To help you work out how much electricity your solar PV panel installation can generate each month here's an example of a 2.5kW solar system. The 2.5 kWp solar panels, made up of ten 250W panels on the left side of the roof, are mounted on a modern 3 bedroomed house. The installation cost was around £4,500. Normally for a retrofit to an existing house in the UK you would … [Read more...]
UK Government Propose VAT Rise To 20% On Solar Panels
In a further blow to the UK solar PV panel installation industry, HM Revenue And Customs confirmed on 9th December in a consultation document that VAT on solar panel installations is likely to be raised on 1st August 2016 from the current level of 5% to the maximum 20% rate. Whilst the consultation runs until 3rd February 2016 there seems little prospect of the UK avoiding … [Read more...]
Uncertainty Over Solar Panel Feed In Tariff Rates For January 2016
Whisper it quietly at the moment but you may be hearing the sound of Amber Rudd backtracking on the proposed cuts for solar electricity generation Feed In Tariff's which she planned to implement on 1st January 2016. We don't claim to have any inside track on this but a number of things have happened that lead us to believe that there will be at least a partial … [Read more...]
Solar Energy UK 2015 Exhibition: New Solar Development
The Solar Energy UK 2015 exhibition at the NEC Birmingham (13-15 October 2015) highlighted some of the key trends and developments in the solar industry. Amidst the gloomy outlook surrounding the DECC planned solar PV generation FIT cuts we pick out some show highlights: Battery storage productsRoof Mounting SystemsThe impact of steep cuts in FIT payments from January … [Read more...]
Solar PV Panel Projected Payback And Costs In 2016
From January 2016 the proposed generation payments for solar electricity are likely to drop dramatically. Depending on the result of a consultation by DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) the generation tariff for installations less than 4kWP are likely to drop to 1.63p per kWh. We are still waiting for the report on the recent consultation and it is possible that the … [Read more...]