Solar Electric

Installing a domestic solar electric system (also known as photovoltaics, or PV) will turn your home into your own personal solar power station, generating carbon free electricity to be used by you, or exported back to the national grid, and bagging you a small fortune through Feed-in-Tariff payments, energy savings and export payments at the same time.

Under the Feed-in-Tariff, you will be paid 41.3p for every Kilowatt hour of energy your solar panels generate – whether you use it or not. On top of that, if the energy generated goes unused it will be exported back into the national grid, for which you will be paid a further 3p per Kilowatt hour. A well placed PV system can net its owner a 7-10% return on their investment over 25 years, which is not to be sniffed at.

To get the most out of a solar system, your roof ideally must have a Southerly facing aspect (although East and West facing roofs will also work) to get as much sunshine as possible during the day.

To find out more about the suitability of your home for PV panels, contact Southern Solar or you can Request a Survey.

Alternatively, find out about how solar works or read about the installation process.