costs of solar energy systems
Unfortunately the Government have slashed grant support for household renewable energy installations and capped the amount per household to £2500. This is having a dramatic impact upon the demand for roof integrated products and larger domestic systems. To express your concern at this please lobby the Government and make your feelings known via this link.
Costs for solar power installations have reduced slightly over the last year and we can now reduce our costs accordingly passing on the greatest possible discounts to our customers.
| kWp | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Area (m2) | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
| Electricity / year (kWh) | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 | 3000 | 4000 |
| Savings / Year * | £150 | £225 | £300 | £450 | £600 |
| ABOVE ROOF ** | £6,000 | £9000 | £12,000 | £17,000 | £22,000 |
| LCBP GRANT *** | £2000 | £2500 | £2500 | £2500 | £2500 |
| CUSTOMER PAYS **** | £4000 | £6500 | £9500 | £14,500 | £19,500 |
NOTES
Prices are correct as of 27 May 2008, but may change.
*This is based on the npower juice home generation scheme which pays 10p / kWh exported, and 4p / ROC
** These is an estimated price assuming a standard installation ex 5% VAT
*** The LCBP grant offers £2000 / kWp installed to a maximum of £2500 per household
**** This amount is excluding VAT (5% of complete installation cost)
Roof integrated systems are more a slightly more expensive solution that are ideal in a new build situation. There are a number of solution available. We use Solar Century C21 tiles which integrate seamlessly into concrete interlocking tiles. These take up 8m2 per kWp and cost approx £8500 / kWp to install. For more information please down load this leaflet. For a quote please contact us.
For more information on grants please visit www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk
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