Professional Solar Panel Installers in Northam

It all depends on where you are putting your panels. A site survey is the best way to determine the best design for you. As a general rule most domestic properties on a single phase supply can have up to 3.68kW of solar power per connection to the National grid.

Solar Panels work well on any roof facing between East and West. Although they will perform better and produce more electricity if they are South facing, they will still perform well either facing due East or West, producing about 85% of optimal power.

Kilo watt peak (kWp) refer to the size of the solar panel, it is based on how much a panel can produce under standard test conditions (STC). Kilo watt hours (kWh) is what you really need to know about as this equates to units of electricity. The more kWhs your system produces the bigger the benefit to your bills.

A three phase electricity supply generally means you can have a bigger solar system, normally based on at least 3.68kW per phase. This can go up or down depending on the strength of the local national grid network. The best way to find out is putting an application in to the local DNO, for the south west this is Western Power Distribution. This is something we can complete on your behalf.

Solar storage is becoming more and more popular with the advances in battery technology. A storage system provides more flexibility. Any power that is produced by the solar and not used instantaneously can be fed into a battery bank which can store the power for when it is needed later in the day. Storage is suitable for both domestic and commercial situations and can be retrofitted to existing solar systems.