Benefits of Solar Photovoltaics

There are many benefits from installing a solar PV system at your home, your business, your local sports club or your parish or community centre. Here’s a short list of why you should be considering installing solar PV right now …

Solar PV saves you money — Solar PV will save you money and could make you money

1 You will save money on your electricity bills.

2 You can save money on your heating bills – for both water heating and space heating.

3 You can generate income from the Microgeneration Support Scheme feed-in tariffs … if you select the right size system.

Solar PV the power in your hands — Solar PV puts the power in your hands

4 You can reduce your carbon footprint and help Ireland achieve it’s Climate Targets.

5 You are using a completely renewable energy source … the sun!

6 Solar PV has a very short Energy PayBack Time (EPBT) … in Ireland it is ~ 1.3 years.

Solar PV Solar Now — Solar PV is a versatile and adaptable technology

7 You receive the benefits from solar PV for 30 years or more.

8 Solar PV is a versatile technology which can be installed in a variety of different configurations – adapted for winter production, summer production, morning/evening production – on buildings, outhouses, free-standing and even as fencing.

9 Solar PV provides energy all day long which can also be stored for night-time use. Solar with storage can meet a large amount of your energy needs throughout the year if correctly sized and managed.

10 Solar PV provides energy security, since the means of production are both local and universal.

11 Solar PV can offer complete energy independence.

12 A solar PV system can increase the value of your property

13 A solar PV system will increase the BER rating of your property.

Solar PV increases your BER rating and increases the value of your property

How to get the best from your Solar PV System

Now that we have considered some of the benefits of installing solar PV, it’s also important to choose a good installation company. You are entering into a long-term relationship with your solar PV system and it should be the right system for you.

Your installation should be optimised for your particular location, building orientation, current energy requirements, and also consider your future energy needs.

Your solar PV installation company should have a good solar engineer on staff who can optimise your system and provide an overview of what system is best for you – the customer.

Even casual errors in your system design or installation will get magnified over time. This is why it’s important to choose a good quality installation company with the benefit of expert knowledge and experience.

Install solar PV today and benefit for the rest of your life!

Installing a solar PV system may be the best decision you make today!