# Solar Battery Sizing Calculator — United Kingdom

> Size an energy reserve for an explicitly selected critical load, rather than assume that the battery can supply every household circuit. GBP planning view; stated limitations apply.

Page: https://askcalculators.com/uk/solar-battery/
Definition: https://askcalculators.com/uk/solar-battery/definition.json
JSON Schema: https://askcalculators.com/uk/solar-battery/schema.json
Version: 20.16.0
Maintained by: AskCalculators (software project; not a credentialed reviewer)
Qualified review: pending. Automated checks do not establish professional approval.
Page status: Live
Review status: Pending

## Use
Open the calculator page and enter values. Query-string parameters can restore and bookmark a calculation.
Example: https://askcalculators.com/uk/solar-battery/?criticalDailyUse=10&autonomyDays=1&usablePercent=90&dischargeEfficiency=95&moduleCapacity=5&unitRate=0&laborCost=0&deliveryCost=0&otherCost=0&costMultiplier=1&spreadPercent=15&taxRate=0

## Inputs
- criticalDailyUse: Critical daily load, kWh; type=number; required; default=10; min=0; max=1000000
- autonomyDays: Target autonomy, days; type=number; required; default=1; min=0; max=30
- usablePercent: Usable depth of discharge; type=percent; required; default=90; min=0; max=100
- dischargeEfficiency: Discharge efficiency; type=percent; required; default=95; min=0; max=100
- moduleCapacity: One battery module, nameplate kWh; type=number; required; default=5; min=0.01; max=100000
- unitRate: Material price per module; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- laborCost: Total labor allowance; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- deliveryCost: Delivery allowance; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- otherCost: Other fixed costs; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- costMultiplier: Material/labor multiplier; type=number; required; default=1; min=0.1; max=10
- spreadPercent: Low/high sensitivity around the entered total; type=percent; required; default=15; min=0; max=100
- taxRate: Explicit tax allowance; type=percent; required; default=0; min=0; max=100

## Outputs
- requiredNameplate: Required nameplate storage, kWh; format=number
- modules: Whole battery modules; format=number
- installedCapacity: Installed nameplate storage, kWh; format=number
- deliveredEnergy: Modeled usable delivered energy, kWh; format=number
- materialCost: Material cost; format=currency
- laborCost: Labor allowance; format=currency
- deliveryCost: Delivery allowance; format=currency
- otherCost: Other specified costs; format=currency
- tax: Entered tax allowance; format=currency
- low: Low cost scenario; format=currency
- mid: Middle cost scenario; format=currency; primary
- high: High cost scenario; format=currency

## Formula
required nameplate kWh = critical load × days ÷ (usable fraction × discharge efficiency).

Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula.

## Rules
- Empty optional inputs are undefined, not zero.
- Hidden conditional inputs are ignored.
- Do not invent missing required inputs.

Notice: Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.