Solar Panel and Battery
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: Murray W
Start Date: Immediate
Homeowner or tenant: Homeowner Solar installed: No Conservation listed: No Monthly electricity: £35 - £49
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Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: Murray W
Start Date: Immediate
Homeowner or tenant: Homeowner Solar installed: No Conservation listed: No Monthly electricity: £35 - £49
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: Ian M
Start Date: Immediate
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 ...
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: Stephen A
Start Date: Immediate
homeowner solar pv panels south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: Stephen A
Start Date: Immediate
type of house: terraced | has space on roof: yes | looking for battery: yes | finance help: yes are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many bedrooms does the pro...
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: Simon N
Start Date: Immediate
Type of house: Detached | Has space on roof: Yes | Looking for battery: Yes | Finance Help: No
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: Simon N
Start Date: Immediate
type of house: detached | has space on roof: yes | looking for battery: yes | finance help: no are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many bedrooms does the prop...
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: Laura A
Start Date: Immediate
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...
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: Andrew B
Start Date: Immediate
homeowner solar pv panels terrace 3 bedrooms south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: Andrew B
Start Date: Immediate
homeowner solar pv panels terrace 3 bedrooms south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: Andrew B
Start Date: Immediate
Call back anytime. Roof faces: South Type of building: Terraced Number of bedrooms: 3 Possible shading: No Not a listed building. Not in a Conservation Area. How became interested in solar pa...
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: Peter C
Start Date: Immediate
Customer made an online enquiry for Solar Electricity. Mr lives in the Godalming area. Solar Panels Roof space available Not sure on what kW they want so please call to discuss their options for S...
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: STEVE R
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
solar panels and battery storage system are you the property owner: owner of the property how many bedrooms does the property have: 3-4 type of the roof you are looking to have the solar panels on: pi...
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: STEVE R
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
homeowner solar pv panels detached 4 bedrooms south facing roof no obstructions no shading roof space available supplied and fitted please contact to appoint
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: Fil M
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
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: STEVE R
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
solar panels and battery storage system are you the property owner: owner of the property how many bedrooms does the property have: 3-4 type of the roof you are looking to have the solar panels on: pi...
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: Fil M
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
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
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: STEVE R
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
customer made an online enquiry for solar electricity and is waiting to be contacted. mr lives in the godalming area. solar pv panels roof space available, not sure on what kw they want no shading to...
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: June W
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
are you the property owner: owner of the property how many bedrooms does the property have: 1-2 other forms: none please call to appoint
Godalming - GU7
Enquiry from: June W
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
for heating and hot water. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: flat do you have plans for the property available: no how many bedrooms does the property have: 1-2 type of...
Godalming - GU8
Enquiry from: STEVE R
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
customer made an online enquiry for solar electricity and is waiting to be contacted. mr lives in the godalming area. solar pv panels roof space available, not sure on what kw they want no shading to...
How much do Solar Panel Installers in Godalming charge?
Prices for Solar Panel Installers around Godalming can be very different relying on the type of task that you need to have actually carried out in your home.
It's the question we are asked a lot "how much do Solar Panel Installers in Godalming charge?". It's often very good to have an idea of how much a Solar Panel Installer are going to likely charge for their work. Prices will probably change based upon the products as well as the tradesman picked. The table reveals the kinds of service that Solar Panel Installers commonly do as well as the standard cost series of these tasks. Some jobs take longer to complete than others so costs do vary by task.
Tasks that Solar Panel Installers in Godalming can do:
Solar Panel Installer job | Solar Panel Installer cost in 2025 |
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Solar panel in Godalming | £4,538-£10,158 |
Solar thermal in Godalming | £3,000-£4,600 |
Commercal solar pv 11kw - 50kw in Godalming | £11,200-£16,800 |
small Commercial solar panel system in Godalming | £7,200-£10,800 |
Commercial solar pv 51kw+ system in Godalming | £44,000-£66,000 |
Thermodynamic (solar hot water) in Godalming | £4,125-£6,325 |
Solar battery in Godalming | £3,040-£5,195 |
Supply-only solar electricity in Godalming | £2,600-£4,875 |
Solar repair and maintenance in Godalming | £375-£575 |
Supply-only solar thermal panels in Godalming | £2,280-£4,275 |
Solar tiles in Godalming | £4,760-£7,140 |
Solar panel cleaning in Godalming | £100-£200 |
Solar panels with battery in Godalming | £3,400-£5,100 |
It’s vital to purchase a solar panel system that suits your property. If you’re investing in a solar panel system, it makes the most financial sense to get the biggest one possible. However, whether you can do this or not depends on budget and space.
Here’s an idea of how much roof or ground space you’ll need to install a few different sizes of commercial solar panel system.
