Juicy for social housing
A smart battery in every suitable home, owned, installed and maintained by Juicy. Your residents pay nothing and their bills fall without changing how they live. You get a portfolio upgrade with no capital outlay.
Last month
on this home's electricity bill
Why now
Every social rented home in England must reach EPC C or equivalent by 1 April 2030, or hold a registered exemption. The new Decent Homes Standard raises the bar again, and retrofit budgets already have too many claims on them.
From October 2026, EPCs change. Instead of one rating, homes are scored on four measures, including smart readiness: the home's ability to store energy, shift consumption and cut bills through smart technology. A smart battery is designed for exactly that measure, and it reaches the people fabric works take years to reach. A resident with a battery pays less for electricity from the first month, in exactly the home they live in today.
How it works
Electricity prices change through the day. Smart tariffs offer very cheap rates at off-peak times.
Juicy's software fills the battery when electricity is cheapest, then powers the home during peak hours when prices are highest.
Your residents use the same amount of electricity, at the same times, in the same way. They just pay less for it.
What you get
The new EPC framework scores homes on smart readiness. A managed smart battery is built for that measure, alongside your fabric and heating programmes, not instead of them.
When energy costs fall, rent gets easier to pay. Cheaper bills help residents through winter and protect your income all year.
Juicy owns the hardware and you pay a monthly subscription per home. Your capital stays available for the works only capital can do.
Energy and carbon reporting across your Juicy portfolio, ready for your board, your regulator and your lenders.
No solar needed. Where panels are already on the roof, the battery stores what they generate and improves the return on what you have already spent.
Servicing, maintenance, warranty support, repairs and end-of-life removal are all included for the full term. Your repairs team never touches it.
What your residents get
Lower electricity bills at no cost to them, with no change in how they live. Juicy households typically save £400 to £900 a year.
A reserve of stored energy is always kept in the battery for the household's use.
More of the home's electricity comes from cheaper, cleaner off-peak power. The battery also does a second job supporting the grid, which is part of how we fund the service.
And they can see it working. Every household gets the Juicy app at no charge, showing the battery's activity and estimated savings.
What residents commit to
Before we install, each household signs up with Juicy and confirms a short list of practical points:
Create a free Juicy app account and consent to us using the home's smart meter data. This is how we optimise the battery and show them their savings.
Switch to the smart tariff we recommend. This is what unlocks the savings.
Give access for the installation and for occasional planned maintenance visits, with at least 14 days' notice of planned visits.
Keep the home's broadband connected. The battery needs an internet connection to do its job.
Leave the battery alone, and tell us about any fault or damage. No unplugging, moving or tampering.
Tell us, or tell you, when they plan to move out.
That's the whole list. No payments, no penalties, no behaviour change. And we only schedule an installation once the household has signed up, so nothing is ever forced on a resident.
Our commitments
We commit to shifting at least 80% of each battery's usable capacity from cheap off-peak electricity to peak times every day. If a battery falls short, we credit the shortfall automatically.
We will never operate a battery in a way that intentionally increases a home's bill. If our management ever causes a demonstrable increase, we credit the evidenced amount.
A minimum level of stored energy is always kept in the battery for the household.
If a resident moves out, the agreement carries on. The incoming household takes on the same commitments and starts saving the same way.
The process
A call to understand your stock, your residents and your 2030 plan.
Submit the homes you want assessed. We review them remotely against our installation criteria.
You get a clear list of which homes qualify, with any non-standard works identified and quoted before you commit.
A 10-year agreement for each home you go ahead with. Batch by batch, at your pace.
Accredited engineers, installed in a day per home, grid permissions handled by us. Residents start saving from their first month on the recommended tariff.
FAQs
Nothing. The battery, installation, maintenance and software are covered by your subscription. Residents keep the savings on their electricity bills.
Participation is voluntary. We only schedule an installation once the household has completed sign-up. Most residents say yes to lower bills for no effort, but nothing is forced, and you choose which homes to put forward.
The agreement continues with the property. The incoming household takes on the same commitments and gets the same benefit. Void periods don't end the agreement.
Fair wear and tear, manufacturing faults and anything caused by us are our problem, fixed at no charge. Damage caused by misuse or interference at the property is chargeable, which is one reason the resident commitments matter.
No. The battery saves money by buying cheap electricity, with or without generation. Where solar exists, the battery stores it and improves the return on it.
It helps, but it isn't the whole answer. The new EPCs score smart readiness alongside fabric and heating, and a managed battery is the kind of technology that measure describes. Fabric-first is still the right sequence, and we'll be straight with you about what a battery does and doesn't do for each home.
Most homes with mains electricity, a smart meter or the ability to get one, broadband, and a safe installation location qualify. We assess every property individually before you sign anything.
Either continue on a rolling basis or we remove the battery at our cost and make good. No exit fees after the term.
Book a 30-minute call. Bring your stock list, we'll bring the numbers.
Book a callWe install nationwide. The 1 April 2030 standard described on this page applies to social rented homes in England; Scotland and Wales set their own rules.