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Start by evaluating your current energy consumption. Review your utility bills to understand your energy usage patterns. This step will give you a baseline for your energy needs. The average UK household consumption is roughly 3500kWh or 10kWh daily. If you consume the average or higher, it's likely that you would benefit from solar panels, although other factors can affect this, ie roof type, orientation etc.

You’ll see savings on bills immediately! The payback of the installation cost depends on many variables, such as your local weather conditions, shading, pitch and orientation of your building. Typically, you can expect to pay off a home system in 8-12 years and a commercial system in 6-8 years. With many solar panel manufacturer's offering up to 25 years energy output guarantee, you could generate free energy for years after you've made your money back!

You would need to check with your landlord. We’ve installed Solar PV for many landlords as they can benefit from the Smart Export Guarantee and the increase in property value.

No, Solar PV panels work on light, rather than heat and all roofs have light shining on them. Many customers have east/west facing systems and typically generate around 86% of an equivalent south-facing roof. You may not generate as much as a south facing roof but you could still be generating enough for your needs and more.

In most cases, no. Domestic solar panel installations are considered ‘permitted developments’ and don’t require planning permission unless:

• you live in a listed building

• the building is in a conservation area or an area of outstanding natural beauty. (solar panels are permitted in a conservation area as long as they’re not installed on a wall or roof that faces a main highway)

• the panels protrude more than 200mm from the roof. We always fit within this limit.

• you are having a ground mounted array.

If you’re unsure about permitted developments, please visit the Government’s planning portal or book a call back and get free advice from us.

Shading will reduce the power output of solar panels and any panels directly connected to the shaded panel. Severe shading, like a chimney right in front of panels (known as Hard Shading) can also cause some long term damage. We will be able to advise you on the best place for your panels to be installed.

We do offer finance. FEC Renewables acts as a broker and not a lender. Our finance partner offers our customers finance options for green energy projects. Choosing finance can be factored into your FREE projection report, whilst it can certainly still be a wise financial investment, it's important to know that this option will delay your estimated payback period.