid or expensive peak tariffs.
Smart battery storage as an energy buffer
By storing energy when the sun is shining, and using it later, you maintain the value of the solar installation even in winter. A home battery helps avoid peaks, increases self-consumption, and reduces reliance on the grid. It also strengthens the sales pitch: the installation isn’t just summer-ready, it's winter-ready too.
Choosing the right battery
Every customer’s situation is different: consumption patterns vary, system types differ (existing installation, with or without current storage), available space, brand or technology preferences, and future expansion (e.g., e-mobility). Key factors include capacity (kWh), power (kW), compatibility with inverter, warranty, software/monitoring, winter temperature conditions, etc.
Our checklist supports you
With our battery checklist, you follow a clear, practical path: step by step you guide your customer towards the optimal choice. These steps include:
Current energy needs
Connecting the battery with or without solar panels
Compatability
Capacity
Battery packages
Installation and safety
Promo's and prices
This positions winter as your strategic sales season.
Win-win for you and your customer
For you as installer: a compelling offering and additional value in the season when customers think about energy and comfort. For the customer: more certainty, lower energy bills, and greater independence from the grid when it’s colder and darker. Helping them become truly winter-ready is a strong differentiator.