Solar Panels
Solar Panels
Are solar panels right for your home?
Are you looking to lower your energy bills, reduce your carbon footprint, and gain greater energy independence? Solar panels are a fantastic and increasingly popular solution that converts sunlight into clean, renewable electricity to power your home.
With over 1.5 million homes in the UK already using solar power, it’s a proven, reliable way to create a more sustainable and cost-effective home.
Solar panels explained
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The Benefits
Installing solar panels on your roof offers a wide range of benefits for your finances, your home, and the planet.
✔ Lower Energy Bills: By generating your own electricity, a typical three-bedroom household can cut its electricity bills by up to 70%.
✔ Great return on Investment: Installing solar panels can add an average of 4.1% to your home's value, making it more appealing to potential buyers.
✔ Long-Term Savings: According to recent calculations, the average household will break even on a solar panel system in around 14.55 years, after which the electricity is essentially free.
✔ Reduced Carbon Emissions: By switching to solar, you can shrink your home's carbon footprint significantly. An average three-bedroom house can cut around 0.47 tonnes of CO2 per year.
✔ Gain Energy Independence: Solar panels reduce your reliance on the National Grid, and with a solar battery, you can store unused energy for use at night or during power cuts.
What do solar panels look like and where will they fit in your house?
Solar panels are flat and their colour is either dark blue or black. They’re made from silicon, glass and aluminium. The panels are usually one and a half metres long and one metre wide. This means a two-bedroom terraced house might have around ten panels on the roof.
Solar panels are installed on your roof because it provides the best access to direct sunlight, maximising electricity production. Wires will neatly connect the panels to your home’s electricity.
How it works
Solar panels are made of cells that absorb sunlight. When sunlight hits these cells, it creates a direct electric current. This is then converted into alternating current, used to power your lights, appliances, and other devices in your home. Any excess electricity can be stored in a battery for later use or exported to the grid.
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How It Fits in Your Home
How It Fits in Your Home Solar panels are designed to be mounted on your roof, where they can get the best access to direct sunlight. The panels themselves are flat and typically dark blue or black.
Placement: Panels are most effective when installed on south-facing roofs, but east- and west-facing roofs can also work well. It's important that the roof is not shadowed by trees or other buildings.
How many panels will you need?
A typical two-bedroom home will need around ten panels, but we can tailor the system size to your energy usage and roof space. You can also add a solar battery to store excess power for use at night or on cloudy days.
Our advisors can conduct a free home assessment to ensure your roof is suitable and design the perfect system for your needs.
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Running your solar panel cost-effectively
Solar panels are a great way to power your home and they can work even better when paired with other sustainable measures.
I have future proofed our family home and it has paid for itself in under two years.
Darren, 35, York
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YorEnergy’s efficient all in one approach makes it easy to upgrade your home's energy efficiency via multiple solutions including solar panels, doors and windows, and paired solutions for even better benefits.
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