Solar Electricity

Our solar panel installers can help you with all aspects of solar electricity and provide a free of charge quotation – please contact us for more information.

At a Glance:

Photovoltaic (PV) cells generate electricity

Feed power back into national grid so no storage required

Get paid at above market rate for all your electricity – even what you use

Can be used a stand-alone system for remote properties

Cost from around £5000

How it works
Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems generate electricity using nothing but daylight. Solar PV panels use thin layers of crystal, such as silicon, which generate direct current (DC) electricity when light falls on to them. Each PV panel consists of lots of crystal cells, each connected in turn to the next, and then the entire panel is connected either into batteries in order to store the electricity, or into an inverter to convert the output to usable alternating current (AC) electricity like we use in our homes.

The modern power inverters we supply allow the power generated from your PV panels to be fed back into the UK mains supplies, allowing the national grid to act as an energy storage system for you.  This ‘net metering’ will reduce your electricity bills as, with the export meter that our renewable energy installers fit, you will be paid by one of the electricity supply companies for your energy contribution to the grid.  Not only that, but you will be paid at well above the current market-rate that you would normally pay for electricity too.

As with solar panels for hot water heating, these PV panels are easily fitted by our solar panel installers, to roofs as long as there are no over-hanging trees or buildings to cast shadows, but can also be mounted on canopies, within vertical building facades, or even on their own free-standing frames such as a pergola or other garden structure if necessary.

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The benefits of solar PV

They do not generate greenhouse gases, saving CO2 emissions.

There are a number of installation options available including on-roof, canopy, façade, sky-light style in-roof, and complete roof solutions – suitably qualified solar panel installers can help you decide which would be right for you.

The main advantage over other renewable technologies is that it is well suited to the urban environment as it is completely silent in use, easy to use and maintain.

Enjoy more independence from utility companies and the fluctuating (generally increasing) costs of fossil fuels.

All systems that our solar panel installers install today will qualify for repayments under the Government’s Feed In Tariff legislation

Typical costs & funding
A grid connected 1kW (peak) system comprising of about 5 panels, inverter and all cabling would cost you in the region of £4 – 5,000 fully installed

In addition to the savings you make from generating your own electricity rather than buying it in from your electricity provider, under the Government’s Feed-In Tariff legislation your PV system will qualify to earn you an income for all the electricity it produces over the next 25 years! This legislation is designed to encourage the adoption of renewable energy systems and means that you could be paid up to 43.3p per unit of electricity you generate (even if you use it yourself), plus up to another 3.1p for every unit you export back into the national grid.

In basic terms this would mean that your solar PV system could pay for itself within 10-15 years, and then earn you a tax-free and inflation-linked income on your investment of between 5-8% annually for years thereafter!

Please do contact us for more details –there’s simply never been a better time to invest in renewables! Our fully qualified and accredited solar panel installers can help you with all aspects of solar energy.