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Boxergy

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Boxergy are an Scottish installer of renewables with over 200 reviews on Home Energy Scotlands website. We are MCS accredi...
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Safeguard Installations

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We Design & install CCTV & Alarm solutions, install solar PV batteries & do PAT testing. Any electrical work considered.
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Greener Energy Group

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About Us Greener Energy Group have over 30 years combined experience of providing energy saving solutions to customers,...
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ECH Group

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Here at ECH Group we believe in providing the best service and the most competitive prices for our customers, helping them...
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Smart Group (Scotland) UK

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Smart Group Scotland Ltd are an All trades building & renewable Energy company, with specialist slate & tile roofing divis...

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08 Jun

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Kingston - EH39

Enquiry from: Iain W

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Customer made an online enquiry for Solar Electricity. Homeowner lives in the Kingston area. Solar Panels Roof space available Not sure on what kW they want so please call to discuss their options...

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21 May

Solar Panels | Solar Repair & Maintenance

Haddington - EH41

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22 Apr

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Longniddry - EH32

Enquiry from: Ben T

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Customer made enquiry for Solar Electricity online and is looking for quotes. Roof space available Little to no shading Please call to arrange an appointment Customer lives in Longniddry area

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05 Sep

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

East Linton - EH40

Enquiry from: Sonia S

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10 Aug

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Tranent - EH34

Enquiry from: Alex C

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Quote is for ground mounted solar panels Roof faces: South Type of building: Detached Number of bedrooms: 7 Possible shading: No Not a listed building. In Conservation Area, but already have c...

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03 Aug

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Longniddry - EH32

Enquiry from: Margaret B

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Are you the home owner of that property? - Is the property solely owned or are you living there with your wife/partner? - How many Bedrooms does that property have? - Is it detached, semi-detached or ...

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01 Aug

Solar Panel | Cleaning

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: George R

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customer in dunbar area has requested that we arrange quotes for their solar panel cleaning project.mr are considering various options and would like to discuss with a solar panel installer directly.p...

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28 Jul

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

East Linton - EH40

Enquiry from: Sonia S

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20 Jun

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Stuart W

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

homeowner solar pv panels south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint

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09 Jun

Solar Panels | Solar Hot Water

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Stuart W

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

customer made an enquiry for solar hot water and confirmed on the quotatis site they would like quotes from a electrician.mr lives in the dunbar area and would like a call to discuss options.see below...

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09 Jun

Solar Panel and Battery

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Stuart W

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

call anytime roof faces: south type of building: detached number of bedrooms: 4 possible shading: no not a listed building. not in a conservation area. how became interested in solar panels: ...

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04 May

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Andy M

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homeowner solar pv panels south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint

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20 Apr

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Longniddry - EH32

Enquiry from: Jaroslaw J

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homeowner solar pv panels terrace south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint

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17 Apr

Solar Panel and Battery

Longniddry - EH32

Enquiry from: Jaroslaw J

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type of house: terraced | has space on roof: yes | looking for battery: yes | finance help: no select your current energy provider: edf what is the direction of the roof: east property type: flat

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03 Apr

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Tranent - EH34

Enquiry from: Alex C

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

homeowner solar pv panels detached 7 bedrooms south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint

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16 Mar

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Tranent - EH34

Enquiry from: Alex C

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

homeowner solar pv panels detached 7 bedrooms south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint

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09 Mar

Solar Panel and Battery

Haddington - EH41

Enquiry from: Raymond P

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

customer made enquiry for solar electricity online. customer confirmed via they live in the haddington area. solar panels roof space available no shading to roof please contact to discuss their optio...

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03 Mar

Solar Panel and Battery

Tranent - EH34

Enquiry from: Alex C

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

customer is interested in a ground mounted system. call back anytime. roof faces: south type of building: detached number of bedrooms: 7 possible shading: no not a listed building. not in a...

