by Jaime | Mar 26, 2022 | Energy, Government
This week chancellor Rishi Sunak announced cutting VAT to zero upon installing energy efficient systems such as solar panels, heat pumps and insulation, but what does this mean for the price of an install?
Although installers will still pay VAT on the materials they fit, the VAT on the installation will be reduced to zero, meaning the price of an average installation will be around £1,000 cheaper, which is a big deal. This reduction is currently planned to last for the next 5 years and applies to batteries as well as solar panels, so will make a significant impact on the cost of going green and reducing electricity bills. Mr Sunak went on to say “A family having a solar panel installed will see tax savings worth over £1,000 and savings on their energy bill of over £300 per year.” however with a battery installed we believe the average household will save at least £500 per year and potentially much more.
This is great news for anyone considering using solar PV to reduce their bills, it’s a good way to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and a good thing for the environment, so we say bravo Rishi!
by Jaime | Mar 13, 2022 | Projects
Another south facing array with plenty of batteries, this customer went for 17.4kWh of storage to capture as much solar power as possible from their solar array, as well as a Solar iBoost to heat the hot water tank.
This was a fairly straightforward install with 14 panels giving a maximum output of 5.3kW of power, feeding into three 5.8kWh Solax batteries, which are already being filled up during March. Connecting three batteries also means you increase the maximum power output to well over 8kW, so they should easily power any appliances, or even a fast EV charger.
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Front view
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Bird’s eye view
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Batteries and inverter
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Inverter powered up
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Happy battery 🙂
by Jaime | Feb 20, 2022 | Projects
“Who’s Eddi?” I hear you ask. Eddi is really smart and well connected little guy, and working together with his friend Zappi he’s an energy-saving genius.
We fitted the Myenergi Eddi hot water energy diverter along with an Zappi EV charger to make the most of the solar PV already installed at this customers’ home. The Eddi works in tandem with the Zappi car charger to take the excess power produced by any solar PV system and put it to work heating the water in your immersion tank, or charging your car via the the Zappi (or both) meaning you can potentially get free hot water and charge your EV for free!
Ask us about fitting an Eddi to your hot immersion tank today and get free hot water from your solar panels.
by Jaime | Jan 20, 2022 | Projects
This was an ideal site for solar panels, and with a directly south facing roof and no shading it was always going to be a PV powerhouse. In fact the 6kW of generation regularly makes between 10kWh and 20kWh a day, and more than 30kWh on sunny days, and that’s just in winter! We can’t wait to see what this system is capable of in summer, maybe 50kWh?
View from the air
The goal for this install was to generate their own energy and save money of course but, as we are too, they were also motivated by the environmental benefit of solar PV. Hoping to make a difference by minimising their impact on the planet they also chose to add 11.6kWh of battery storage, which will reduce their reliance on the grid to an absolute minimum, and make a real difference to the environment for years to come.
That’s why we do what we do!
by Jaime | Jan 10, 2022 | Projects
This customer was very keen to minimise their reliance on grid energy and wanted to install as much PV power as possible on their roof. Because of the limitations of connecting solar PV to certain parts of the grid we could only fit 5.5kW of generation at this stage, but going forward we should be able to add more generation using the Export Limitation Scheme.
In addition to the 14 solar panels we also added battery storage, a Zappi car charger and supplied a Solar iBoost to make the most of their power generation. We put more panels on the front aspect because it’s more south-facing and will collect slightly more power throughout the year, but having panels on both sides will give a more even power curve during the day.
Hopefully we’ll be able to return and add more generation and storage to make this property as self-reliant as possible and give the grid the heave-ho.
