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  • 4Kwp system supplied & installed
  • Including EPC (energy performace certificate)
  • ECO-EYE monitor
  • £7400 INCLUDING VAT

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What a bonus, DECC loses it's appeal, we can install you a 4Kwp array from £9,750, payback in under 6 years and ROI of 18%.The electricity generated:

  • is free to use.
  • is worth *43p per Kwh, if installed before March 3rd
  • is worth another 3p per Kwh if fed back into the grid.
  • is tax free if you are a domestic customer.
  • will give a better return than any ISA, bond or other financial product available on the market.
  • Update 25th January 2012

If you are considering PV, you need to install now. DECC has lost it's appeal, you will receive the old 43.3p for installations installed before 3rd March and 21p thereafter.

From April the 21p per Kwh may well will be cut to 9p per Kwh unless your house can achieve a **C rating when energy assessed. This linking to the Green Deal will dramatically cut the uptake of PV.

**An energy performance certificate (EPC) is awarded after a surveyor carries out an energy survey on your house. To meet a 'C' rating you will need to have: insulated your loft and cavity wall, swapped your boiler for an energy efficient one, fitted double glazed windows and draught excluded your house. If you have solid walls then you will have an even higher hurdle to jump.
***Governments new drive to improve the energy efficiency of the existing housing stock. The guiding principle being that the cost of the improvement can not exceed the benefit. The cost of the work is to be paid by the householder and a charge set against the property. It is proposed to place the cost of the work on the consumers meter where it will be paid off over time. Obviously the term of the repayment is important and my guess is it will be 25-30years otherwise it will be very difficult to make the sums balance.

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DECC Announces: Feed-in-Tariff will be "at least 21p" for installs up to 31st March - more cuts likely to follow afterwards

High Court rules government cuts "legally flawed" - appeal is "unlikely to succeed", meaning 43.3p could be reinstated for installs between 12th December and 31st March

Only a few weeks left to secure your installation

After a fierce attack on David Cameron last week, the government have now moved to end uncertainty surrounding the Feed-in-Tariff in the light of planned cuts. The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) provided an update on the REAL website committing that the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) will not be lower than 21p for installs up to until 31st March 2012.

Due to falling panel prices, we can now offer systems at a price low enough to give a 10% return at this 21p tariff rate - but this rate is only guaranteed until 31st March 2012. Furthermore, recent industry analysis shows that the FiT scheme is over budget by as much as 67% for next year already, meaning these high returns won't be around for long.

This means that though the 21p FiT rate is secure if you install now, it will almost certainly be cut again for new installs from 1st April. Now is the time to secure your install by 31st March!

What about the High Court case and the government's appeal?

On 21st December the government's plans to slash solar subsidies were ruled "legally flawed" by a high court judge. The government quickly moved to appeal the decision, and the first appeal is due to be heard this Friday (13th January). If the appeal fails, which it is expected to do, this could lead to a reinstatement of the higher 43.3p for installs up to 31st March. This is explained more by http://www.realassurance.org.uk

However, it is widely expected that a reinstatement of the 43.3p rate would cause another "gold rush" of installations, something the government is desperate to avoid. This makes it very likely that government will use every delaying tactic legally available to them to prevent this decision being released until after the 1st April. At that point they could concede, and reinstate the 43.3p tariff for installs from 12th December to 31st March, but prevent another gold-rush as the opportunity to install will have already passed.

So if I install now what Feed-in-Tariff will I actually get?

You will get at least 21p/kWh - which still gives a fantastic return on your investment of 10%! And it's still tax-free, linked to inflation, and guaranteed for 25 years.

BUT - you may find that, having already installed a solar system, you would be in with the incredible bonus of the old (43.3p/kWh) rate!

Why don't I just wait and see what the government do?

The government's desire to avoid another gold-rush means they are very unlikely to confirm the 43.3p tariff until after it's too late to get it. This means that "wait and see" won't work.

Solar at 21p/kWh is a great deal - and it isn't going to get any better than it is now. And you may end up with a 25-year bonus

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"Solar tariff cut plan ruled legally flawed: Government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes have been ruled legally flawed by the High Court."
Visit the BBC website to read the full story

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"Householders have just six weeks to take advantage of the current Government payments for solar-generated electricity, a leading renewable energy company has warned.

On Monday, (October 31) the Government is to announce that as of December 8, 2011 – instead of April 1, 2012 – its feed in tariff paid for generating electricity from solar panels will be slashed from 43.3p per unit to just 21p per unit."

Give us a call - we will guarantee to fit your solar panels before the Dec 8th deadline!!!

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"Tariff levels, for technologies installed between 15th July 2009 and 31st March 2012 of most significance to householders

Technology Scale Tariff level (p/kWh)* Tariff lifetime (years)
Solar electricity (PV) =4 kW (retro fit) 43.3 25
Solar electricity (PV) =4 kW (new build) 37.8 25
Wind =1.5 kW 36.2 20
Wind >1.5 - 15 kW 28.0 20
Micro CHP =2kW 10.5 10
Hydroelectricity =15 kW 20.9 20

 

*As of 1 April 2011 which take into account rise in Retail Price Index (RPI) which was 4.8%.

Tariff levels vary depending on the scale of the installation.

After this date, the rates decrease each year for new entrants into the scheme.

All generation and export tariffs will be linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI) which ensures that each year they follow the rate of inflation." Carbon Trust

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"In April 2010 the Government introduced a Feed In Tariff to pay households for every unit of electricity generated by a Solar System. The Feed In Tariff is Index Linked and Tax Free so return on investment can be as high as 9% per year in real terms. With the best savings accounts paying only 3-4% interest it's not surprising The Sunday Times listed Solar Panels as one of the top 5 investments for your Savings

The government plans to reduce the FIT so nows the time to invest whilst its available!"

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"Householders who have photovoltaic panels on their roofs are set to see the sums they receive for feeding back their surplus electricity rise by almost five per cent. The hike in the feed-in-tariff (FIT) rate, announced by the energy regulator Ofgem, has been welcomed by Solar Energy Lofts Ltd, one of the UK’s leading independent installers & suppliers focused on microgeneration and energy efficiency in buildings. Under the scheme, any building occupier who has installed panels with a capacity of 4kW or less will now receive 43.3 pence per kilowatt hour of electricity produced. Most householders with such arrangements typically produce more electricity than they need so the payments allow them to sell back any excess energy to the national grid. The same rate will apply to anyone who installs panels before 31 March 2012."

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"Following the recent spending review it was announced by Chancellor George Osbourne that the "feed in" tariff would remain in place and unchanged and would be reviewed again in 2012. It was also confirmed that anybody who signs up for the feed in tariff before any possible changes have the guarantee of the 41.3p per Kw for 25 years as originally promised."

Caught your interest?

There has no better time to make this investment - For more information why not take a look through our Frequently Asked Questions or give us a call for a free solar energy survey and no obligation quote.

So why not call your local solar PV installers now on

0845 519 7323

or contact us via email on:
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