What is Solar PV
Solar PV explained
PV (Photovoltaic) Packs generate electricity, lowering the amount that you need to purchase from your utility supplier, reducing both your household CO2 emissions as well as your energy costs. Furthermore, under the Feed-in Tariff for Low Carbon Electricity, eligible PV Pack installations can earn an elevated tariff for every unit of electricity generated for a period of 25 years.
PV modules are mounted on an unshaded south facing (or near south facing) roof and use light from the sun to generate electricity. The output from the modules is matched with your household's electricity supply by an inverter. The inverter ensures that its output voltage is slightly higher than that coming in from the grid, which means your appliances will use the electricity from your PV system before they start drawing from the grid, thus reducing your energy consumption.
If your PV system is generating more than is required by your appliances at any given moment, the surplus energy you generate will be exported onto the grid.
Finally, it is very important that your installer is accredited under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). This is essential to ensure that your PV Pack installation is itself MCS accredited, which is a pre-condition for receiving the Government Feed-in Tariff payments.
PV modules are mounted on an unshaded south facing (or near south facing) roof and use light from the sun to generate electricity. The output from the modules is matched with your household's electricity supply by an inverter. The inverter ensures that its output voltage is slightly higher than that coming in from the grid, which means your appliances will use the electricity from your PV system before they start drawing from the grid, thus reducing your energy consumption.
If your PV system is generating more than is required by your appliances at any given moment, the surplus energy you generate will be exported onto the grid.
Finally, it is very important that your installer is accredited under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). This is essential to ensure that your PV Pack installation is itself MCS accredited, which is a pre-condition for receiving the Government Feed-in Tariff payments.
