Solar Panels and Solar Battery
Save up to 92% on your electricity bills1 with solar, battery & our exclusive energy offer2. Then track what you generate, save and export in the award-winning Hive app.
Why get solar panels with Hive?
Lower energy bills
Generating your own energy with solar panels and battery can save you up to 92%1.
Smart solar
Track what your solar panel set up generates, stores and exports in the Hive app.
Exclusive energy offer
Choose solar with Hive and get up to 25% off electricity use with the Hive Solar Saver on any British Gas tariff.2
Get paid for your spare energy
Sign up to the British Gas Export and Earn Plus Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff and you can sell any excess energy back to the grid at 15.1p per kWh.
Monitor your solar performance in the award-winning Hive app
The Hive app puts you in charge anywhere, anytime.
See how much energy your panels generate
Get a real-time view of how much energy is stored in your battery
Track how much energy you export to the grid
Legal information
Based on a medium demand (2,700 kWh) property in London, with south-facing 10 panel 4kW arrays and a battery providing 35% of the home’s electricity needs. Excess energy is sold back to the grid at 15.1p per kWh using the British Gas ‘Export & Earn Plus’ SEG tariff. Saving includes ‘Hive Solar Saver’ discount of 25% on electricity unit rate in first year and savings will vary after that. Typical bill calculated using national average October- December 24 price cap rates. Actual savings will depend on location, installation, aspect and electricity use.
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Hive Solar Saver offer is available to customers who accept a quote for a Hive solar and/or battery installation from the 22nd May 2024. The offer is subject to availability and can be removed at any time. We will give at least one months’ advance notice of the offer ending on our website. To be eligible for the offer, installation must be completed within three months of the customer’s acceptance of the quote and customers must sign-up for Hive Solar Saver within two weeks of receiving their invitation email. 25% discount applies for 12 months. Discount excludes standing charge. For time of use tariffs, discount applies to peak rate consumption only. Must be new energy platform, direct debit, customer. For full details please see the Hive Solar Saver Terms & Conditions on the British Gas website.