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Our grid connected systems start from around 1kW peak power, this occupies about 8 square metres on your roof.

For every kW peak power installed on a South facing roof the system will generate around 800 kWh. This reduces by around 20% for an East or West facing roof.

Installed prices (including VAT) start from around £4000 – £6000 (inc VAT per kW peak power. There are no longer any grants available as these have been replaced with the Feed In Tariff (FIT)

The FIT pays up to 41.3p/kWh (

Our roof mounted systems do not need planning permission unless the property is listed or in a conservation area.

Most roofs are strong enough to take a solar installation without any reinforcement.

We would expect a system to pay for itself about 5-6 times over 25 years of use. This is based on an annual fuel inflation of 12.9%, calculated by Ernst and Young and the governments new feed in tariff proposals. … Continue reading →

For systems below 16 Amps output (approx 4kW peak power) we will inform them once the installation is complete. For systems larger than 16 Amps we will require permission in advance from the network operator.

Yes, all unused electricity will automatically be exported, your electricity company can fit an export meter or they can pay you based on estimated export rates (usually 50%), sometimes the electricity supplier can authorise us to fit the export meter. … Continue reading →

For standard roof we use rigid stainless steel brackets that are fixed directly to your roof rafters. The brackets hook out from underneath your existing tiles.