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Which plug-in solar kit is right for your home?

Four kits, two ranges. Storm is light and flexible for balconies, fences and walls. Bolt is rigid, ENA-listed and built for gardens, sheds and flat roofs. Add a Vault battery to either with a Plus bundle. Everything on this page uses the same figures as the product pages.

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Compare all eight kits

Bolt is our rigid, ENA-listed range for gardens and flat roofs. Storm is the flexible range for balconies and fences. Plus bundles add the Vault battery to either.

Bolt range

Bolt 460W

Bolt Plus 460W

Bolt 920W

Bolt Plus 920W

Panel capacity 460 Wp 460 Wp 920 Wp 920 Wp
Panels 1 × 460W rigid 1 × 460W rigid 2 × 460W rigid 2 × 460W rigid
Panel weight 21 kg 21 kg 21 kg each 21 kg each
Vault 1.92 kWh battery
Mounting Ground, wall, flat roof Ground, wall, flat roof Ground, wall, flat roof Ground, wall, flat roof
Best for Garden, shed, flat roof Garden plus evening use Garden, flat roof Garden plus evening use
ENA register Listed · THUNE/21203/V1 Listed · THUNE/21203/V1 Listed · THUNE/21204/V1 Listed · THUNE/21204/V1
Year 1 generation 516 kWh 516 kWh 1,012 kWh 1,012 kWh
Used at home, year 1 499 kWh 516 kWh 741 kWh 911 kWh
Year 1 savings £130 £289 £193 £373
20-year savings £3,345 £7,597 £4,965 £9,731
Smart app monitoring
Price £549.99 Kit + Vault, save £50 £749.99 Kit + Vault, save £50

Storm range

Storm 360W

Storm Plus 360W

Storm 710W

Storm Plus 710W

Panel capacity 360 Wp 360 Wp 710 Wp 710 Wp
Panels 2 × 178W flexible 2 × 178W flexible 4 × 178W flexible 4 × 178W flexible
Panel weight 3.5 kg each 3.5 kg each 3.5 kg each 3.5 kg each
Vault 1.92 kWh battery
Mounting Railing, fence, wall Railing, fence, wall Railing, fence, façade Railing, fence, façade
Best for Balcony rail Balcony plus evening use Fence & façade Fence plus evening use
ENA register See product page See product page See product page See product page
Year 1 generation 260 kWh 260 kWh 525 kWh 525 kWh
20-year savings Projection coming soon Projection coming soon Projection coming soon Projection coming soon
Smart app monitoring
Price £499.99 Kit + Vault, save £50 £699.99 Kit + Vault, save £50

How the kits perform

Every figure comes from each kit's 20-year projection. Pick what matters to you and the kits re-rank.

  1. Bolt 460W 0.46 kWpfrom £549.99 £130
  2. Bolt Plus 460W 0.46 kWp+ 1.92 kWh batteryfrom £1,549.99 £289
  3. Bolt 920W 0.92 kWpfrom £749.99 £193
  4. Bolt Plus 920W 0.92 kWp+ 1.92 kWh batteryfrom £1,749.99 £373
  5. Storm Plus 710W 0.71 kWp+ 1.92 kWh batteryfrom £1,699.99 £298

Year 1 figures from each kit's projection: Bolt at a 40° tilt facing south, Storm mounted vertically, both in London. Battery kits assume a smart time-of-use tariff. Storm 360W and Storm 710W will appear here once their projections are published.

What the Storm kits can power

Pick a Storm kit to see which everyday appliances its yearly solar output could cover when mounted vertically on a balcony rail or fence.

Storm 710W generates about 525 kWh in its first year mounted vertically on a balcony rail or fence. That's enough to cover all of this:

These appliances use about 516 kWh of the 525 kWh used at home each year
  • Fridge freezer

    Running 24/7

    365 days a year

    About 139 kWh

  • LED TV

    4 hours a day

    1,460 hours a year

    About 88 kWh

  • Washing machine

    2 washes a week

    104 washes a year

    About 73 kWh

  • Dishwasher

    1 cycle a week

    52 cycles a year

    About 52 kWh

  • Electric oven

    1 hour a week

    52 hours a year

    About 52 kWh

  • Laptop

    5 hours a day

    1,825 hours a year

    About 55 kWh

  • Kettle

    1 boil a day

    365 boils a year

    About 37 kWh

  • LED bulb

    5 hours a day

    1,825 hours a year

    About 16 kWh

  • Phone

    1 charge a day

    365 charges a year

    About 5 kWh

Estimates based on typical UK appliance use and each kit's year 1 generation when mounted vertically in London. Results depend on location, orientation and shading.

