SMART EV CHARGING - LONDON
Charge your car around the way your home uses energy.
Smart EV charger installation for London homes - designed around your vehicle, electrical supply, solar panels, battery storage and electricity tariff.
Whether you need a straightforward home charger today or want solar, battery storage and EV charging to work together, Switched On London designs the complete electrical system around the property.
Trusted by Leading Brands
Renewable energy expertise backed by an established London electrical contractor.
Three ways to charge
Smart off-peak charging
Schedule charging into suitable lower-cost tariff windows rather than charging as soon as the car is plugged in.
Solar-assisted charging
With compatible equipment and sufficient surplus generation, some smart chargers can vary EV charging around available solar power.
Solar + battery + EV
Coordinate the system so the battery and EV do what you actually want - for example avoiding unnecessary battery discharge into the car during a cheap overnight grid-charging window.
Do not claim every charger can directly 'charge from solar'. Solar-aware charging depends on the selected charger, metering/CT arrangement, minimum charging current, available surplus and overall system architecture.
DRIVE ON MORE OF YOUR OWN ENERGY
Already considering solar? Design the EV at the same time.
Solar panels and EV charging naturally complement each other, but the best setup depends on when the vehicle is at home and how much surplus solar is actually available.
For customers planning both, we can consider the solar array, battery capacity, charger, tariff and electrical infrastructure together from the start.
This is particularly valuable when a household is also planning a heat pump or other major electrical loads.
CHARGER SELECTION
We specify around the car, home and tariff.
There is no single best EV charger for every customer. We consider vehicle compatibility, tethered or untethered preference, smart-tariff requirements, solar integration, app experience, appearance, cable route, available supply capacity and future plans.
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TECHNOLOGY WE TRUST
Brands we love.
We're not tied to one manufacturer. The right equipment depends on the property, available space, energy usage, tariff, required battery capacity and what you want the system to achieve. But there are some technologies we particularly like working with.
SIGENERGY SIGENSTOR
One intelligent ecosystem for home energy.
Premium modular solar, battery, backup and energy-management technology.
DURACELL ENERGY
Flexible home battery storage.
Suitable for storing solar generation and/or using smart time-of-use tariffs.
WHY SWITCHED ON LONDON
Solar installed by electricians. Not salespeople.
A solar and battery system isn't simply equipment bolted to a roof. It becomes part of the home's electrical installation. That's why we approach every project as an electrical engineering job first. Our designers consider the whole system - consumer units, earthing arrangements, protective devices, cable routes, export requirements, inverter and battery location, monitoring, EV charging and future electrical demand. The result is a solar installation designed around the property rather than a standard package designed around a sales target.
MCS CERTIFIED
Designed and installed within the applicable MCS framework.
NICEIC APPROVED
Electrical contracting is at the core of the business.
GRID CONNECTIONS
Relevant G98/G99 requirements managed as part of the project.
COMPLETE HANDOVER
Testing, commissioning and applicable installation documentation.
ONE CONTRACTOR
Solar, batteries, EV charging and associated electrical work.
LONDON SUPPORT
An established local contractor after installation day.
WORKMANSHIP
A great solar installation isn't just what you see on the roof. It's everything you don't.
Use large real photographs of the electrical detail. This is a key point of difference versus online solar-sales brands.
THE ARRAY
designed around usable roof areas.
CABLE MANAGEMENT
protected, considered cable routes.
AC & DC PROTECTION
correct isolation and clearly identified equipment.
ENERGY GATEWAY
integration between grid, home, solar and storage.
THE DETAIL
electrical engineering behind the installation.
ENERGY STORAGE
finished Sigenergy SigenStor installation.
LONDON HOMES
Designed for London roofs.
London homes rarely provide one enormous, unobstructed south-facing roof. Victorian and Edwardian properties frequently include extensions, dormers, rooflights, chimney stacks, flat roofs, different orientations and shading from neighbouring buildings. That is not necessarily a problem - it simply means the system must be designed around the property.
FLAT ROOFS
Purpose-designed mounting systems can make otherwise unused roof space productive.
MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS
East, west and south-facing roof areas can sometimes be combined within an appropriately designed system.
COMPLEX LONDON PROPERTIES
Rooflights, extensions, limited plant space and cable routes are considered as part of the initial design.
BATTERY FEATURE
Generate it by day. Use it when you need it.
The home does not necessarily use electricity at the same time solar panels are producing the most power. Battery storage allows surplus generation to be stored for later. Compatible smart battery systems can also make use of suitable time-of-use tariffs by charging during lower-cost periods. We size solar and battery storage together around likely energy use rather than assuming the largest battery is automatically the best one.
RECENT PROJECT · SOUTH WEST LONDON
Making multiple London roof spaces work together.
This South West London property presented exactly the type of challenge regularly seen in the capital: multiple available roof areas rather than one large uninterrupted pitch. The solar installation was distributed across the usable roof space and integrated with a Sigenergy SigenStor battery system, creating one complete home-energy solution.
Solar Array
designed around usable roof areas.
Panels
designed around usable roof areas.
Battery
designed around usable roof areas.
Inverter
integration between grid, home, solar and storage.
Roof types
integration between grid, home, solar and storage.
Grid connection
integration between grid, home, solar and storage.
FAQS
Solar Panel Questions, Answered.
Solar PV can work very effectively in London. Likely performance depends on factors including roof area, orientation, shading, panel specification and household electricity consumption. We model the proposed system before recommending an installation.
AREAS
Solar panel installation across London.
Switched On London installs solar PV and battery storage systems throughout London, with particular coverage across South West and West London.
Wandsworth
Wimbledon
Earlsfield
Putney
Tooting
Balham
Clapham
Battersea
Fulham
Chelsea
Richmond
Kingston
our customers
What our customers say.
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Your Roof Could Be Doing More.
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