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Free Solar Panels for your Home

Despite the recent reduction in the feed-in-tariff, the subsidy that helps us to fund free solar panel installations, we are still able to install  free solar panels in the South West area and have funds available to install a limited number systems completely free of charge.

Once our allocation has been met we will no longer be able to offer free solar panel installations.

Do I Qualify for Free Solar?

To be considered for our free solar panel installation you will need to meet the following criteria

  • You need to be the homeowner
  • You will need to live in the South West or South Wales
  • Have a roof that faces Southerly
  • A minimum of 26m2 of roof space
  • You will need a relatively up to date electrical system
  • Standard pitched roof (i.e. not a flat roof) 
  • No shading (trees or other buildings) that could obscure the roof.
  • Installation needs to take place by the end of March

To see if you qualify for a free solar panel installation call 0800 1313 161

How our Free Solar PV Offer Work

  • If your house qualifies we will install solar panels on your roof at no cost to you.
  • Freesource and our funding partner cover the cost of the solar panel installation and maintenance, including the inverter replacement.
  • As the homeowner you get to use the free electricity generated by your free solar PV installation.
  • Our funding partner will receive the feed-in-tariff payments and any additional electricity that is exported back to the electricity grid.
  • You can buy the system back from our funding partner at any point during the 25 year term.

How Much Could you Save?

The amount of money saved will depend on how much of the electricity generated by the solar panel installation that you use within the home, rather than export back to the grid. The more you can use the greater the savings.

Savings many vary depending on factors such as

  • Your electricity usage and when you use it.
  • If you are at home and using electrical appliances during the day.
  • Changing your habits such as using the dishwasher during the day whilst the sun is shining rather than last thing at night
  • Whether you can change the time you use your appliances by using timers.
  • The size of the solar PV installation By increasing energy consumption during the day and reducing it at night savings could be as much as 50%, or more for some.

A solar PV system could save between £100 and £200 a year, these savings will increase as electricity prices rise. A typical solar PV system will produce 3000 kWh per year. Assuming that each kWh costs of £0.12 it would save £180 on a 50% usage pattern.

If you are interested in buying a system please see customer funded solar PV systems