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Photovoltaic (PV) Systems

ManPower Roofing undertake all roofing work involved with the installation of solar photovoltaic systems supplied by our sister company, The Natural Energy Company.

Your investment in a PV system must be anchored to your roof for over 20 years. This is a significant number of years for any structural roofing component. The Natural Energy Company considers the roofing aspect as an extremely important part of any PV project, and through ManPower Roofing, we are able to offer optional extended roof mounting Warranties of 10, 15 and 20 years coupled with a general annual roof inspection.

The condition of your roof and the PV array is fundamental to the safe, long life of the system. 

 

 

Feed-in Tariff (Clean Energy Cashback) Scheme

Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) became available in Great Britain on 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 or wind turbines.

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.

 

Example of how the Feed-in Tariff works

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As an example, a typical domestic solar electricity system, with an installation size of 2 kW could earn around:

  • £700 per year from the Generation Tariff
  • £25 per year from the Export Tariff
  • £110 per year reduction in current electricity bills.

This gives a total saving of around £830 per year.

This assumes 50% of the electricity generated is exported. The figure will vary depending on how much is exported.

For more information about Feed-In Tariffs and photovoltaic technology, please visit The Natural Energy Company website.

*Some information taken from the Energy Saving Trust website.



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