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South, South East or South-West roof is ideal.
1. Try installing a grid-connected PV solar panel array and run it alongside a PV-water converter to heat your water tank if applicable.
2. Once you are confident about the next three-decades of exceedingly low energy costs, you'll want to add further technologies such as battery storage or an EV (electric car) further down the road.
3. Feel the pride that comes with your choice of low-cost energy and security over the next decades.
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Get solar panel savvy Contrary to popular belief, solar panels can work on cloudy days in the UK, and each sq/m of your roof receives between around 900-1400 kWh a year. Modern PV solar systems today can produce and store for nighttime or electric vehicle use of up to 4,200 kWh annually.
Contrary to popular belief, solar panels can work on cloudy days in the UK, and each sq/m of your roof receives between around 900-1400 kWh a year.
Modern PV solar systems today can produce and store for nighttime or electric vehicle use of up to 4,200 kWh annually.
Do you have a South, SW, SE facing roof space?
If yes, your home's orientation to the sun sounds perfect for solar panels.
Do you have a thatched roof?
Roof-mounted solar panels cannot be installed. Would ground-mounted be an option?
Conservation area/area of outstanding beauty or listed property?
If yes, then please consult with your local planning office first.
Do you have a Combi boiler?
Solar heating technology is not viable. Go to PV.
Do you have a hot water storage tank?
If yes, solar heating may be viable.
Do you have an oil-based heating system?
If yes, solar heating panels will be beneficial.
Get a tailored quote As prices vary across different technologies and installers, I would strongly recommend getting three comparative quotations. This advice will ensure you can approach purchasing an installation with confidence and peace of mind.
As prices vary across different technologies and installers, I would strongly recommend getting three comparative quotations. This advice will ensure you can approach purchasing an installation with confidence and peace of mind.
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Look forward to installation day Curtains will twitch, but installation day should cause only a minimum disruption to your home. You're now a fully-fledged solar pioneer, and you'll feel The Pride at being the first on your street.
Curtains will twitch, but installation day should cause only a minimum disruption to your home. You're now a fully-fledged solar pioneer, and you'll feel The Pride at being the first on your street.
Survey - Some companies do a technical review of your home when quoting, and some don’t. Don’t allow any work to commence before this is complete. This procedure ensures an install is possible.
Scaffolding - For access to your roof, a company will build a frame up to the guttering level. This procedure ensures a safe working platform for the installers, and depending on the scaffolding company - should be removed within a few days of completion.
Installation day - Enjoy your first cup of tea made with your PV-powered electricity. You have now joined a growing army of people who benefit from solar panels around the world.
The first few days - A notable and common aftereffect of installing solar panels is the performance checking. Many try to resist, but unfortunately, the temptation to keep checking the output of your system in different weather conditions is too insuppressible.
The first few months - Now you've finally got your daily performance checking under control, but inquisitiveness still exists with the changing of the seasons.
The first year - Now you're beginning to see the fruits of your investment. With the bills falling on your welcome matt diminished and your feedin tariff generating income, your decision to install solar panels now seems like a stroke of genius.
And beyond - Now you're beginning to see the fruits of your investment, and the bills are falling, suddenly your decision to install solar panels now seems like a stroke of genius.
