British Gas Solar Panels
British gas launches solar panels scheme with 1k a year profit claim this article is more than 10 years old energy company says 12 million homeowners could save 1 000 a year as it looks to.
British gas solar panels. The electricity is sent along cables to a power inverter where it s converted from direct current dc to alternating current ac. Direct sunlight is ideal but panels also work on cloudy days. 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. Solar photovoltaic pv panels convert energy from the sun into electricity.
Note if you have a solar pv installation that is eligible for feed in tari payments on or after 1st april 2012 the amount of feed in tari payments you will be entitled to receive will depend on the energy e ciency rating of your property. Financial incentives are ending the government has encouraged homeowners to generate electricity for the national grid with feed in tariffs. British gas is a mandatory feed in tari licensee. 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.
Right now panels on people s roofs are the biggest source of solar energy in the uk. Like all the free pv solar schemes offered by various companies you have to be living in one of the estimated 12 million suitable homes. In order to comply with the feed in tariff fit regulations british gas asks that all our microgenerators make a declaration that their data is correct and that no modifications to your installation have occurred since you registered your system. When you purchase a british gas solar pv system you ll receive home electrical care for five years.
See how you can change ownership of an existing fit or switch from another fit licensee. British gas is currently offering free solar panels through their mysolar energy scheme. But more and more solar panels are being fitted on offices schools churches farms and train stations. In the u s bp is committed to economic growth energy security and a lower carbon future.
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