100% Free – forever!
Electricity and gas suppliers can hike up their prices, but the solar energy’s price is fixed at £0 per unit. As previously mentioned, solar panels produce their energy from daylight, so they still work on cloudy days. Generate your own power for free and stop worrying about the ever-increasing electric bills.
Reliable and Unlimited Supply
In the UK we currently rely on unsustainable fossil fuels, much of which is imported, often from politically unstable regions. The one thing you can always count on is the sun It’s energy is unlimited (for the next 4.5 billion years, at least!) and it can never be used as a political football.
Save money, EARN money
With government tariffs devised to incentivise renewables and payback schemes, you can earn money from producing solar power, whether you use it all yourself or pass on your surplus electricity to the grid. It’s a low-risk investment with which actually gives you a better rate of return than an ISA with predictable yields, year in, year-out.
Clean Energy
Solar panels don’t give off any of the harmful air pollution that comes with burning fossil fuels and they don’t contribute to global warming. The average home with a ‘traditional’ (old fashioned) electricity source might create a tonne of harmful carbon dioxide each year.
Simplicity
Low-maintenance, easy to install and just a few ‘working parts’. All you need is a roof or some suitable land to install your panels. The power from your home solar panels is protected by warranty for 25 years and unlike many things in life, you can bet on the supply continuing long after that term.
Say it loud! “I’m Solar and proud!”
The UK government committed to generating 15% of its energy from sustainable sources by 2020. In 2010, renewable made up only 3.2%. So with only 6 years to go, we’re a long way off that 15% target. By investing in solar panels, you’re showing your own personal commitment to clean, renewable, sustainable energy. You’ll also be supporting a commendable tireless, ethical British industry!
There is inevitably every chance that government incentives for renewables will change over the following decades, but when it is also highly likely that solar panels will drop in price as they’re more widely produced and also likely that traditional energy sources from 3rd parties will continue to rise, solar energy is still a very sound investment:
Solar power generation from panels can save and make you money 3 key ways:
Remember: in addition, you won’t be hit as hard as most people when electricity costs rise. The more solar energy you generate, the less you’ll be affected!
You can calculate your possible savings by following the following link:
The Feed in Tariff (FIT)
The FIT is a government incentive introduced back in 2010 to encourage domestic renewable energy production energy in the UK. It rewards you generating solar energy, irrespective of how much of the electricity you actually use (even if you use none at all!).
These payments are tax-free for home owners and are guaranteed for 20 years and are index-linked, meaning it will go up with inflation annually. Furthermore, if electricity prices increase more than inflation – as they have done over the last decade – your financial yield will grow even more.
Solar vs ISA.
Compare the FIT figures with a UK ISA:
| Solar PV | Cash ISA | |
| Initial investment | £5,475 | £5,475 |
| Income + savings year 1 | £660 | £180 |
| 20 year profit | £12,775 | £5000 |
| Return on investment | 13% | 3.3% |
| Payback | 7 years | n/a |
The above estimates are based on the following assumptions and were true at the time of writing:
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