Solar panels are in investment in terms of energy savings, but what about their impact on the value of your house? As solar panels can have a lifespan of over 20 years, this is something to seriously consider.
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Solar panels are powered by clean energy from the sun. Having them fitted for your home or business helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, by avoiding the use of finite fossil fuel resources like coal and gas.
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Many businesses in a wide range of industries, large and small are enjoying the benefits of solar energy. You will need to get permission from your DNO (Distribution Network Operator) if you are looking to generate more than 4kw.
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LED lighting is becoming more and more affordable and widespread all the time. What are some of the benefits of adopting it for your home or business? Energy efficiency is greatly improved with LED light bulbs as compared to their conventional predecessors.
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As any business owner will tell you, energy costs are an overhead that can really cut into expenditures and therefore profitability. A number of decisions based on cost benefit analysis can be made to cut down the money you’re paying out.
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Here at Applegarth Electrical we design, commission maintain and install solar PV (photo voltaic) panels. We are an MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) Accredited installer – a requirement for eligibility for feed-in tariffs.
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Micro-generation is the production of power or heating on a very small, usually domestic scale, as opposed to to the output of a typical industrial-scale power station.
Power is used at the source of generation, rather than from a long distance away.
Despite what you might think, solar panels can operate in a wide range of climate conditions. This is because as well as visible light, they also absorb and can produce energy from light from across the non-visible spectrum.
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We’ve heard a lot over the last few years how about reducing our carbon footprint can help towards solving climate change, by using less fossil fuels overall. What are some of the things that you can do in your own home to achieve this?
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Using specialist equipment, the energy efficiency of a building can be accurately evaluated by a professional, the goal being to make improvements by modifying the ways in which the property is heated and cooled.
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