What the Bolt kits can power, and what they save

Pick a Bolt kit to see what it could save you over 20 years and which everyday appliances its solar could cover.

Your 20-year return

Over 20 years, Bolt Plus 460W could save you up to £7,597 in electricity costs.

  • £289saved in year 1
  • Year 6savings pass the kit price
  • £3,603of it from the battery

That's £4,252 more than Bolt 460W without a battery.

See the full 20-year projection (PDF)

Bolt Plus 460W generates about 516 kWh in its first year at a 40° tilt facing south. With the battery taking any surplus, all of it is used in your home. That's enough to cover all of this:

These appliances use about 513 kWh of the 516 kWh used at home each year
  • Fridge freezer

    Running 24/7

    365 days a year

    About 139 kWh

  • LED TV

    4 hours a day

    1,460 hours a year

    About 88 kWh

  • Washing machine

    2 washes a week

    104 washes a year

    About 73 kWh

  • Dishwasher

    1 cycle a week

    52 cycles a year

    About 52 kWh

  • Electric oven

    1 hour a week

    52 hours a year

    About 52 kWh

  • Laptop

    5 hours a day

    1,825 hours a year

    About 55 kWh

  • Kettle

    1 boil a day

    365 boils a year

    About 37 kWh

  • LED bulb

    4 hours a day

    1,460 hours a year

    About 13 kWh

  • Phone

    1 charge a day

    365 charges a year

    About 5 kWh

View Bolt Plus 460W

Figures from each kit's 20-year projection at a 40° tilt facing south in London, with appliance estimates based on typical UK use. Battery savings assume a smart time-of-use tariff. Payback uses the current kit price. Results depend on location, orientation, shading and your tariff.

Vault 1.92 kWh Plug-In Home Battery - 3 Vault 1.92 kWh Plug-In Home Battery - 3
STORAGE

Start with solar and add a Vault battery later, or choose a Plus bundle from day one.

Vault 1.92 kWh is a separate plug-in battery that pairs with any Thunder kit. Plus bundles include it and save £50.

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Monthly production (kWh)

*Calculations are based on official solar radiation data from the European Commission's PVGIS database.

**Estimated production accounts for a 14% system loss and assumes a vertical panel angle (90° inclination).

Choosing between the kits

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Storm or Bolt: which range should I choose?

Start with where the panels will go. Storm panels are flexible and weigh 3.5 kg each, so they strap to a balcony railing, fence or wall without drilling. Bolt panels are rigid glass at 21 kg each and sit on a ground frame, a wall bracket or a ballasted flat-roof mount. If you have a balcony or a fence run, choose Storm. If you have garden floor, a shed roof or a flat roof, choose Bolt.

Bolt 460W and Bolt 920W are listed as compliant on the ENA Connect Direct register (THUNE/21203/V1 and THUNE/21204/V1), which is what lets you plug them into a standard socket. Storm kits are not on the register; follow the connection guidance on each Storm product page. Every kit needs a G98 notification to your network operator, and we supply the details.

Not always. A single-panel kit covers a typical home's daytime base load: fridge, router, laptop and standby. The two-panel kits generate roughly twice as much, but on sunny summer middays some of that output goes unused unless you have a battery or are home using appliances. The 20-year figures on this page show the difference for each kit.

Plus bundles include the Vault 1.92 kWh battery. It stores midday surplus for the evening and can charge on a cheap overnight tariff, so the yearly saving is roughly double that of the same kit without a battery. You can also buy Vault separately later and add it to any Thunder kit.

Yes. Bolt 460W uses one of the two inputs on its microinverter, so a second panel can be added later to reach 920W. Any Thunder kit can take a Vault battery at any time, either as a Plus bundle from day one or added later.

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What our customers say

Good customer care

I bought a rigid pv panel, floor mount and Uk mains cable to micro inverter lead. All were delivered very quickly. Support from Hannah has been a stand-out part of the customer experience: helpful, responsive and no hard sales push.

E.T

Storm Plus 360W Solar Kit with Battery - Excelent Package System

The system is now installed and working well. At this stage it is largely a matter of fine-tuning the battery settings to suit the flat’s actual usage pattern.

D.

Hoymiles microinverter

Ordered a microinverter and delivered 2 days later. Amazing service. Easy to connect and set up after an account was set up for me. Amazing service from Hannah. Would highly recommend.

G.W

Hoymiles micro inverter

Supplied micro inverter. Arrived quickly. I had a few issues connecting it but Thunder were so helpful via WhatsApp - really went the extra mile to make sure I was happy - highly recommended company.

N.I

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it…

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it has worked brilliantly for us. Makes lots of sense to have this for us, as I’m WFH and has been a strong boost for energy saving for us.

