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A domestic system normally includes the panels, a mounting system fixed into the roof structure, an inverter or microinverters, cabling, isolation and a way to meter generation. A battery can sit alongside that system, but it changes when stored electricity is available rather than creating extra generation from the same roof. Whether the job is sensible depends on usable roof area, shading, the covering and structure, how the array is fixed in salt air, planning for that building, and whether the local network will accept the export. 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