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26 Nov

Solar Panel and Battery

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Andy M

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are you the property owner: owner of the property how many bedrooms does the property have: 3-4 other forms: none please call to appoint

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26 Nov

Solar Panels | Solar Electricity

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Andy M

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solar pv install. 20 roof mounted panels. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached do you have plans for the property available: no how many bedrooms does the property...

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How much do Solar Panel Installer services cost?

How much do Solar Panel Installers in East Lothian cost?
Prices for Solar Panel Installers around East Lothian can vary depending upon the type of task that you require to have actually carried out in your residence.

It's the inquiry we get asked a great deal "how much do Solar Panel Installers in East Lothian charge?". It's generally good to have an idea of how much a Solar Panel Installer will likely charge for their services. Rates will change based on the materials and also the tradesman picked. The list reveals the sorts of work that Solar Panel Installers usually do and also the standard cost series of these tasks. Some jobs take longer to finish than others so costs do vary by task.

Tasks that Solar Panel Installers in East Lothian can do:

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The average price
of a Solar Panel Installer in East Lothian is:

£8,808

Solar Panel Installer job Solar Panel Installer cost in 2025
Solar panel in East Lothian £4,650-£7,130
Solar thermal in East Lothian £3,000-£4,600
Commercal solar pv 11kw - 50kw in East Lothian £11,200-£16,800
small Commercial solar panel system in East Lothian £7,200-£10,800
Commercial solar pv 51kw+ system in East Lothian £44,000-£66,000
Thermodynamic (solar hot water) in East Lothian £4,125-£6,325
Solar battery in East Lothian £3,080-£5,390
Supply-only solar electricity in East Lothian £2,600-£4,875
Solar repair and maintenance in East Lothian £375-£575
Supply-only solar thermal panels in East Lothian £2,280-£4,275
Solar tiles in East Lothian £4,760-£7,140
Solar panel cleaning in East Lothian £100-£200
Solar panels with battery in East Lothian £3,400-£5,100

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Solar Panel Installer FAQs

How much do solar panels cost?
The cost of solar panels has reduced significantly over the years. While a system may have cost you up to £20,000 in the early days, that’s not the case anymore. So how much do solar panels cost today? The cost of an average 4kW system on an average home will set you back between £4,500-6,500. But pair that with the savings on your electricity bills and payments that you can receive from the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), the net cost could be much less. The SEG is a payment from your energy supplier for any electricity that you don’t use and send back to the grid. Each energy supplier can set their own rate, but it must be above zero at all times. This replaces the Feed-in Tariff Scheme (FITs) which used to pay solar panel owners per kW of electricity they generated as well as that which they sent back to the grid. This was a much more lucrative scheme which saw homeowners earn back the cost of their system within a few years, but it ended in March 2019. Now, with the SEG and your savings on your electricity bills, you could save up to £330 a year – meaning you could break even within 14 years. Solar panel systems are likely to last up to 25 years, so they’re still well worth investing in. Combine that with the saving of 1.29 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, and you’ve done your bit for the environment.
What size home solar battery do I need?

The importance of selecting the right size battery for your home simply cannot be overemphasized. A lot of home and property owners are facing this challenge and understandably so. Selecting the right battery size for your needs depend on a number of factors which includes your motive for adding a battery, your electricity usage, your budget as well as your panel array size, be it new or existing. In this post, we’re going to take you through some of these factors to help you determine the right battery size for your home or property. Let’s take a look!

  • Your motive for getting a battery. While most people purchase a battery to wipe out their need to purchase electricity from the grid with the hope of making some savings, others add a battery so as to enjoy backup power. There are also some who just needs it to power their home with solar energy. It’ll not be economical to size a battery to effectively take you off the grid, but if your motive is to make savings, then you’ll should expect to purchase some electricity from the grid during the year.
  • Electricity usage. The average household uses about 16kWh of electricity on a daily basis. During the daylight hours, most of these household will use a third of their electricity when the solar panels are still generating electricity, while the remaining two third are purchased from the grid. In other words, you’ll require a minimum of 10kWh battery capacity if you were to use a battery to power the electricity you purchase from the grid.