J.

Amazing Sevice

I have a big, south facing garden but our dormer means that traditional solar panels aren’t cost effective. I came across Thunder who offered an greats alternative… they quickly arranged and installed a 1.07kWp system together all for under £1000! Highly recommend Thunder!

R.B

A young team who helped us

A young team who helped us with the whole process - thanks Matt!

D.N.M

Very happy with our storm kit

We installed Storm 360W on our balcony with some small adjustments and have been very happy with it. Its been fun to see how much we electricity produce everyday!

A.

Innovative and professional startup

I'm so glad to try Storm710W from this company. It significantly reduced my electricity costs, and the company was extremely helpful and professional. They're a successful, innovative startup that takes a very close interest in its customers.

R.Y

Good customer care

I bought a rigid pv panel, floor mount and Uk mains cable to micro inverter lead. All were delivered very quickly. Support from Hannah has been a stand-out part of the customer experience: helpful, responsive and no hard sales push.

E.T

Storm Plus 360W Solar Kit with Battery - Excelent Package System

The system is now installed and working well. At this stage it is largely a matter of fine-tuning the battery settings to suit the flat’s actual usage pattern.

D.

Hoymiles microinverter

Ordered a microinverter and delivered 2 days later. Amazing service. Easy to connect and set up after an account was set up for me. Amazing service from Hannah. Would highly recommend.

G.W

Hoymiles micro inverter

Supplied micro inverter. Arrived quickly. I had a few issues connecting it but Thunder were so helpful via WhatsApp - really went the extra mile to make sure I was happy - highly recommended company.

N.I

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it…

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it has worked brilliantly for us. Makes lots of sense to have this for us, as I’m WFH and has been a strong boost for energy saving for us.

J.

Amazing Sevice

I have a big, south facing garden but our dormer means that traditional solar panels aren’t cost effective. I came across Thunder who offered an greats alternative… they quickly arranged and installed a 1.07kWp system together all for under £1000! Highly recommend Thunder!

R.B

A young team who helped us

A young team who helped us with the whole process - thanks Matt!

D.N.M

Very happy with our storm kit

We installed Storm 360W on our balcony with some small adjustments and have been very happy with it. Its been fun to see how much we electricity produce everyday!

A.

Innovative and professional startup

I'm so glad to try Storm710W from this company. It significantly reduced my electricity costs, and the company was extremely helpful and professional. They're a successful, innovative startup that takes a very close interest in its customers.

R.Y

Good customer care

I bought a rigid pv panel, floor mount and Uk mains cable to micro inverter lead. All were delivered very quickly. Support from Hannah has been a stand-out part of the customer experience: helpful, responsive and no hard sales push.

E.T

Storm Plus 360W Solar Kit with Battery - Excelent Package System

The system is now installed and working well. At this stage it is largely a matter of fine-tuning the battery settings to suit the flat’s actual usage pattern.

D.

Hoymiles microinverter

Ordered a microinverter and delivered 2 days later. Amazing service. Easy to connect and set up after an account was set up for me. Amazing service from Hannah. Would highly recommend.

G.W

Hoymiles micro inverter

Supplied micro inverter. Arrived quickly. I had a few issues connecting it but Thunder were so helpful via WhatsApp - really went the extra mile to make sure I was happy - highly recommended company.

N.I

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it…

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it has worked brilliantly for us. Makes lots of sense to have this for us, as I’m WFH and has been a strong boost for energy saving for us.

J.

Amazing Sevice

I have a big, south facing garden but our dormer means that traditional solar panels aren’t cost effective. I came across Thunder who offered an greats alternative… they quickly arranged and installed a 1.07kWp system together all for under £1000! Highly recommend Thunder!

R.B

A young team who helped us

A young team who helped us with the whole process - thanks Matt!

D.N.M

Very happy with our storm kit

We installed Storm 360W on our balcony with some small adjustments and have been very happy with it. Its been fun to see how much we electricity produce everyday!

A.

Innovative and professional startup

I'm so glad to try Storm710W from this company. It significantly reduced my electricity costs, and the company was extremely helpful and professional. They're a successful, innovative startup that takes a very close interest in its customers.

R.Y

Good customer care

I bought a rigid pv panel, floor mount and Uk mains cable to micro inverter lead. All were delivered very quickly. Support from Hannah has been a stand-out part of the customer experience: helpful, responsive and no hard sales push.

E.T

Storm Plus 360W Solar Kit with Battery - Excelent Package System

The system is now installed and working well. At this stage it is largely a matter of fine-tuning the battery settings to suit the flat’s actual usage pattern.

D.

