Generate cheap, green electricity from sunlight.

Solar electricity systems, also known as solar photovoltaics (PV) capture the sun’s energy using photovoltaic cells. These cells don’t need direct sunlight to work – they can still generate some electricity on a cloudy day. The cells convert the sunlight into electricity, which can be used to run household appliances and lighting.

• Cut your electricity bills: sunlight is free, so once you’ve paid for the initial installation your electricity costs will be reduced.
• Get paid for the electricity you generate: the government’s Feed-In Tariffs pay you for the electricity you generate, even if you use it.
• Sell electricity back to the grid: if your system is producing more electricity than you need, or when you can’t use it, you can sell the surplus back to the grid. Read more about feed-in tariffs and selling electricity.
• Cut your carbon footprint: solar electricity is green, renewables energy and doesn’t release any harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) or other pollutants. A typical home solar PV system could save over a tonne of CO2 per year – that’s more than 30 tonnes over its lifetime.

Costs

Please get in contact us for a quote. Other factors are:

• The more electricity the system can generate, the more it costs but the more it could save
• Larger systems are usually more cost-effective than smaller systems (up to 4 kWp)
• PV panels are all around the same price per kWp, but PV tiles cost much more than a typical system made up of panels
• Panels built into a roof are more expensive than those that sit on top.

Savings

A 2.9kWp system can generate up to 2,500 kilowatt hours of electricity a year – that’s around three quarters of a typical household’s electricity needs – and will save over a tonne of carbon dioxide every year,

If your system is eligible for the Feed-In Tariff scheme it could generate savings and income of nearly £1,200 per year – you will get paid for both the electricity you generate and use, and what you don’t use and export to the grid. If you know your system size, you can get a tailored estimate for your system using our Cashback Calculator .