For a typical British household, you’ll most likely need a 5kWh solar power system which normally generates about 17 to 21 kWh on a daily basis depending on your location in the UK.

do you need planning permission for solar panels?

In a similar way to other major home improvement projects, some specific requirements must be met to allow for the installation of solar panels. The main reason why these standards and regulations were established is to minimize the risk of the solar system becoming an issue or potential hazard in the unforeseeable future. So if you’re thinking about buying and fitting new solar panels, you’ll probably want to know whether or not you’ll require to submit a planning permission application for approval before you can proceed.

Generally, solar panels are covered under what’s called “Permitted Development” which gives you the freedom to install your solar panels without having to apply for a planning permission. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. These exceptions include if your house is a listed building or if your house is located within a conservation area. In these exceptional cases, it’s possible that you’ll need to apply for a planning permission, but this will largely depend on the discretion of your Local Planning Authority. What’s more? Solar panels are usually subjected to normal building regulations which includes examining the roof to make sure that it can support the additional weight. You can call in a MCS certified installer to carry out this check for you.

In order to install your solar PV on your roof, you must follow these guidelines:

✓ Your solar panels shouldn’t go beyond the highest point of the roof (excluding chimneys).

✓ The solar panels shouldn’t project beyond 200mm off the roof’s edge.

✓ The solar panels should be removed once they’re no longer used to produce electricity

✓ The solar panels should be installed such that the area and building’s appearance change is minimized.

What are solar thermal panels?

Solar thermal panels are panels that can be used to heat your hot water. The collectors, which are either evacuated tube panels or flat plate collectors, harness heat from the sun and transfer it to a heat transfer liquid that heats up water that is stored in a hot water cylinder. You can use a boiler or immersion heater as a back-up in the winter or to heat the water up further to reach the right temperature.

Evacuated tube panels involve a bank of glass tubes mounted on the roof tiles, and while they’re usually more expensive, they’re more efficient than flat plate collectors. They’re exactly what they sound like – flat panels that can be fixed onto your roof tiles or integrated into the roof.

Having a solar thermal system will reduce your energy bills since heat from the sun is free, so you won’t have to rely on your traditional heating as much. You’ll also be doing your bit for the environment – if you have a natural gas heating system, you could save up to 295kg of CO2 every year.

Another benefit to solar thermal panels is that you might be eligible for payments through the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which is a Government scheme to encourage people to take up renewable heating technologies. As long as you have your system installed by an MCS-registered installer and you meet a few other requirements, you could receive payments of up to £525 per year for seven years. And since the average solar thermal panel system costs £5,500, you could pay off over half of your system just with these payments. That’s not even considering that you could save up to £60 a year on your energy bills if you have a gas system.

how long do solar panels last?

How Long Do Solar Panels Last?

As an alternative form of energy, solar panels are becoming increasingly popular all thanks to a wide range of benefits it provides. It does not produce any emission which makes it greener and more environmentally friendly, it requires little maintenance and are less likely to break down, they also come with warranty that are always quite long mainly because of the life expectancy of the average solar panel amongst many other advantages. Therefore, if you’re considering to purchase and install new solar panels within your home, you’d also probably want to know the time period in which they’re expected to last. In this article, we aim to help you answer this question so you can make an informed decision going ahead.

As a result of the rising energy bills as well as the desire to be greener, solar panels are becoming increasingly popular by the day in the UK. The most recent models of solar panels in the market possesses an expected lifespan of 40 to 50 years as well as warranties that keeps them protected for a minimum of half of that period. These warranties also serves as a guarantee to the solar panel’s level of performance over the first half of their lifespan. Several warranties will guarantee that the performance will not go below 80 percent before the warranty lapses. And even more importantly, some solar panels are crafted in such a way that they wouldn’t drop below 80 percent performance level throughout their lives.

