Solar
Solar Benefits:
- Lower energy bills using sunlight to create green energy to power your property,
- Most abundant energy source on earth,
- Panels can provide energy without direct sunlight,
- Panels last up to 20 years with regular maintenance,
- Solar energy is cheaper than fossil fuels,
- Monitor your generated energy through an app,
- Receive payments for unused generated energy from the grid with the Smart Energy Guarantee (SEG)
Complete Solar PV System - Battery storage
Benefits:
- Store unused energy collected from your solar panels to use at any time,
- Protection against energy price rises, through storing and utilizing own
- Gives you increased control over your energy costs and usage
- Can work as a completely off grid system
- Unique system based on individual customer needs
- No more power cuts, (with a built in EPS - emergency power supply installed)
- Properties with a complete solar PV system significantly increase your grid independence compared to solar panels alone
Maintenance
Cleaning
In order for your solar investment to be 100% effective and prolong the life of your panels, they should be kept clean of dirt and debris.
Cleaning can increase production by 25% and improve your return of investment compared to panels that aren’t cleaned regularly.
K R Electrics and Renewable Solutions can provide one off panel cleans or regular panel cleaning included in our
maintenance contracts.
Why you shouldn’t clean them yourself…
- Roofs can be slippery resulting in injury.
- Harsh cleaning soaps and abrasive sponges can cause damage to the panels and repairs could be costly.
- Guarantee/Warranty could be affected.
- Dangers of electrocution.
Maintenance
Bird proofing
Birds, especially pigeons can cause extensive damage to your solar panels, both externally through their acidic droppings
and debris and internally, damaging cables and connections, meaning that efficiency is decreased.
It is crucial that the problem is not only removed but also protected to prevent them from returning. At K R Electrics and Renewable Solutions, we provide a cost effective solution to not only clean the panels and roof space, but sanitize and remove nesting before the installation of bird proofing products.
Maintenance Contracts
Although there are no grants available at the moment to support, the government are running a 0% VAT incentive
on solar panels up until 2027 - CLICK HERE to find out more about government incentives.
Usually you do not need planning permission when installing solar panels and batteries as they are normally classed as ‘Permitted Development’, however if the property is a listed building or located within a conservation area it is likely that you may need planning
permission.
Your local planning authority would be able to advise you of this further.
Your suitability for solar depends on:
- Your current electricity consumption.
- The pitch, orientation and space available on your roof.
- Any shading and the radiance level.
At K R Electrics and Renewable Solutions we can advise you on the best options, contact us today for more information.
While it's completely your decision whether to have a complete solar PV system with battery storage, there are many perks to doing so which include paying 0% VAT when installing a battery at the same time as having solar panels installed.
Get in contact today to get a tailored quote and discuss your solar options.
K R Electrics and Renewable solutions are willing to help with fault finding. Get in contact today.
