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Commercial Solar Panels

Commercial Solar Panels

Solar panels are a great solution for businesses facing the energy and climate crises. They harness the sun’s power and convert it into electricity, making it one of the cleanest energy sources in the world. Contrary to popular belief, solar panels don’t require sunny conditions to produce energy. Any visible light does the trick. Thousands of UK businesses have turned to solar to power their operations due to rising energy costs and environmental pressures.

Investing in commercial solar panels is a viable solution for businesses to protect themselves from rising energy costs. Unlike residential energy, there is no price cap or guarantee on business energy. By producing your own electricity, you can enjoy reductions to your energy bill almost instantly. Solar has become one of the world’s fastest-growing energy sources, and initial costs have become more competitive, making now an excellent time for businesses to invest in solar power. Depending on the type of system and size your business requires to produce energy, you can expect to see a return on investment within the first five years.

Investing in solar panels also allows businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and do their bit to protect the planet. As consumers become increasingly concerned and influenced by environmental factors, becoming reliant on solar power is a smart move. It might even give businesses an edge over their competitors. As the UK pledges to go net zero, businesses can be part of the movement by accelerating the adoption of renewable energy sources.

By generating their own energy, businesses become less reliant on the grid. Installing a battery storage solution allows businesses to store and use all the free electricity their panels produce. This way, they can reserve energy for even better savings rather than exporting it back to the grid. It’s good for the planet and good for their bank balance.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels convert energy from the sun into electricity, which is used to power appliances in your home, supply electricity to your electric vehicle charger and build up the stored power within your solar battery storage solution.

Basically – use electricity as you normally would; its just being powered from the sun instead of the power grid!

It is true you can generate more electricity on a sunny day; but that isn’t to say they don’t work on a cloudy day. The solar PV panels used by GEC Power can still capture the power of the sun on the most cloudy of days to ensure you are generating renewable electricity.

An assessment would be carried out at your property before installation to determine if your roof is North, South, East or West facing, and the capacity you would need to generate based on the size of your home.

Solar panels are a cost-effective solution; you’ll be generating more of your own electricity and will be less reliant on the grid, meaning your annual electricity bills will quickly reduce. If you go as far as to install a battery storage solution with your solar panels, you’ll save even more energy and can become totally independent from the grid.

The average household could save approximately £25,000 over 20-years.

As part of the Government’s plan to ‘go green’, if you generate your own electricity via solar panels and have no use for the surplus, you can export it back to the grid – and be paid for it.

Known as the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), energy companies have an obligation to offer an export tariff which pays their customers for excess electricity which can be used elsewhere.

The Smart Export Guarantee replaced the Feed-in-Tariff some years ago.

GEC power work to make life easier for you. You can purchase a new solar energy solution out-right as part of an ‘able-to-pay’ package, or take out a finance option to breakdown the cost into manageable monthly payments. Talk to us to find out more.