Because we have the best installers, the strongest guarantees, and the lowest prices. Because we are an ethical company that you can always trust to deliver, and we genuinely give advice that is in your best interests rather than our own, because what matters most to us is that your solar PV system works optimally and effectively in order for you to get the best results possible.
Helps the environment by massively reducing household carbon-footprint, and makes it more likely future generations will have a healthy planet to live on. Solar PV saves you big money, and pays for itself.
Very positively. Solar panels can increase the value of your home as they make your house more energy-efficient, and therefore more attractive to potential buyers, as the new owner can enjoy the same benefits of reduced electricity bills. Each property is legally required to have an Energy Performance Certificate, rating the property and pointing out the possible room for improvement. The better the property´s rating, the greater its value, as prospective buyers understand that the building will cost less to run, and that theres less to spend on modernizing it and improving its energy-efficiency, because thats already been done., From time to time we hear someone tell us that solar doesn’t add any value to your house. This is rubbish, equivalent to saying that it makes no difference to a purchase price if a property is utterly derelict or has recently been totally refurbished. If one of our systems is installed in your home, any prospective buyer would obviously know that the electricity bills for the property will, in all likelihood, scarcely exceed the standing charge, and that they would potentially be a thousand pounds or more better off each year living there than in an identical house without solar. If a state of the art system saving hundreds or even thousands of pounds a year doesn’t get capitalized into a property´s value, then there is not a functional housing market.
Absolutely -see the video about the Renusol system on our informational videos page.
Not really. There are no moving parts, and therefore nothing much to break down or go wrong. The panels need to be clean to work, but the slope of the roof they are attached to, usually means that the natural action of the rain, plus gravity, means that in most instances there´s no need for any additional cleaning, as any dirt which may have landed on the array simply washes off. If additional cleaning is required, most window cleaners with a reach and wash system should be able to do it fairly quickly, cheaply and easily.
Do you use electricity? Do you have somewhere suitable on your roof or in your garden? If you answered yes to both these questions, then yes, solar is for you. Its a no brainer. The real question is ´who should I choose to fit my new solar PV system?¨ A well-designed and installed system, sold at the right price, with strong guarantees and a high level of after-sales support, is without doubt the most sound investment decision a homeowner can make, both financially and ethically. A poorly designed and installed system, or one which you paid over the odds for, will result in a complete waste of money, if not something more dangerous. Get someone you can trust -like Ecotekk- who will do you a good job for you at a fair price, and you will definitely be better off for installing solar than you would be if you had not done so.
Usually within 3-4 weeks of receiving an order.
The most efficient panels available for roof-top solar are around 23%. It is worth noting however, that a panel that is 5% more efficient just needs 5% less space to produce the same power as the one 5% less efficient. In other words, unless you are extremely space limited, efficiency is not the most important issue, all other things being equal. In practice however, we do find that generally, the better quality, more efficient panels, will likely clock up more kWh in total than arrays of equivalent KWp size using less efficient panels. But we have to stress this is anecdotal, based on feedback from real customers.
The short answer is that depends on how big the panels are, terms of output in kwp. The real questions are how much power do you need? And how many do you have space for? Most panels are around 1mX 2m, but some are bigger and some are smaller. A good rule of thumb is you will need about 20m2 for a 5kwp system, or 4m2 per kwp. A system which could cover all of your needs without ever drawing power from the grid would mean an awful lot of panels and batteries, and would likely bump up against budget or space limitations (although if it didn’t, well in that scenario, it would make sense to have a really big system -you’d be exporting loads in summertime, but you can still make good money with that under the smart export guarantee). If you sized the system to rough equivalence with demand over the year, and took advantage of the most favorable tariffs available, then you would effectively reduce your bills to nearly zero, saving up to1500 pounds a year, approximately.
Today. Right now, if it were possible. However, even if you call us straight away, we´ll probably still need a couple of days to be able to schedule a visit, and it usually takes about 4 weeks from when you place your order for us to complete the work and commission the system. But every day you put it off is one more day´s free energy that you will be missing out
It depends how much your use is, and how big a system you have/want. We can design a system to accomplish this if that is your primary goal. In practice, as most people are grid connected, whats important is the overall reduction in annual bills, not complete energy independence per-se (although our systems can provide back up in the event of a blackout). A system capable of covering all the winter´s energy requirements would generate far more power than was required in the summertime. Unless you are off-grid, the better question is will this reduce my bills to nearly nothing? To which the answer is yes, absolutely. You will still be billed for the standing charge, but even this can be offset with income under the smart export guarantee.
If you have battery storage, the battery bank will be topped up until it has reached its capacity. If the array is still producing power after the batteries have been fully charged, then excess power is fed into the national grid, and the homeowner can claim an export tariff from their utility provider.
There is no ´best solar panel´ per-se, only the best choice depending on any given customer´s specific situation. Things to consider are how well the panel performs in partially shaded conditions, or when the weather gets very hot, or when light is very low, in other words, how well it performs in real world conditions as opposed to under standardtesting conditions in a laboratory; what its resistance to various forms of corrosion is like, how well it maintains its original output over its lifetime, and of course how cost effective it is, or isn’t. We could go on. Just beware any company trying to push one particular brand, because the chances are they have a warehouse full of them, and are quoting them to every householder they visit, regardless of their actual suitability. A firm genuinely concerned with helping you realize your solar PV systems maximal potential should be able to offer you a variety of different panels, inverters, battery banks and monitoring solutions, giving you sound advice and helping you make an informed decision in accordance with your unique requirements.
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