The visit marks a landmark moment for the company, which is already delivering transformative results for social housing tenants across the region through its revolutionary Powerhub home energy battery system.
The Dumfries facility will be the first home energy storage factory in Scotland and serve as the primary assembly plant for the Kight Powerhub. The PowerHub is the result of six years of research and development, including four years of collaboration between South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) and Kight PowerHub. This innovative 10kWh AI-enabled battery storage system has been designed with feedback South of Scotland Registered Social Landlords and draws on Formula One engineering expertise.
The UK-designed and assembled Powerhub uses a pioneering battery chemistry never previously deployed in domestic settings, delivering zero fire risk, backed by leading insurance companies with 100 percent usable capacity at all times, a 25-year industry-leading warranty with up to 20,000-cycle lifespan and full battery back up in the event of a power grid outage.
Initial Powerhub units installed in social housing properties in the south of Scotland in 2025 have already demonstrated the system’s ability to deliver tangible improvements in quality of life for tenants. The Powerhub is designed to reduce electricity bills by an average of 80 percent and zero bills are achievable when combined with Solar panels, providing families with the financial freedom to use their heating freely, cook at home, and work remotely without anxiety over energy costs.
Each home saves around 145kg CO₂ annually (5kWh daily shift across morning and evening peaks), equivalent to taking a car off the road for 400 miles
“Seeing the difference the Powerhub makes in people’s everyday lives is exactly why we built this company” said Lawrence Fagg, Founder of Kight Powerhubs. “When a tenant tells us they can now freely turn on their heating, cook a hot meal or work from home without dreading the next electricity bill, that is the true measure of what we have achieved. Our pilot installations in 2025 showed not only meaningful CO₂ savings and lower bills, but a genuine improvement in quality of life, warmth, dignity, and the freedom to live normally. That is the change we are here to make, and Dumfries is where we will scale it. Building our assembly plant here, in the south of Scotland where we have worked so well with SOSE, means the region that inspired this technology will now lead its manufacture and help deliver it to social housing tenants across the country.”
Scotland generates significantly more renewable electricity than it consumes but to maximise the benefits of that abundant clean generation, storage is needed. The Powerhub is uniquely positioned to close that gap. Its AI control platform, EnergiFlow, automatically optimises charging and discharging to align with the cheapest and greenest periods on the grid, translating Scotland’s renewable surplus into direct savings for tenants, without requiring any technical knowledge or intervention on their part.
“It is very welcome that this facility will create more than 700 highly-skilled jobs in Dumfries, and a further 2,000 across the supply chain” added John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland. “That is a significant, long term investment in the South of Scotland but the benefits go beyond employment. Kight has worked with South of Scotland Enterprise to pilot this battery technology in local social housing, which means people will see their homes become warmer, more energy efficient and more affordable to heat. That will help to save people money. Battery technology like this is central to securing Scotland’s energy future – it helps store clean power, reduces our dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets, and supports the transition to net zero in a way that genuinely includes communities rather than leaving them behind.”
The Powerhub is a 10kWh AI-enabled battery storage system that charges from the grid during off-peak tariff periods, from solar panels, or from other renewable sources, making stored energy available during peak-cost periods. It is the only domestic battery to deploy its unique cell chemistry, which delivers:
Zero fire risk — even if cells are physically damaged, endorsed by leading insurers
100 percent usable capacity, 100 percent of the time, regardless of demand or temperature
25-year warranty — the longest available in the domestic storage sector
20,000-cycle lifespan, ensuring reliable performance across its full operating life
No buffer restrictions, unlike competing systems that limit accessible capacity
Automatic grid failure backup, providing energy security during outages
The EnergiFlow AI control platform learns individual household energy patterns and automatically works with solar, heat pump, and off-peak tariffs to minimise bills and carbon emissions, without any intervention required from residents.
Image: Kight Powerhubs Founder Lawrence Fagg Talking to First Minister of Scotland John Swinney with Professor Russel Griggs of SOSE
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