Solar panels for the UK
Solar panels have traditionally been installed by environmental types but are now mainstream technology. The solar industry has evolved and the UK’s regulations are adopted worldwide. Today, you’re more likely to see solar panels on a retired couple’s home.
As our nation wakes up to the fact that energy costs will come at a premium in the coming decades. Thus, an investment in solar panels is a no-brainer once a long-term view is applied.
In addition, the high cost of energy, price factors are government backed generation tariffs.
Solar panels come in two categories:
- Solar heating solar systems
- PV electric solar systems
Both technologies have government incentives available and aimed at rewarding earlier adopters the most. These feed-in tariff offerings are designed to degrade over time to later adopters.
The current feed-in tariff for self-generated PV electricity will currently give you to install solar panels. The incentive gives you twenty-five years of financial rewards.
An alternative is the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme for solar heating systems, which will give you heat for your hot water tank supply. The more heat you self-produce produce, the less energy you will import from the National Grid.
Why would the government do this? I hear you cry? Simply put, the government has binding legal obligations to reduce CO2 emissions. Similar schemes have been very successful in Germany and Spain. The system is being rolled out across most of Europe to reduce domestic energy usage and it would be beneficial for the UK’s homeowners to join the solar energy revolution.
I’m glad we British are finally waking up to the benefits of solar panels too. I would reiterate that it is advisable to install sooner rather than later.
The demographic of people installing has changed.