By Paul Homewood
This video is definitely worth a watch.
It is by an expert on solar and battery storage, I gather, who certainly has no axe to grind:
The gist is that official electrical installation guidance is changing in the UK, to strongly advise against the installation of batteries in the likes of lofts, cupboards and even garages.
Maybe others can comment on the ramifications of these guidelines form a legal point of view.
But it is not difficult to see an insurance company in future refusing to offer home insurance where these guidelines are not followed.
Worse still, what will happen when a house burns down thanks to a poorly sited battery, and the insurer refuses to cover it?
Given that even garages may not provide adequate ventilation, will batteries have to be installed outside the house? (In which case, what happens when it rains!)