Advice & guides
Straight answers, before you spend a penny.
Costs, sizing, regulations and the caveats installers rarely mention, written by the people who do the work.
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Finding an electrician in Henley-on-Thames and the Home Counties
What a local electrician costs in Henley-on-Thames, Reading, Marlow, High Wycombe and Guildford, how callouts and day rates work, which certificates you should receive, and the areas we cover across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey.
· 9 min read
Solar & battery
Battery storage explained: sizing, savings and retrofitting to solar
How home batteries actually save money, how to size one properly, AC versus DC coupling, backup power, time-of-use tariffs and what a retrofit costs.
· 10 min read
EV charging
How to choose a home EV charger: brands, features and pitfalls
Tethered or untethered, load management, solar matching, app quality and open-PEN protection — how to pick a charge point you will still be happy with in five years.
· 9 min read
EV charging
EV charger installation: costs, process and rules in 2026
A complete guide to home EV charge point installation — survey, supply capacity, cable routes, load management, DNO notification, tariffs, grants and realistic 2026 costs across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey.
· 12 min read
Solar & battery
Are solar panels and battery storage worth it in the Home Counties?
Roof orientation, realistic yields, battery sizing, export tariffs, payback and roof suitability for solar PV across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey — with the caveats installers rarely mention.
· 13 min read
Electrical safety
Electrical safety at home: the checks that actually matter
How often to test your installation, what an EICR really tells you, the warning signs worth acting on, and the legal duties for landlords.
· 5 min read