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Sunsynk hybrid for a small terrace in Edinburgh
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A small terrace in Edinburgh needs a cupboard that meets the Sunsynk hybrid datasheet. Do not import a detached-house cabinet into Edinburgh just because the brand is familiar.
Sunsynk hybrid on a small terrace in Edinburgh
The New Town will argue about the stone. The suburbs will argue about the tariff. Do not mix those meetings up, which is the constraint I would write next to Sunsynk hybrid for this small terrace.
SP Energy Networks covers this Edinburgh example. A 4 kWp-class roof at 870 kWh per kilowatt is about 2,610 kWh a year before shade, and Sunsynk hybrid does not change that weather.
Money for Sunsynk hybrid for a small terrace in Edinburgh
Take an 8 kWh pack, cycled about 340 times, at 90% round trip. Charge at 9.0p, and value what comes back at 30.8p. Export given up is priced at 12.0p. About 971 kWh a year of the charge is treated as spare solar from 2.5 kWp that might otherwise have been exported. Delivered energy is about 2448 kWh. After charging cost and lost export, the figure saves about £503 a year. Set that against £5,912 fitted, which is a September 2026 illustration at the temporary 0% residential rate, not a quote. That is a simple payback of about 11.7 years on these assumptions. Nudge the night rate up by 4p and see if you still like it.
Where the job is a qualifying install in a home, the 0% rate runs to 31 March 2027 and is due to become 5% after that. This figure prices the work at £5,912 on that basis. It does not apply to a shop, and it does not apply to a battery you buy and fit yourself.
Connection for Sunsynk hybrid for a small terrace in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh, on SP Energy Networks, 5 kW sits above the 3.68 kW G98 line, so this wants a G99 application before anyone energises it. Export can still be capped. Agree that before the inverter is ordered. The figure uses 8 kWh and 2.5 kWp, which is enough to tell two quotes apart if they assumed something else.
In Edinburgh, the weak case for Sunsynk hybrid is simple: Anyone who wants a single manufacturer to phone for every part of the system.
Would I proceed with Sunsynk hybrid for a small terrace in Edinburgh?
I would not treat backup as included on a 8 kWh quote unless the circuits are listed.
I would proceed on Sunsynk hybrid for a small terrace in Edinburgh only after the cupboard, the 5 kW connection route and the tariff gap are written down.
Common questions
Is the price on this page a quote?
No. £5,912 is a September 2026 illustration for a 8 kWh example at the temporary 0% residential rate. Your survey replaces it.
Will it stay on in a power cut?
Only if a gateway or essential-load board was designed and paid for. A standard grid-tied battery turns off with the grid. On this 8 kWh example the inverter is 5 kW, and backup is still a separate line.
What paperwork should I keep?
Keep the MCS certificate where the job is certified, the electrical certificate, the DNO record, the schematic, the warranty registration and a photo of the schedule. For an illustrated £5,912 job, that folder is part of what you bought.
What if the cheap rate is not 7p?
Then the figure changes. This page used 9.0p as a charge rate and 30.8p as the rate avoided. A smaller gap means a worse payback. Read the live tariff.
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Want a price for your house?
The figures above are a rough guide. An installer still needs to see your fuse board, where the battery will go, and whether you want power during a blackout.