Environmentally Safe Solar Panels for Home
If you are interested in solar panels for your home then you are either looking to save on the cost of electricity or you are concerned about reducing CO2 emissions, or both! Home solar panels can provide as much as 40 to 60 percent of the electricity used by the average home and the right home solar panels can also provide an income for 25 years. Whether you are looking to save money, save the planet or simply investing in solar energy there are some important points you should consider before having domestic solar panels installed.
How Are Home Solar Panels Safe for the Environment?
One of the main problems with the traditional way in which electricity is manufactured is that we use fossil fuels in the process. Yes, there are a number of nuclear power plants around the UK but even those use some amount of fossil fuels in the process. As well, there is concern about nuclear power and the inherent problems it poses both to the environment and with the fear of nuclear meltdowns. Solar panels for home use absolutely no fossil fuels and release no greenhouse gases into the environment. They harness energy from the sun and convert that to electricity that we use to power anything that operates off electricity.
How Can Solar Panels Pay for Themselves?
Looking at how solar panels work taking into consideration that solar panels can provide up to 40 to 60 percent of the electricity used by the average household then over a period of years they will have paid for themselves in the reduced amount of money you pay for electricity from month to month. However, if you have Microgeneration Certification Scheme certified solar domestic solar panels installed by an MCS accredited solar installer, then you may also be eligible for the government grant, the Feed in Tariff scheme that pays you:
• 41.3p for every kWh generated
• Money for excess fed back into the grid
• By a reduction in what you pay your supplier for the electricity you still purchase
When all of these factors are added up, solar panels can quite literally pay for themselves in a ten to fifteen year period. Remember, there is a 25 year guarantee on the product and installation if they are MCS certified and installed by an MCS accredited installer. That means that for the remainder of time, up to the life expectancy of 40 years, you will be getting virtually free electricity!
The only way you can qualify for FIT, as mentioned, is to make sure you meet the MCS requirements in equipment and installers when looking for solar panels for sale. New Energy Futures can help you meet both those requirements as we are fully MCS accredited with more than 50 MCS certified solar installers on staff. You can speak with an expert solar installer in your area by simply calling 0844 774 1407 to schedule an appointment for an onsite consultation at no cost to you and with no obligations. Take advantage of the FIT rates while they are still this high and you can have affordable and environmentally safe solar panels for home.
