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ORANGE SOLAR LTD
We are a reputable solar panel installer based in Sussex and are ideally located solar installers for the South East.
We offer a designers, suppliers and solar installers of both Domestic and Commercial solar power systems.
- Save up to 100% on electricity with Solar PV Installation
- Install now and receive 43p instead of 21p (index linked for 25 years)
- Friendly individual service that large impersonal companies cannot offer
- No use of subcontractors. We use only use employed tradesmen
- Free, no obligation quote
- MSC, REAL and ELECSA members
- 25 year manufacturers’ guarantee on all equipment installed
Free Design & Quote
When choosing Orange Solar Ltd to be your solar panel installer we will include a site survey and System Design for your property free of charge. You will then receive a solar panel Quotation for the complete installation plus calculations of the projection of future Earnings and Savings that will be expected for the 25 Years duration of the Feed-In-Tariff scheme.
Reduce your power charges with solar panels
With utilty costs getting higher and higher and reduction of the planet’s non-renewable energy sources, such as oil and gas, more home owners are considering the other choices. Solar panels popularity are rising tremendously, and now is a great chance to be proactive and get them fitted on your property in Sussex.
Solar panels in Sussex
The primary features of solar panels:
Cut down your bills
Solar panels produce energy for your property, cutting down your dependence on expensive traditional fuels such a Oil, Electricity and Gas, the costs of which is increasingly rising all the time. Light is absolutely free and is accessible in limitless quantities!
Do your best for the planet
It’s become popular to talk about reducing your carbon footprint and using renewable energy sources – solar panels deliver on all counts. It’s a clear fact that fossil fuels generate emissions, but solar panels feature no such issues.
Make money back
Because you’re producing your own electricity, you will be getting paid via the Feed in Tariffs , the Government’s Clean Energy Cashback Scheme. Simply, you’ll be paid cash for producing energy.
If you would like to find out about the benefits of solar panels you can call us for advice.
Call now for further information about Solar Panels
Need to now more about Solar Panel systems? Call us and chat with one of our solar panel consultants here at Orange Solar Ltd. Call 01273 917722
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A Buyers guide to solar panels
Solar panels explained
In a single hour the sun radiates more energy onto the earth’s surface than the world uses in a year. Solar Photovoltaic panels harness this free energy and convert It from DC to AC electricity for use in your home.
Whilst Solar technology remains relatively expensive, the government scheme (feed-in tariffs or FIT) means you will be paid cash for the electricity you generate in addition to using the ‘free’ electricity you have generated for your own needs.
The current system until 1 July 2012 is as follows:
Sizes of domestic systems vary, but generally fall between 2-4KW. A 4 KW system is the largest system that will receive the highest domestic FIT payment. Panels are generally 250w so a 4KW (4000w) system will be of 16 panels 0- normally two rows of eight.
Installation of solar PV will result in 3 different payments:
The government assumes that a 4KW system will generate 3.68 KW per year.
- Currently, the FIT payment is .21p per KW generated which for 3.68KW will generate a payment of £772.80 per arum. The .21 payment is guaranteed for 25 years and is index-linked to RPI. If prices increase 3% per year, so does the FIT payment. (That is compound)
- In addition, the customer will get to use all the electricity generated which should amount to a saving of about £150 per anum.
- Any excess electricity generated (usually in summer months) is exported to the grid at .3p per KW generating a further £40. (That figure is likely to rise substantially after 1 July, after the government review).
Therefore a typical south-facing 4kw system, based on the above figures, is likely to generate in the region of £962.80 pa.
Type of Equipment
With no moving parts, solar PV systems are ultra-reliable. The panels, by EU law, must have a 25 year guarantee both in terms of manufacture and performance. Inverters have generally come with a 5 year guarantee and will normally have to be changed once during the 25 year period. After 25 years the panels still generate electrify: one set of panels on a lighthouse is still generating electricity after 40 years.
Solar PV panels are manufactured in 3 main regions: China, the Far East (Japan and South Korea) and Germany. The Chinese panels are the cheapest followed by the Far East and German panels the most expensive.
Panels can be fitted within the roof instead of tiles but this requires installation of a metal tray and, due to the reduction in cooling, reduces the panels efficiency by about 5%. This option is more cost effective for new roofs as saving in the cost of tiles out ways the additional cost of installation.
Solar Panel Installation Costs
Prices have come down substantially over the past months. Depending on choice of panels and inverter and ease of installation, a 4KW system cost £6500- £7000 or less.
Before you install solar technology
After 1 April 2012, all installations benefitting from the FIT scheme have to have an energy performance certificate with a with a ‘D’ rating or above, which encompasses over 70% of current households. Measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation double glazing and efficient boilers reduce your energy dependence and augment Solar PV.
How a Solar Panel system works
The polar panels are fixed to the roof rafters with specially designed roof- hooks. Aluminium rails (up to 6 meters in length) are attached to the roof hooks to form a support structure to anchor the panels to the roof. Two DC cables (one positive one negative) then link the panels to an inverter (about the size of a DVD recorder) which is normally situated in the loft or garage but can be sited on an external wall.
While they might look similar, and both consist of panels on your roof, solar water heating and solar PV are quite different.
Solar checklist
Which? has produced a downloadable solar PV installation checklist, The checklist was developed with the support of REAL (Renewable Energy Assurance Limited), the Energy Saving Trust, MCS (Microgeneration Certificate Scheme) and trade association BPVA (the British Photovoltaic Association). In addition Which ? has produced a Q&A, covering everything from energy savings and feed-in tariffs to installation, inverters and maintenance.
You can play all the action at Which.co.uk/solarlive.
Solar Panel Installers in Sussex
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Breaking News about solar PV
UK Government proposed changes to solar PV Feed-in Tariffs
Last updated 20th January 2012
Important:the deadline for applying to receive the higher feed-in tariff rate of 43.3p/KWh (
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