Solar PV and battery storage · East Yorkshire and the Humber
Tokali is a small team of qualified electricians and solar installers based in Welton, East Yorkshire. The people who survey your house are the people who fit your system, and we keep our running costs low so our prices stay fair.
Services
Every system is sized to your roof and your actual electricity use. We'd rather fit a smaller system that pays its way than sell you more panels than you need.
The full system. Panels on the roof, a hybrid inverter and a battery, so you can use your solar in the evening. In winter, the battery can top up on a cheap overnight rate.
If the budget doesn't stretch to a battery yet, we fit the panels now with a battery-ready inverter, so adding one later is a simple job.
No panels needed. The battery charges overnight on a cheap off-peak tariff, then runs your home through the day and evening when electricity costs more. A good option if your roof isn't suited to solar.
Already got solar but sending most of it back to the grid? A battery keeps it for when you get home, and can charge off-peak too. We check your existing system first and tell you straight if it's worth it.
A home charger that tops your car up from spare solar, or on a cheap overnight rate. It works best alongside panels and a battery.
How it works
Fill in our estimate form, or ring or email with your postcode and roughly what you pay for electricity each month.
We look at the roof, the loft, your fuse board and where the inverter and battery would go. Then we go through your bills with you.
A written quote with the system design, the exact kit, and a month-by-month estimate of what it should generate.
We notify your network operator, or apply for approval first if your system needs it.
Scaffold up, panels on, inverter and battery wired in. Most homes take one to two days.
We test everything, set up the app on your phone, and give you your certificates and the paperwork for export payments.
Products
A home system has three main parts. Here's what each one does and how they connect.
Generates
We can fit any make. On homes we always use all-black panels, which sit neater on the roof. They're sized to your roof and how much electricity you use, and your quote names the exact make, model and warranty.
Controls
Turns the panels' DC into the AC your house runs on, and decides when to charge the battery. Usually goes in the garage, the utility room or on an outside wall.
Stores
Holds the solar you don't use during the day so you can use it in the evening. It can also charge on a cheap overnight tariff in winter.
We fit kit from four makers: EcoFlow, Sigenergy, Fox ESS and Hinen. At the survey we'll tell you which one suits your house, your roof and how you use electricity.
Neat, modern systems with 15-year warranties. Batteries stack on top of each other, so adding more later is easy.
Inverter and battery
A single-phase hybrid inverter with battery packs that stack without any extra wiring.
Inverter and battery
EcoFlow's newer system. Same idea as PowerOcean, with a lot more room to add batteries.
EV charger
A home car charger that can top your car up from spare solar, instead of sending it to the grid.
A stackable system that does inverter, battery and energy management in one tower, with the option of fast DC car charging built in.
All-in-one stack
Inverter, battery and energy management in one tidy tower. Start with what you need and add battery modules later.
EV charger
Plugs into the SigenStor stack and charges your car on DC, straight from your panels and battery.
Hybrid inverter
A slim single-phase hybrid inverter. It has no fan, so it's quiet enough to fit inside the house.
All-in-one systems with the inverter and battery in a single unit, so there's just one box to fit.
All-in-one
Inverter and a 10.24kWh battery in one unit that goes on the wall or the floor.
A slim all-in-one system with big battery modules and a 12-year warranty.
All-in-one
Hinen's hybrid inverter and high-voltage battery in one system, only 180mm deep, so it sits close to the wall.
Our work
Everthorpe, East Riding · October 2026
Elly wanted cheaper energy, with prices going the way they are, and a more efficient home. The family's hot tub is important to them, so a big part of the brief was offsetting what it costs to run.
We fitted ten 460W JA Solar panels with a 5kW EcoFlow inverter and 10kWh of battery storage. The hot tub can run on solar through the day, and the battery covers the evening instead of the grid.
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire · Commercial
This was Eco Mirage's job, and we worked as part of their team. We installed the mounting system and the solar panels, ran the DC cable tray, did the electrical installation, and brought in extra crew for the roof.
Reviews
I've worked with Tom at Tokali on multiple projects and been delighted with the experience. Friendly, helpful, highly professional and flexible to emerging needs.
I have no hesitation in offering a recommendation.
Simon Hudson
Sustainable Ferriby CIC
ferribysustainability.co.uk
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About
Tokali is a small team of qualified electricians and installers. Between us we've worked on home and commercial solar, battery storage, commercial electrical contracting and wind turbine construction across the UK and Europe.
We survey, design and fit every system ourselves, and we sort out the grid paperwork too. When you ring, you'll speak to someone who'll actually be working on your job.
Our qualifications include
FAQs
Not at the moment. Solar panels and batteries fitted to homes are zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, and that includes a battery fitted on its own. After that date the 0% rate is due to end, so if you're planning it anyway, it makes sense to do it before then.
Yes. Many energy suppliers offer tariffs with a cheaper rate overnight. The battery charges up during those hours and powers your home through the day and evening, when electricity costs more. We'll look at how you use electricity and tell you honestly whether the savings make it worth it.
Usually not. Solar panels on a house roof normally count as permitted development. Listed buildings, flats and some conservation areas have different rules, and we check this at the survey.
Yes. Your network operator (the DNO, which is Northern Powergrid for most of Yorkshire) has to be told about anything that connects to the grid. Smaller systems are notified after install under G98. Larger systems need approval before they're switched on, under G99. We fill in the forms either way.
The install itself is usually one to two days once the scaffold is up. Before that there's the survey, the quote and the grid paperwork. If your system needs approval from the network first, that adds time, and we'll tell you how long when we quote.
Yes. Panels run on daylight, so they still generate on cloudy days, just less. Most of your generation comes between spring and autumn, and winter output is low. Your quote shows the estimate month by month so there are no surprises.
No, but most people get more out of their panels with one. Without a battery, any solar you don't use straight away goes to the grid. A battery keeps it for the evening. If the budget's tight, we can fit panels now and add a battery later.
Not as standard. For safety, most systems switch off when the grid goes down. If backup power matters to you, we can fit a system that keeps essential circuits running. Mention it at the survey.
Yes. Under the Smart Export Guarantee, energy suppliers pay you for the electricity you send to the grid. To claim, your system needs to be properly certified, and every install we do comes with full certification. Rates vary a lot between suppliers, so it's worth shopping around.
We're a small team with low running costs, and we do the survey, design and install ourselves. That keeps the price down without cutting corners on the kit or the workmanship.
We're based in Welton, East Yorkshire, and cover East Yorkshire and the wider Yorkshire and Humber area. If you're just outside that, ask anyway.
Contact
Answer a few quick questions and we'll come back to you with a rough price. If it looks right for you, we'll book a free home survey to firm it up.
Rather talk it through? Ring or email us.