Special price: Fully fitted solar PV system - from £4,995
- 0% VAT
- Save £100s on your energy bills
- Get paid for excess solar electricity
Solar PV
Power your home with solar electricity
Installing solar PV (solar photovoltaic) to generate your own electricity supply is an excellent way to protect yourself from high energy costs. Plus, you’ll reduce your dependence on supplies at National Grid and lower your carbon footprint.
So you’ll not only save money on your energy bill, but you will also get paid for the surplus electricity that you feed back to the grid.
How solar PV works
PV stands for ‘photovoltaic’ which means ‘converting light into electricity’.
A solar PV panel consists of many cells that are made of a semi-conducting material, usually silicon. When light shines on the cells it creates a flow of electricity. Solar panels work in most daylight conditions, even cloudy days, but the more direct sunlight that hits the panels, the better the generation will be that day. The panels will capture the sun’s energy as DC voltage, before the converter changes it into AC voltage which can be used in the home.
Typical solar PV systems are made up of around 10 panels but it depends on the size of your roof space, a typical system takes up 20m 2 of roof area. Most solar PV systems are considered a ‘permitted development’ so don’t generally require planning permission but some exceptions do exist; we can advise on that for you.
Getting solar PV panels
Get in touch with us and we’ll book you a FREE home visit for a Home Surveyor to come and take a look at your property, confirm suitability and advise on the PV system that will best meet your requirements.
We aim to get back to you by the next working day
Cut your bills
There are numerous factors that impact how much a solar PV system will save on energy bills, such as the size of the system, its efficiency and at what time of day the household requires energy usage.
At Evolve we’ll be able to provide you with estimates based on your home and usage during a home visit. Meanwhile, the Energy Savings Trust has published indicative savings for a solar PV system in Aberystwyth, Wales, as follows:
| Annual Savings | (£/year)** |
|---|---|
| Home all day | £580 |
| Home in mornings | £495 |
| Home in afternoons | £460 |
| Out all day until 4pm | £370 |
| Out all day until 6pm | £335 |
Annual saving/income with Smart Export Guarantee* in Aberystwyth, Wales:
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Why choose Evolve?
We’re great at what we do and our team has over 450 years’ experience between us so we know how to do an excellent job. We only use the best materials and all our surveyors and technicians are highly trained and take pride in their work.
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Established in 2015
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60 members of staff
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450 years of combined experience
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Over 15,000 homes decarbonised since 2015
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A further 80 homes decarbonised every week
We’re open between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Or drop us a message and we’ll get back to you ASAP.
Solar PV FAQs
Solar PV are panels on a property’s roof that collect thermal energy from the sun which is then switched from DC voltage into usable AC voltage by a converter.
Solar PV is a great investment, saving around £500** on the average energy bill, plus you’ll be able to make money by registering for the government-backed Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) scheme so you’re paid for any surplus solar electricity that you export back to the grid. It’s also an excellent choice for sustainability reasons.
Two to three days is typical.
Around £500** on the average energy bill.
It depends on numerous factors but our prices currently start at £4,995.
** Estimates taken from the Energy Savings Trust, August 2023
(www.energysavingtrust.org.uk)
* The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is the Government’s scheme to pay you for the electricity you generate. All typical solar PV systems are eligible to receive SEG payments, so long as the technology and installer used is certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) or equivalent.
