With rapidly rising energy prices and climate change concerns, now is the time to look to solar panels and a brighter future. By installing solar PV panels you can generate your own renewable energy thus reducing your utility bills, add value to your home and make a sound financial investment for the future too.
A solar PV system on your home or business will deliver significant environmental and financial benefits.
Environmental Benefits
- Reduce your carbon footprint: According to the Energy Saving Trust, a typical domestic system could save around 1,200 kg of CO2 per year. All of our systems come with the option of a monitor/public display unit so you can see exactly what you are saving using your in-house generation supply.
- Be empowered: Global warming sometimes seems to be such a massive problem that it can be difficult to see what we as individuals can do that will make a difference. However, more than a quarter of the UK’s carbon footprint stems from energy use in our homes. By installing a solar PV system, you can make a real contribution to a low-carbon economy and be empowered take control of the energy you use.
Financial
- Benefit from feed-in tariffs: Under the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme, solar PV systems now deliver a very attractive return on investment. On a domestic solar PV system you can expect to earn over £1,000 a year, guaranteed for 25 years. With a return on investment of approximately 10% each year, the costs of installing a system are paid back within 8-12 years. Try our Solar Calculator to find out what you could earn with solar panels.
- Reduce Bills: A typical 2.2kWp solar PV system could provide around 40% of a household’s yearly electricity needs, as demonstrated by the Energy Saving Trust.
- Avoid rising energy costs: Solar energy is free. In contrast, the overall trend of the price of fossil fuels is upwards. In October 2009, Ofgem released a report suggesting that domestic energy bills will increase between 14% and 25% by 2020.
- Enhance property value: An Energy Trust poll showed that over a third of all Britons are willing to pay more for a home where some of their energy supply came from renewable resources.
Why not try our Solar PV Calculator to work out the payback of a solar PV system.
The Solar Calculator will help you find out how much you could earn and save through solar PV panels, using the Feed in Tariff scheme. Start by entering the size of your technology and then see how much return your installation earns.
