residential solar

HBS New Energies has signed an exclusive solar PV and electric vehicle (EV) charging deal with Bewley Homes.

A virtual power plant (VPP) combining solar and battery storage has been launched by AceOn in a bid to maximise renewable usage.

The solar sector has welcomed the including of solar PV with the Green Home Grant’s local authority allocation.

The value of residential solar has been touted after new research revealed that the technology can boost the value of houses by over £30,000.

Solar installer Solar Plants has gone into administration, ceasing to trade after eight years of business.

The Solar Trade Association (STA) is joining forces with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for a new offering.

Shell Energy has boosted its Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff to 3.5p per kWh, two days after the scheme was introduced.

Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs have been unveiled after the legislation came into full effect yesterday (1 January 2020), with pricing ranging wildly from Social Energy’s 5.6p per kWh down to the barely-compliant 0.001p per kWh that Shell Energy is offering.

The Labour party has launched its Warm Homes for All initiative, which would see a wide scale rollout of renewables and low carbon technologies such as solar PV.

BEIS will intervene if suppliers fail to come forward with a Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff come January, a spokesperson for the department said this week.