Brimstone Energy Limited

Late 2023 we decided to upgrade our new build house with ASHP, solar panels, storage battery and EV charger. The ASHP was installed by a different company. The property came with three small panels on a west facing roof. We researched solar pv panels, battery storage and EV chargers and after viewing a lot of YouTube videos we decided that GivEnergy gave us the best options and that we could replace the existing small panels with new bigger ones and increase the number to 11. Brimstone Energy are an approved installer for GivEnergy so we made contact in February 2024 to get the ball rolling. We wanted Brimstone to project manage the whole process, deal with the necessary paperwork, certification and arranging for various trades to work on our house at the right time. Work started on 02-04-2024 with a trench being dug the electricians engaged by Brimstone to take the cables from the meter box to the garage where the new battery storage would be sited. The battery arrived the following week and was commissioned by Brimstone along with the new EV charger. We contacted our energy supplier Octopus and changed our tariff to one with cheap rate supply at night to charge the batteries (house and car). The next stage would be installing the new panels. We needed scaffolding for this which was organised by Brimstone Energy. As we were having in-roof panels which would mean existing roof tiles being removed and as spring weather can be very wet, we decided we would have a canopy over the roof. The actual installation of the panels took one day. On 10-05-2024 the system was up and running, generation and storage, 6 weeks from the start. Before we could take advantage of the export to grid we needed authorisation from the utilities supplier so that our energy provider Octopus could pay us. Brimstone dealt with all this and we finally received our authorisation 30-10-2024. Authorisation was passed onto Octopus so that they can pay us for any export to grid.

This was a project planned, supported and executed very smoothly and well by Matt and Brimstone. Without Matt's initial support we would not have been aware of the funding available. The implementation went very well. No (minor) issue found with the original set up delayed anything!

We were very pleased we chose Brimstone. The project was knowledgeably assessed and tailored to our requirements. The work was carried out on the date arranged and completed as scheduled, on budget. In addition Brimstone were the least expensive of the 4 quotations we requested. Since installation, the solar panels and batteries have been working well without a hitch, and the websites/ apps show clearly the electricity generated, how much has been used by us, and how much has been exported to the grid.

Brimstone Energy installed a GivEnergy AIO battery system to complement my existing solar panels and EV charger. During the whole process they were very clear what would be happening and when and answered my numerous questions with patience and expertise. I'm very happy with the service they provided and the performance of my AIO ever since. I'd be very happy to recommend Brimstone Energy to anyone considering installing solar panels or a battery system.