Solar Panels
Solar Panels and The Feed in Tariff
PV Panels - Generating Electricity
Renewable energy is becoming more popular everyday! Generating your own electrcity via PV panels installed on your Building not only saves you money but with Feed in Tarriff's is an investment worth serious consideration in todays's economy with ever rising fuel costs.
PV Panels
Solar panels convert light into electricity, the sun does not have to be shinning to allow them to work! The panels are a collection of Photovoltaic cells linked together, which collect light which is converted into electricity, the more light captured the more electricity generated. The Panels are connected together and the electricity is connected via an inverter into the supply in your building. The electricity used by you, while being generated by the panels saves you purchasing electricity from your supplier, any excess is fed back into the National Grid. The Feed in Tariff works by paying you for every unit of electricity you generate (regardless whether you use it or not) and also pays you for unused electricity. By using the electricity generated by your panels you are making further savings - visit the Energy saving trust's website to view un-biased information and how to calculate the typical savings that can be made - www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generate-you-own-energy/Solar-panels-PV
We offer a complete service for harnessing Solar power, including a free site Survey, Consultation with realistic figures about the generation of electricity from PV panels, and a complete supply and installation service.
FIT - Feed in Tariff
The Feed in Tariff was introduced by the government as an incentive for renewable energy - unfortunately the up-take was so great that the funds set aside have been dealt a blow - the rate is therefore being reduced in line with the falling costs of the PV panels - the idea is to ensure that the return on your investment is still around 4-5% - which unless you have a generous Bank manager is far better than the returns from any savings account. The payments you will receive are index linked and are guaranteed for 25 years. As fuel prices continue to rise not only is the conception of installing PV panels financially a good idea today it is also a sensible long term investment.
Saving More!
Here at The Ian Cook Company we believe that by introducing further energy saving methods we can further enhance the value of installing PV Panels. By reducing the overall demand on energy by your building, through the introduction of other energy efficient products, the energy you generate with your panels is used more efficiently - saving you even more money.
By undertaking an energy survey of your building we shall be able to supply you with the methods and products that can be introduced to reduce the buildings energy consumption. We can then supply you with a quotation to install these energy saving products.