Solar PV Panels

Solar electricity systems known as Solar Photovoltaic (Solar PV) capture the sun’s energy using photovoltaic (PV) cells. The cells transfer the sunlight into electricity which can be used to run household appliances such as washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers and kettles. The term Solar Photovoltaic is very appropriate with ‘photo’ meaning ‘light’ and ‘voltaic’ meaning ‘electricity’

Electricity using this system can be generated even on an overcast day as you do not need direct sunlight to make it work. 

THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR ELECTRICITY

• Cut your carbon footprint: solar electricity is green renewable energy and doesn't release any harmful carbon dioxide or other pollutants. A typical home PV system could save around 1200 kg of carbon dioxide per year - that's around 30 tonnes over its lifetime.
• Cut your electricity bills: sunlight is free, so once you've paid for the initial installation your electricity costs will be
  greatly reduced. A typical home PV system can produce around 40% of the electricity a household uses in a year. A typical home uses around 3500kwh per year.
• Sell electricity back to the Grid: if your system is producing more electricity than you need, or when you can't use it, someone else can use it - and you could make a bit of money.
• Store electricity for a cloudy day: if your home isn't connected to the national grid you can store excess electricity in batteries to use when you need it.