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Exclusive Renewable Energy offer solar installations. We have a strong commitment to excellent customer service and are proud of our knowledge in this field. We supply quality, efficient and easy to install systems that significantly reduce your energy bills and even allow you to claim the new governments incentive (clean energy cashback). We are also Micro Generation Scheme Certified Installer.

Quick links:

• Why Solar?

• About PV

• Why PV?

• Feed-in Tariff (clean energy cashback) scheme

• Do I need planning permission

Why Solar?  

In one hour more sunlight falls on the

earth than is used by the entire population

on earth

Contrary to popular belief the UK receives enough solar energy year round to make a Photovoltaic electric system. Dependence on non-renewable energy sources must dramatically decrease. Solar energy being the most abundant and almost infinite is the most obvious source of which to make use.

In the UK, we get 60% of the sunlight received at the equator so there is still a lot of potential solar photovoltaic energy available! Furthermore, since solar technology relies on solar radiation and not on the sunlight itself, it can work efficiently in the UK even in overcast conditions to provide over 50% of an average household's electricity and up to 70% of typical annual domestic hot water requirements.

Using the sun as a renewable energy source helps the environment, leads to greatly reduced energy bills and protection against increasing energy supply costs and means less reliance on gas and electricity supplied by foreign countries.

About PV

Free and clean energy for life

Photovoltaic technology produces free and clean electricity from the sun’s radiation. Already used in many small scale facilities such as pocket calculators and on a larger scale can be used to supplement a home or office electricity supply.

A typical Photovoltaic installation consists of:
easily installed panels of wafer-thin silicon layers on the roof which produce direct current electricity when light shines on them; an inverter to convert the DC current to AC suitable for utilisation anywhere in a house or for export into the National Grid and a meter to measure the performance of the system.

Why PV?

The most abundant, quiet and reliable source of free, clean electricity for households and businesses alike

The photovoltaic industry currently generates a relatively small part of the total renewable energy supply, less than wind, hydro power or biomass but it has the most potential. The increasing demand for PV has seen the market doubling in size every two years, making it the world's fastest growing energy technology.

Benefits Carbon Footprints
PV is a non-polluting energy source and can significantly decrease emissions. A typical home PV system could save approximately 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ per year compared to fossil fuels.

Reliability
Solar technology does not rely on the sunlight itself but on solar radiation so even in overcast conditions Photovoltaic can work efficiently in the UK to provide up to 100% of a typical homes annual domestic electricity. Solar energy is infinite and reliable, reducing the reliance on foreign energy sources. Most photovoltaic systems have no moving parts, require minimal maintenance and have a long life of approximately 25-30 years.

Economic
The UK's population is becoming increasingly concerned over the cost of energy. A PV system produces free electricity day after day and with Governments of all persuasions backing 'Green Energy' the costs are supplemented by a range of grants making systems affordable. In the longer term, an installed PV system will increase the value of a property.

In addition all excess electricity produced can be sold back to the grid via the National Feed-in Tariff.

Feed-in Tariff (clean energy cashback) scheme

Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) became available in Great Britain from 1st April 2010. Under this scheme energy suppliers make regular payments to householders and communities who generate their own electricity from renewable or low carbon sources such as solar electricity (PV) panels.

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The scheme guarantees a minimum payment for all electricity generated by the system, as well as a separate payment for the electricity exported to grid. These payments are in addition to the bill savings made by using the electricity generated on-site.

Once you have a microgeneration technology installed you should experience a monthly reduction in your electricity bill and then receive an income from your Feed-in tariff (clean energy cash back) provider. However, if you have taken out a loan to pay for the installation you will have to make monthly repayments to your loan company. Feed-in tariffs are designed so that the average monthly income from your installation will be significantly greater than your monthly loan repayment (with a 25 year loan).

You will qualify for the full FIT payments if:

• The technology was installed between 15th July 2009 and 31st March 2010 and you transfered to FITs before 1st April; OR
• It is installed after 1st April 2010 using an MCS* certificated product and installer such as Exclusive Renewable Energy.

Do I need planning permission?

Installing solar panels has now been made a lot simpler thanks to Permitted development rights introduced on 6th April 2008 in England and 12th March 2009 in Scotland. The General Permitted Development Order (GPDO), or the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Domestic Microgeneration) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 grants rights to cary out certain limited forms of development on the home, without the need to apply for planning permission. The scope of the GPDO in England and the TCP (GPD) in Scotland now extends to the following technologies;

Solar PV and solar thermal (roof mounted)

Solar PV and solar thermal (stand alone)

I need more information

If you have an enquiry about Photovoltaic Installations then please contact

us using the form below. In the message box please could you provide us

with the following information:

• Proposed site address with postcode
• Contact address if different from above
• Proposed completion date
• Proposed budget
• Type of installation required ie: Existing roof/re-roofing/new build/
  flat roof or ground and the direction that the roof faces.
• Pitch of roof ie: Flat/very Shallow/Average/Very Steep
• Building restrictions ie: None/Listed/Conservation Area
• Your local Authority