Overview
- Retailers and marketplaces launched a wave of large plug‑and‑play PV-plus-storage offers in late September, with headline prices reported between about €1,199 and €3,615 and configurations from 960 Wp up to 6,000 Wp paired with 2.1–10.4 kWh batteries.
- Anker’s SOLIX line dominates those bundles, with the new SOLIX 4 Pro (≈5 kWh) and discounted SOLIX 3 Pro driving many promotions that include Smart Metering, multi‑MPPT inputs and fast blackout switching.
- Vendors and examples show short payback claims — commonly three to six years — because batteries keep midday generation for evening use, producing vendor‑estimated annual savings of several hundred to over a thousand euros depending on size and use.
- Regulatory and technical caveats remain: guidance commonly cited limits module totals effectively to about 2,000 Wp and inverter feed‑in to ~800 W, some control units cap simultaneous house feed (example: CCU V2 at 1,200 W), and manufacturers sell optional registration or paid services to meet local rules.
- Buyers should budget for missing accessories, optional mounting and registration fees, and weeks‑long lead times, and watch whether large packages such as Maxxisun’s 6,000 Wp/10.4 kWh offer rely on vendor safety algorithms or paid services to avoid full electrician installation.