However, in order to derive maximum benefits from your solar panels for a long period, there’s a need to ensure they’re properly maintained at least once a year throughout their lifespan.

how much energy does a solar panel produce?

If you’re looking to purchase and install a solar system for your home or property, then knowing the amount of energy a solar panel can produce can go a long way to help you determine just how much solar panels that’ll be needed to power your entire house. In this article, we’ll give you an idea of the amount of energy that can be generated by a solar panel to help you make informed decisions going ahead.

First and foremost, you should note that each and every solar panel is rated by how much direct current power they’re able to generate under standard testing conditions. The output of a solar panel is given in watts units (W) and it stands for the theoretical power generation of the panel under direct sunlight as well as temperature conditions. Generally, several domestic solar panels possesses power output ratings which ranges from 250 watts to 400 watts. And as you would have expected, the higher power ratings are preferable when compared to the lower power ratings. What’s more? The total wattage of your solar panels will greatly influence a major part of your overall solar system cost.

Assuming you’re able to get just about 5 hours of direct sunlight every day, you can determine the output of your solar panel in this way - 5 hours x 290 watts ( wattage example of a premium solar panel) = 1450 watts-hours or approximately 1.5 kilowatts per hour (kWh). hence, the individual solar panel output in your array should be able to generate about 500 to 550 kWh of energy every year. This is sufficient energy to power some small appliances without problems.

do you need planning for solar panels commercial building/?

Just like other major house improvement projects, some specific requirements must be met to allow for the installation of solar panels on commercial buildings. The main reason why these standards and regulations were established is to minimize the risk of the solar system becoming an issue or potential hazard in the unforeseeable future. So if you’re thinking about buying and fitting new solar panels, you’ll probably want to know whether or not you’ll require to submit a planning permission application for approval before you can proceed.

 

Fortunately, the installation of solar panels on commercial buildings may be “permitted development which mean you won’t have to apply to the Local Planning Authority for planning permission. There are, however, some important limits and conditions which must be put into consideration in order to benefit from these permitted development rights. Some of the limitations include:

  • The solar panels must be installed on a wall or pitched roof that should project at a maximum of 200mm from the surface of the wall or roof slope.
  • Equipment placed on a roof should not be within one metre of the external edge of that roof.
  • Equipment mounted on a wall must not be within one metre of a junction of that wall with another wall or with the roof of the building
  • If the equipment is on the roof of a building, the capacity for generation of electricity across the entire site must not be more than 1 megawatt.
  • In the situation whereby the panels are installed on a flat roof, the highest part of the equipment should not exceed one metre above the highest part of the roof.

 

In general, obtaining a planning permission is very important and as such, you must discuss your position with your chosen installation company before you proceed.

what are solar panels made of?

Solar cells , also referred to as photovoltaic cells (PV), absorbs energy from the sun and converts it to generate electricity. This, however, should not be confused with photovoltaic thermal cells or PVT which operates to generate heat for water in homes. Solar cells are linked electrically and also carefully organized into a large frame which is popularly called solar panels. Generally, solar cells are produced or made of silicon semi conductors which works to absorb sunlight and then turn it into electricity for use at a home. A solar panel comprises of either 60 or 72 solar cells which are electrically interconnected in series and parallel and also positioned in between glass and plastic which is then framed.

At present, solar panels incorporated for residential or domestic purposes only possesses the capacity to make use of only about 20 percent of the sunlight they’re able to absorb and convert it to electricity - also called solar efficiency. Available in the market are also a wide range of solar cell available for both industrial and commercial purposes. This type of solar panels have an efficiency rating of about 40 percent which will also automatically make them more costly than the domestic types.

One great thing about the solar industry is the fact that it keeps improving in such a way that raises both its efficiency as well as overall quality. And with further research and development, this is expected to even increase as the years go by. What’s more? As these aspects keep rising, it’s also expected that the solar panels price should be on a decrease. That way, they’ll become available to a wider range of individuals who’ll also like to save money on electricity bills and go greener.

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