A visit to one of my first solar customers, in Reynolston.
I went knocking doors in Reynoldston last week, and walking up through one of the oldest parts of the Village, I noticed a job that looked way better than any of the other installations I´d seen in the village. The visible part of the system -the way the panels were configured on the roof- had […]
Customer loses thousands after IKEA Solar collapse – what are the lessons?
Reading through the Guardian online this morning when a headline caught my eye ¨We lost £3,000 after collapse of Ikea’s solar panel installer¨. Of course it’s very sad for all the people involved. It never ceases to amaze me that people actually buy solar equipment from large corporations; the utility providers are bad enough – […]
What will Iran war mean for UK electricity prices? -A massive rise for everyone (apart from Ecotekk customers)
It could hardly have escaped anyones attention, that there is now a full blown war in the worlds primary region for fossil fuel production and transit, representing about a quarter of global supply under normal conditions. The price of oil has already gone well beyond $100 a barrel, and already analysts are forecasting prices quickly […]
Don’t worry, you haven missed the solar boat.
I went out with the canvassers for a couple of hours last week to train up a new team member, and something that came up with people on the doors -at least 3 people in 2 hours- was that somehow, they’d ´missed the boat´ when it came to getting solar panels installed. According to this […]
What will the war with Iran mean for the cost of energy in the UK?
Leaving aside the politics and legality of the whole thing, what will an Israeli/American attack on Iran mean for the cost of energy in the UK? And how will it affect solar installations? Even casual news watchers will by now be well aware that the US and Israel have launched a war of aggression against […]
Fingers crossed that Manchester votes for hope, not hate
Full disclosure: Ive only ever voted for the Green Party. I have been a member in the past (and though I never actually left, much less transferred my allegiance to another political party, it has been 10 years plus since I actually paid any subscription), even standing in some elections for them some time ago, […]
Mam & Dad´s new life in Portugal
My parents moved to Portugal recently, after living in Spain for the past 25 years. In fact, I had quite the surprise one morning a few weeks ago when my Dad whatsapped me with a quotation for a solar installation and wanted me to check it was a good deal before going ahead -all within […]
Beware Solar PV Installation Health Check Scammers
One of our customers a rang up earlier to ask us some where their inverter was located. Was there a problem? we enquired. We ere told there was no problem, it was just that they were expecting a visit the following morning by someone who was going to a health check on their system. The […]
Labour Announces New Warm Home Plan For Solar panel Installations
So the Labour government has announced its ´new Warm home plan´, being brought in to replace the recently axed ECO4 scheme as part an attempt to quicken the take-up for energy saving home improvements in the UK, whilst delivering higher standards of work and advice than homeowners were getting under the old ECO4 model, which […]
Ending free solar panels is a major backwards step for government
I was personally sad to hear the news this week that Consumer Energy Solutions would be put into administration and the company wound down, because following the announcement that the Eco 4 scheme -which promised free heatpumps, solar panels and insulation for low income households- was going to be scrapped, they were unable to take […]