It might seem like sunny days are in short supply.
British gas solar panel team.
More than 12 million homeowners would be in line to save up to 1 000 a year should they install solar panels says british gas.
If your business is registered for the feed in tariff fit scheme you ll get paid for generating and exporting your own low carbon electricity.
British gas solar were invited by land mark energy as part of a scheme with suffolk flag ship housing to tender for the installation of 24 commercail solar water heating panels to heat a large pre heat store and then divert excess energy to a heat exchanger installed within the central heating system so that the solar system will contribute towards the central heating and the domestic hot water.
Get paid for producing your own electricity with british gas feed in tariffs are a government scheme.
If you generate your own electricity for example through solar generation or wind generation then you can get a set amount of money for each unit of electricity you create and sell back to the grid.
Your 5kw solar panel system would be eligible for the smart export guarantee.
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How sunlight creates electricity.
But the uk actually gets about 13 of its electricity from solar energy.
By providing a meter reading for your account you are confirming that there have been no changes.
Another thing that s included in the new scheme is solar storage.
When sun hits the silicon it causes a voltage difference across the solar panel.
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British gas is currently offering free solar panels through their mysolar energy scheme.
Direct sunlight is ideal but panels also work on cloudy days.
The electricity is sent along cables to a power inverter where it s converted from direct current dc to alternating current ac.
Additionally the house must have a smart meter so the exports can be measured.
In fact nearly half a million homes in the uk already have solar panels.
Everyone that owns a solar panel system with at least a 5mw capacity is entitled under the seg.
This means that they will supply and install a 2 52 to 3 15 kwp system depending on the size of your roof saving you over 150 a year on your electricity bill.
The utility firm is the latest in a host of companies offering to.
British gas free solar panels offer.