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Buying PV Solar Panels 6
It has been a year since R-Eco installed our 2.62 KW system and I am keen to take a look at the figures to see how we have done. What I want to do is compare our electricity consumption with … Continue reading
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UK Feed In Energy Tariffs
On 1st February 2010 The Government confirmed the new feed-in tariffs which came into being on 1st April 2010. A typical 2.5kW photovoltaic solar system, such as the one we are looking at, will harvest a payment of 41.3p per … Continue reading
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Buying Solar Panels 5
Deciding on the PV installation Before long we had five estimates for solar PV panels from various companies. I have abbreviated their names. There was quite a difference and ‘payback times varied between 8 and 12 years before the panels … Continue reading
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Buying PV solar Panels 4
Checking Permissions and deciding on PV Panels We checked with the North Cornwall planning department in Bodmin to see if we needed to get planning permission from them for the panels. A strange letter came back with what seemed like … Continue reading
Buying PV Solar panels 3
Estimate from the Renewable Energy Co-operative (R-Eco) For the third estimate, two gentlemen arrived from Penzance and measured the roof for the solar array. Ethically I much preferred this company and really valued where they were coming from. Members of … Continue reading
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Buying Solar PV Panels 2
Estimate from ‘Plug into the Sun’ The second estimate revealed the first to be rather optimistic. Rather than a 3.85 kw system with 22 panels creating 4620kW/year, this company ‘Plug into the Sun’ recommended a smaller system of 12 panels … Continue reading
Buying Solar PV panels 1
Solar PV: A good investment or ‘Green Bling’? We have decided, mainly due to the new UK Feed In Tarrifs, to install Solar PV panels on the roof. Now I have recently heard PV solar panels described as ‘Green Bling’ … Continue reading