You’ve probably realised it for yourself but the key to maximising the financial returns on your solar investment is self-consumption. Using all of the energy generated by your system results in the biggest benefit. These solar PV extras enable just that.
Customers in the UK typically consume 50% of their solar generation. Changing consumption habits and running appliances during the day helps use more of your generation. This can only go so far. Installing one of these technologies will see self-consumption increase by anywhere between 25 and 50%. In turn, this will up the financial benefits of your solar PV array.
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Consider this…
Typically, solar PV installations in the UK register for Feed-in Tariff.
Almost all domestic installs and most commercial installs are registered for a deemed export tariff of 50%. This means that your FiT provider deems that 50% of the generation from your solar PV array will be exported back to the grid and 50% consumed at your property. Due to the deemed nature of these payments, customers get paid export for 50% of your solar generation whether you consume 50% or 100%.
So, if you’re self-consuming 75% of your generation you’ll still be paid export at 50%. So, the more of the energy we consume the more benefit you’ll see from your installation. Do exactly that with one of these technologies.
Below is a selection of our most popular solar PV extras that will boost your new or existing array.
Adding a battery storage solution to an existing solar PV array allows users to store their excess, unused solar generation via a battery for use during evenings or at times when solar generation doesn’t meet electricity demand. GreenGenUK has a variety of different battery storage solutions that are compatible with most existing solar PV installations. Visit our Battery Storage page for further information.
The iBoost diverts excess energy from your PV to your hot water tank. Thus, generating free hot water. The iBoost detects when generation exceeds consumption and diverts extra electricity to generate hot water. This reduces export. The Solar iBoost can up self-consumption by as much as 30%. Visit our Solar iBoost web page for more information.
EV charging diverts excess solar energy to charge an EV (electrical vehicle). The car’s battery charges for free using excess solar. Typically, this can reduce annual fuel bills by up to £1000. Visit GreenGen’s EV charging or Zappi pages for further information.
Installing an energy monitoring device in your home enables the user to better understand and interpret their solar generation and consumption in order to implement tactics that will up self-consumption of solar energy and increase the financial savings of your installation. Also, adding an energy monitoring device ensure any further installations can be completely justified. Visit our Energy Monitoring web page for more details.
Installing an air source heat pump to run alongside a solar installation will increase the benefits of both systems. Air source heat pumps run off of electricity to generate heat from the air surrounding a property. Taking in low-grade heat and upgrading it means a heat pump can output over three times the energy they require to run. Using excess solar generation to run a heat pump ups self-consumption of solar energy and lowers the running cost of the heat pump unit. For more information on air source heat pumps and to see the various other benefits of renewable heating, visit our Air Source Heat Pump page.
Energy Monitoring – installing an energy monitoring device in your home enables the user to better understand and interpret their solar generation and consumption in order to implement tactics that will up self-consumption of solar energy and increase the financial savings of your installation. Also, adding an energy monitoring device ensure any further installations can be completely justified. Visit our Energy Monitoring web page for more details.
Air Source Heat Pumps – installing an air source heat pump alongside solar will increase the benefits of both systems. Air source heat pumps run off of electricity to generate heat from the air surrounding a property. Taking in low-grade heat and upgrading it means a heat pump can output over three times the energy they require to run. Using excess solar generation to run a heat pump ups self-consumption of solar energy and lowers the running cost of the heat pump unit.
For more information on the benefits of air source heat pumps, visit our Air Source Heat Pump page.
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