Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
by generating your own Solar Electricity (Solar PV)
Nowadays, we already have at our disposal a wide range of technologies that could allow us to stop consuming any type of carbon fuel TOMORROW!
By far the most accessible of these technologies is Solar Electricity or Solar PV (Photovoltaic) - In simple terms, generating electricity from Sunlight using Solar Panels. Generating plenty of electricity in daylight, the excess electricity not consumed by the property, can be sold back to the national grid. Due to current government incentives, a system owner is paid for ALL of the electricity the system generates, including that which is consumed by the system owner. If you install a system before March 2012, you will be paid 41.3p per kilowatt that you produce. Any you sell back to the grid earns an additional 3p per kW on top. At night, when there is no sun to provide power from the panels, electricity is purchased from the grid to ensure supply.
How could you refuse?:
- Daytime Electricity at NO COST! = Minimum saving £200/year.
- £1000 tax free each year for all the electricity you generate for the 25 years from the moment you install the system, as long as it was fitted before 31 March 2012.
- NO maintenance, NO COST
What's the catch?
- The only “catch” is the cost to install a system. On the plus side, it fully pays for itself within 10 years. The prices are not too scary, starting from around £7500 going up to around £20000 depending on the scale of your requirements.
Reduce your Carbon Footprint by generating your own Hot Water: Solar Thermal Systems
A Solar Thermal System is used to produce hot water for domestic application.
A system for the average home will cost around £3500 ranging up to £12000 for the bigger systems. By providing, in some cases, 70% of all required hot water, it achieves significantly lower household bills.
The government launches their RHI payments scheme in April 2012 to pay system owners for the hot water their system produces. It is likely to result in a yearly income of approximately £350-£400.
If you would like more information about how much a Solar PV or Solar Thermal system could help you have smaller bills and a smaller carbon footprint, please fill in the form on this page and up to three independent MCS accredited specialists will be in touch to help with solutions to suit your budget, property and system requirements.
