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Installing Solar Panels on Your Roof

The very first thing to do when you are installing your solar panels is to select the perfect position. Nothing should block the solar panel from receiving sunlight. Even if it’s just a little block from a shadow, it will still reduce the performance of solar panel roof tremendously.

Installing Solar Panels on Your Roof

The very first thing to do when you are installing your solar panels is to select the perfect position. Nothing should block the solar panel from receiving sunlight. Even if it’s just a little block from a shadow, it will still reduce the performance of solar panel roof tremendously.

Should I Invest in Solar Power

1. First in your area

Solar panels are a long term investment for homes across the UK. Be the first on your street and encourage others to follow.

2. House value

Installing Heat my Home solar panels to your property is similar as adding a conservatory, with a possible increase in your property value.

3. Home selling

A Heat my Home solar panel installation will increase your homes energy eficiency rating on your energy assessment certificate, increasing your homes value and sell ability.

4. Energy crisis

Within the next few years, 80% of gas supplies will come from Russia over the next 5 years, leaving a national energy security issue.

5. Why not wind?

Most domestic houses are unsuitable for wind turbines.

6. Improved solar

Solar panels have greatly improved over the last few years, making them more efficient and long term viability with lifespan's of 25-30 years for a good quality system.

7. Energy crunch

“British Gas Managing Director - Mark Clare, said "the industry had no choice but to pass on the large increase in wholesale gas prices to the consumer". Mr Clare said "The wholesale price forecasts for 2006 are something like 50 percent higher than a few months ago. "FORWARD MARKET PRICES ARE PRETTY UGLY FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR AND BEYOND". "All suppliers are going to have to put prices up in 2009, that’s inevitable". He added "higher gas prices means higher electricity prices too, because Gas fuels 40 percent of the UK's power stations".

8. Works when cloudy

A common misconception about solar panels is they don't work well in the UK. Wrong! Solar works even on cloudy days too.

9. Think long term...

Leaving your money in the bank gives low returns. Solar has become a wise investment, reducing your energy dependency and bills long term.

Different Types of Solar Panels

There are three main types of solar panel in commercial production, all with some advantages and disadvantages. All three are based on silicon semiconductors - the difference is the form that the silicon is in. Panels based on other chemistries are under development. Cadmium telluride and copper indium diselenide panels may well appear in production soon, and there is also research being carried out on using the photosynthesis effect that plants use to convert sunlight to useful forms of energy. However, you are unlikely to come across technologies other than silicon for the time being, so we will just consider silicon on this page..

How to Choose Solar Panels

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Solar Panels When you are choosing solar panels for your system, there are a number of factors that will go into your decision.

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