misterfish
Established Member
We're trying to do what we can to go green in a sensible way. All the light bulbs are low energy cfl where possible, cavity wall is insulated, loft has almost 300mm insulation, central heating has gas condensing boiler with heating zones with programmable thermostats as well as all radiators having thermostatic valves, we have a large well insulated mains pressure hot water tank with a solar array on the roof. Our electricity supplier is a 'green' hydroelectric company.
So we were wondering about solar PV. We've tried looking around and found that any grants available are small compared to most of the rest of the EU and North America and are really questioning the cost effectiveness of these systems. If we were to spend about £15,000 on a mains connected system (where we sell back excess generation to the 'grid') would we be taking a sensible step? Apart from the 'feel good' factor and the possibility of being less reliant on external supply would we do better to save the money (with currrent derisory rates of interest) or 'invest' it in a PV system. We've got a south-west facing roof and are on the south coast in sunny Chichester, West Sussex.
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Misterfish
So we were wondering about solar PV. We've tried looking around and found that any grants available are small compared to most of the rest of the EU and North America and are really questioning the cost effectiveness of these systems. If we were to spend about £15,000 on a mains connected system (where we sell back excess generation to the 'grid') would we be taking a sensible step? Apart from the 'feel good' factor and the possibility of being less reliant on external supply would we do better to save the money (with currrent derisory rates of interest) or 'invest' it in a PV system. We've got a south-west facing roof and are on the south coast in sunny Chichester, West Sussex.
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Misterfish