Solar panel system size, No. of solar panels, Approximate area required
11kW, 44, 64m²
20kW, 80, 116m²
30kW, 120, 173m²
40kW, 160, 231m²
50kW, 200, 288m²
If you’re considering getting a solar thermal system, one of the first things that comes to mind is the possibility of the system functioning properly during the cold months. The short and simple answer to this question is yes, a solar thermal system works in the winter. However, the downside here is that it’ll be a lot less efficient when compared to how it operates during the warmer months or summer. As a result of this fact, you’ll likely need to rely more on your boiler, immersion heater or any other backup heating system during this period as your solar thermal system will fail to contribute as much as it does during the warmer months. So what exactly is the reason why solar thermal is less effective and less efficient in the winter period? Let’s have a look!
As you know, solar thermal system banks on the sun’s energy to heat the water for your home’s use. During the cold months or winter, the sunlight becomes a lot less available when compared to the warmer months, as a result, there’s less sunlight that’s available to be used for its solar energy. And even more so at the periods when the days are shorter or skies are clearly overcast.
Also having a great impact on a solar thermal system’s output is heavy snow. Flat plate collectors normally have the capacity to cope better during snowy conditions as the light that’s able to travel through the snow will heat up the absorber plate - thereby making the snow slide off more quickly. However, the case is contrary with evacuated tube collectors which possesses a form of vacuum insulation that’s crafted to minimize the loss of heat, meaning they can’t generate heat to melt and cause the snow to slide off in a similar way.
Solar panels can be pretty expensive, so require an initial investment. However, a quality solar panel installation can be very financially beneficial, saving you money in the long run. It does this in two main ways.
Firstly, using electricity generated by your solar panels means that you have to use less power from the national grid. Once you’ve bought your solar panels, your solar electricity is essentially free, meaning that you’re saving money by using this instead of power supplied by your energy company. If you want to maximise these savings, invest in a solar battery so you can store unused solar electricity ready for when you need it.
You can also earn money with your commercial solar panels through the Smart Export Guarantee [https://solar-panels.quotatis.co.uk/smart-export-guarantee/]. This is a government scheme that says that all licenced energy suppliers with 150,000 customers or more have to offer a tariff to renewable energy generators. When you generate solar electricity but don’t use it immediately it gets fed back to the grid – the tariff pays you for every kWh of this.
At the moment there’s no minimum tariff that an energy company has to offer – it only has to be above zero. However, many energy companies are competing to offer the best deal, so you can definitely find a tariff that will pay you for all the unused solar electricity you generate.
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.
If you want to connect solar panels to a battery, it’s likely that it’s because you want to make sure that you don’t waste any electricity when your solar panels are generating energy but you’re not around to use it. Batteries are particularly useful for homeowners that have solar panels but are out during daylight hours; with a solar battery system, your solar panels will feed the electricity they generate into the battery for you to use when you get home.
If you want to connect your solar panels to a battery, the best thing to do is to get in touch with an MCS-registered company who can talk you through your options. There are different size batteries and the size that’s suitable for you will depend on how much electricity you plan to store and how large your solar panel system is. Some of the top brands of battery storage system include Tesla, SunPower and SolarEdge. If you want to be able to take advantage of selling electricity back to the grid through the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), it’s worth getting an MCS-registered company to install your battery for you, as you may not be eligible for payments if you connect your solar panels to a battery yourself.
You should also consider whether your solar panel system is a ‘storage ready’ solar system. Today, most systems will be, since battery storage is becoming much more common. This means that your solar panel system will have an inverter that can easily integrate a battery. If this is the case, you should be able to purchase the battery you want and follow the manufacturer’s instructions to install it.
However, it’s worth bearing in mind that electricity is extremely dangerous when handled incorrectly. If something goes wrong, you could electrocute yourself or cause a fire. If your solar panels and battery cause a fire, it’s unlikely that your home insurance company would pay out if you connect the battery yourself. That's why it’s best to ask a reputable installer with all the correct qualifications to connect your solar panels to a battery for you.
If you want to test your solar panel system to see if it’s working properly or just to see what output it’s giving, you can do this using a multimeter to measure current, or amps, and voltage.
Before you start, you’ll need to find the voltage (v) and current (A) ratings of your panel. You should be able to find them on the back of the panel. You should also make sure that it’s a nice clear, sunny day to get the best readings out of your panel. You should also check that it’s safe to be up on your roof!
To measure open circuit voltage, you’ll need to make sure that your solar panel is completely disconnected from your system’s regulator and battery (if you have one). Angle the panel towards the sun, and ensure that your multimeter is set to measure volts. Measure the voltage between the positive and negative terminals by connecting the negative contact on the voltmeter to the negative on the panel and the positive contact on the voltmeter to the positive on the panel.
Then, you can move on to the short circuit current. Follow the same steps as the open circuit voltage, but ensure that your multimeter is set at 10A to start with.
Only try to test your solar panel if it’s safe to do so. If your roof isn’t accessible without scaffolding or specialist equipment, consider speaking to an MCS-registered solar company about your concerns. They may recommend that they come to service your solar panel system.
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