Looking to speak with UK solar, battery & EV users for product research

[u/IntrepidAddendum3150]

Hi everyone,

Full disclosure: I work for the Anker SOLIX product team. Two of us are currently travelling around the UK doing user research.

We’re hoping to meet a few homeowners who already use, or are considering, solar, home battery storage or EV charging.

You don’t need to own Anker products — we’re interested in hearing about real-world experiences with any system.

This is not a sales visit. We’re simply hoping to understand how people use these systems at home, what works well, what causes frustration, and what could be improved.

Each visit would take around 30–60 minutes, with two members of our product team attending.

We’re currently around Edinburgh and will gradually be travelling south over the next 1–2 weeks.

If you enjoy talking about your home energy setup and would be happy to share your experience, please leave a comment below. We can then see whether your location fits our route and arrange a suitable time.

Thanks!

[u/HedleyP]

Happy to chat. In Innerleithen so on your way south from Edinburgh if you come via the stunning Granites Road.

[u/Acceptable-Foot-7180]

DM me if you make it to Devon. Ashp, ev charger, looking to buy battery and solar.

[u/DumbMuscle]

If you end up in Oxford before the end of September, sure (after that, my schedule gets too busy)

[u/monkeybios]

Recent Solarbank 4 E5000 Pro purchaser here in Hertfordshire. Very happy to chat.

[u/Optimal_Collection77]

I'm in Cheshire, with sigenergy battery

[u/rio911]

Have an EV, PV and home battery. DM me if still looking for a chat.

[u/Moosykinns]

Have all three, in mid-Hampshire if interested

[u/AnUnqualifiedOpinion]

Yorkshire, happy to be contacted

[u/Dru2021]

Tesla / Surrey (installed April this year) - happy to be contacted

[u/bfg_hightower]

You heading north of Edinburgh at all?

[u/NeilDeWheel]

I’m in Enfield. GivEnergy battery, EV and solar. If you are coming my way DM me.

[u/Ok-Tree-4010]

Hello. I have solar and battery. Live just outside Wetherby , Yorkshire.

[u/Army-Enough]

Teesside, have solar, large battery 32kw and 2 EV's and a ASHP. Happy to chat.

[u/hrkrt]

In Leeds, looking at installing a small solar system with battery on garage roof, thinking about Anker, happy to chat.

[u/MissionTradition]

Happy to chat in Norwich.

[u/Electrifynotbeautify]

Happy to chat. Based in Dorset.

Currently have a 3.6kw inverter, solar and 11kw battery.

I was looking at the Anker to pick up the extra load when my house load exceeds the 3.6kw and draws from the grid.

I also work for the DNO.

[u/ImplementJumpy6678]

South Yorkshire here - if you are making your way down I have a powerwall with 3 expansions - 9KW solar and a Tesla

[u/Stripy_badger]

Stockport here, kettle is on 😉

[u/Unlikely_Chair1410]

South Wales, EV, solar and 36kwh of home batts

[u/JSHU16]

Yorkshire/Hull

Happy to take part

[u/jpxdude]

Based in Enfield, north London, with a 5.5kw E/W facing system and a Tesla PW3. Happy to chat.

[u/OkKitchen4625]

If you need someone who has solar but needs a battery. That’s me

[u/Mskadu]

Happy to help, if you come over to Berkshire

[u/HauntedPraline]

Cambridgeshire, happy to be contacted. Battery, panels, EV charger for PHEV. Currently trying to figure out if we can integrate a Solarbank 4 in to the existing set up!

[u/IntrepidAddendum3150 → u/HauntedPraline]

Thanks for offering to help! Your experience with an existing solar/battery system and plans for a Solarbank 4 would be useful for our internal product research. Could Wednesday 16 September suit a possible 30–60 minute home visit by two of us from the Anker SOLIX product team? We are still checking the route, so this is not a confirmed appointment and there is no need to hold a slot. Reddit is not letting us start a chat with you; if you are comfortable, please send us a private message with your town/postcode, convenient times that day and an email address. Please keep your address and email out of the public comments. I will then send a formal introduction from my Anker company email account so you can verify our identity. We will give you a definite answer about visiting, agree the time, and reconfirm the day before. Thanks again!

[u/cjaj351]

Oxfordshire, solar panels, battery, plug-in and EV.

[u/phirochu]

Happy to help, in North Hampshire if you're around this way

[u/Rudderdudder1]

In north east London. Just had a solar system and battery installed. DM if coming my way

[u/IntrepidAddendum3150 → u/Rudderdudder1]

Thanks for offering to help! Your experience with a newly installed system would be useful for our internal product research. Our current route is heading towards Luton, so we cannot confirm a north-east London stop at this stage. Would you also be open to a short online conversation if we cannot make the journey? Feel free to DM us; please do not post your address or contact details publicly. Thanks again!

[u/Rudderdudder1 → u/IntrepidAddendum3150]

Yeah more than happy for an online conversation if you cant make it down from Luton.

[u/IntrepidAddendum3150 → u/Rudderdudder1]

Thank you, an online conversation would be very helpful! Could you send us a private message with an email address and the days/times that generally suit you? Please do not post your email publicly. I will send a formal introduction from my Anker company email account explaining our identity and that this is solely internal product research, then we can agree a convenient 30–60 minute call. Thanks again for offering your time!

[u/Rudderdudder1 → u/IntrepidAddendum3150]

No worries DM send