Romsey’s centre around the Abbey is a conservation area with older cottages and some listed buildings, where panel placement and all-black modules matter. Abbotswood, Woodley, Halterworth and North Baddesley are post-war and modern family housing with simple roofs, and a large share of commuter households out in the day, which is exactly the pattern a battery is built for.
The Test valley villages, from Awbridge and Sherfield English to Wellow and Michelmersh, are rural supplies on overhead lines, and winter power cuts are a regular complaint. An OCEAN 2 with backup keeps the essentials running until the line is fixed.