Hoymiles microinverter

Ordered a microinverter and delivered 2 days later. Amazing service. Easy to connect and set up after an account was set up for me. Amazing service from Hannah. Would highly recommend.

G.W

Hoymiles micro inverter

Supplied micro inverter. Arrived quickly. I had a few issues connecting it but Thunder were so helpful via WhatsApp - really went the extra mile to make sure I was happy - highly recommended company.

N.I

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it…

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it has worked brilliantly for us. Makes lots of sense to have this for us, as I’m WFH and has been a strong boost for energy saving for us.

J.

Amazing Sevice

I have a big, south facing garden but our dormer means that traditional solar panels aren’t cost effective. I came across Thunder who offered an greats alternative… they quickly arranged and installed a 1.07kWp system together all for under £1000! Highly recommend Thunder!

R.B

A young team who helped us

A young team who helped us with the whole process - thanks Matt!

D.N.M

Very happy with our storm kit

We installed Storm 360W on our balcony with some small adjustments and have been very happy with it. Its been fun to see how much we electricity produce everyday!

A.

Innovative and professional startup

I'm so glad to try Storm710W from this company. It significantly reduced my electricity costs, and the company was extremely helpful and professional. They're a successful, innovative startup that takes a very close interest in its customers.

R.Y

Good customer care

I bought a rigid pv panel, floor mount and Uk mains cable to micro inverter lead. All were delivered very quickly. Support from Hannah has been a stand-out part of the customer experience: helpful, responsive and no hard sales push.

E.T

Storm Plus 360W Solar Kit with Battery - Excelent Package System

The system is now installed and working well. At this stage it is largely a matter of fine-tuning the battery settings to suit the flat’s actual usage pattern.

D.

Hoymiles microinverter

Ordered a microinverter and delivered 2 days later. Amazing service. Easy to connect and set up after an account was set up for me. Amazing service from Hannah. Would highly recommend.

G.W

Hoymiles micro inverter

Supplied micro inverter. Arrived quickly. I had a few issues connecting it but Thunder were so helpful via WhatsApp - really went the extra mile to make sure I was happy - highly recommended company.

N.I

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it…

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it has worked brilliantly for us. Makes lots of sense to have this for us, as I’m WFH and has been a strong boost for energy saving for us.

J.

Amazing Sevice

I have a big, south facing garden but our dormer means that traditional solar panels aren’t cost effective. I came across Thunder who offered an greats alternative… they quickly arranged and installed a 1.07kWp system together all for under £1000! Highly recommend Thunder!

R.B

A young team who helped us

A young team who helped us with the whole process - thanks Matt!

D.N.M

Very happy with our storm kit

We installed Storm 360W on our balcony with some small adjustments and have been very happy with it. Its been fun to see how much we electricity produce everyday!

A.

Innovative and professional startup

I'm so glad to try Storm710W from this company. It significantly reduced my electricity costs, and the company was extremely helpful and professional. They're a successful, innovative startup that takes a very close interest in its customers.

R.Y

Good customer care

I bought a rigid pv panel, floor mount and Uk mains cable to micro inverter lead. All were delivered very quickly. Support from Hannah has been a stand-out part of the customer experience: helpful, responsive and no hard sales push.

E.T

Storm Plus 360W Solar Kit with Battery - Excelent Package System

The system is now installed and working well. At this stage it is largely a matter of fine-tuning the battery settings to suit the flat’s actual usage pattern.

D.

Hoymiles microinverter

Ordered a microinverter and delivered 2 days later. Amazing service. Easy to connect and set up after an account was set up for me. Amazing service from Hannah. Would highly recommend.

G.W

Hoymiles micro inverter

Supplied micro inverter. Arrived quickly. I had a few issues connecting it but Thunder were so helpful via WhatsApp - really went the extra mile to make sure I was happy - highly recommended company.

N.I

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it…

Got Storm 360W for our balcony and it has worked brilliantly for us. Makes lots of sense to have this for us, as I’m WFH and has been a strong boost for energy saving for us.

J.

Amazing Sevice

I have a big, south facing garden but our dormer means that traditional solar panels aren’t cost effective. I came across Thunder who offered an greats alternative… they quickly arranged and installed a 1.07kWp system together all for under £1000! Highly recommend Thunder!

R.B

A young team who helped us

A young team who helped us with the whole process - thanks Matt!

D.N.M

Very happy with our storm kit

We installed Storm 360W on our balcony with some small adjustments and have been very happy with it. Its been fun to see how much we electricity produce everyday!

A.

Innovative and professional startup

I'm so glad to try Storm710W from this company. It significantly reduced my electricity costs, and the company was extremely helpful and professional. They're a successful, innovative startup that takes a very close interest in its customers.

R.Y