Country Guides

The rules, prices and incentives that decide whether a home battery makes sense, country by country.
Checked against official sources, with the date we last looked.

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Aerial view of houses with solar panels on their roofs

Row of red brick terraced houses with chimney pots and slate roofs along a UK street

United Kingdom

UK home battery facts in one place: price cap, 0% VAT ending March 2027, loans, grid and safety rules, tariffs and plug-in solar, with sources.

Modern white house with a large solar panel array on the roof and an open sliding door to the kitchen and dining area

Germany

German home battery facts in one place: electricity prices, 0% VAT, feed-in tariff and the 2027 EEG reform, loans, grid rules, safety and plug-in solar.

Modern grey house with solar panels on the roof and warm lights glowing in the windows at sunset

Austria

Austrian home battery facts in one place: electricity prices, end of 0% VAT, EAG storage grant, grid and fire rules, tariffs and plug-in solar, with sources.

Modern brick house with a glass front and warm lights glowing in the windows and garden at dusk

Switzerland

Swiss home battery facts in one place: electricity tariffs, 8.1% VAT, Pronovo payment, cantonal grants, grid and fire rules and plug-in solar, with sources.

City skyline of dense apartment blocks under a large sun in an orange, hazy sky

Netherlands

Dutch home battery facts: net metering ends 1 Jan 2027, 21% VAT, no national grant, battery registration, tariffs and plug-in rules, with sources.

Two storey brick and clapboard house with a large green lawn, flower beds and a driveway

Belgium

Belgian home battery facts by region: Flanders capacity tariff, Wallonia and Brussels rules, ended premium, VAT, notification and plug-in rules, with sources.

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Ireland

Irish home battery facts: new €600 SEAI battery grant, 0% VAT on solar, Clean Export Guarantee, ESB Networks connection and plug-in rules, with sources.

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France

French home battery facts: regulated tariff, 5.5% VAT for solar, end of the self-consumption premium, Enedis and wiring rules, with sources.

Rooftops of houses with terracotta tiles and solar panels, with palm trees and apartment blocks under a blue sky

Spain

Spanish home battery facts: self-consumption rules, surplus compensation, 2026 income tax deduction, regional aid and plug-in kits, with sources.

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Portugal

Portuguese home battery facts: UPAC self-consumption rules, 23% VAT, E-Redes and DGEG, support schemes and plug-in kits, with sources and dates.

Three solar panels mounted along the railing of an apartment balcony with green plants growing behind them

Italy

Italian home battery facts: 50% tax deduction in 2026, VAT, ritiro dedicato, energy communities, e-distribuzione rules and plug-in kits, with sources.

Aerial view of four white battery storage containers next to a substation transformer and power lines

Poland

Polish home battery facts in one place: 2026 power prices, net-billing, the PME2 grant of up to PLN 19,000, grid and safety rules, with sources.

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Czechia

Czech home battery facts in one place: 2026 regulated prices, VAT, the NZÚ Light grant, grid connection, safety and plug-in solar rules, with sources.

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Sweden

Swedish home battery facts in one place: 50% green tech deduction, electricity tax, spot prices, grid fees, installation and plug-in solar rules, with sources.

Four white home battery units mounted on an outdoor stone wall next to an electric car charger

Denmark

Danish home battery facts in one place: the 2026-27 electricity tax cut, time-of-use grid tariffs, grid and installer rules, and plug-in solar, with sources.