Homebuilding & Renovating

Q Installing solar panels

Installing solar panels can increase your home’s capacity for renewable energy and save money on your energy bills. While existing homes may require assessing for their suitability of solar panel installation (based on size and orientation of the roof ), new builds can be designed with it in mind.

Recent debate has explored whether solar panels are worth the initial investment, but we’re seeing a definitive increase in interest as a result of our rising energy bills.

“When the very generous Feed-in Tariff was introduced on 1 April 2010 there was a massive uptake and we started seeing them appear on many UK homes. This got the industry off to a flying start but was unsustainable and as the incentives reduced (ending on 1 April 2019)

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