Generate more of your own electricity and understand what a well-designed solar PV system could mean for your bills.
Solar PV can reduce the electricity a home needs to import by generating power on site. Whether it is a good fit depends on usable roof area, shading, system size, electricity use and how much generation can be used or stored rather than exported.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels convert daylight into direct-current electricity. An inverter converts this to alternating current for your home. Your property uses available solar generation first; surplus can be stored in a battery or exported to the grid.
Roof direction is only one factor. Available roof area, pitch, shading, roof condition, electricity consumption and local network requirements all matter. East- and west-facing arrays can also be useful because generation is spread across more of the day.
Savings depend on how much electricity the array generates, how much you use at the time it is generated, your import tariff, any battery strategy and what you receive for eligible exports.
A battery can store surplus generation for later, potentially increasing self-consumption. It can also interact with time-of-use tariffs, but it adds cost and should be sized around the property rather than added by default.
A useful proposal should make the system size, panel and inverter specification, estimated annual generation, key assumptions, warranties and projected economics easy to see.
No. Solar works without storage. A battery can increase self-consumption or support tariff strategies, but it adds cost and should solve a real need.
Find a recent electricity bill, note your annual kWh use and tell the designer about future changes such as an EV or heat pump.
Online information can narrow the options. A useful quotation needs the real property, energy use and project requirements.