Solar Panels On Council Houses

[Jim Hardie 517]

There are no grants as such. What you get is the Feed-In Tariff but that isn’t as generous as it once was.

 

https://householdquotes.co.uk/free-solar-panels/

[El Cid 210]

3 hours ago, Delbow said:

Of course the reason these aren't being retrofitted to council homes is because the council has no money, and has been teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for years, which is entirely due to Tory and LibDem governments cutting over half their funding. Grant schemes are for homeowners as far as I'm aware, not councils, and the government totally botched the last green homes grant scheme anyway, because they are useless.

They are still fitting solar panels, not sure about Sheffield.

 

https://www.betterhomesyorkshire.co.uk/solar-panels

[Bargepole23 337]

1 hour ago, Findlay said:

A 3kw solar panel system with inverter will cost at least £5K to install with a 20 year plan to break even.

It should half most consumer electric bills.

Domestic appliances are much more efficient than they used to be with large current appliance mainly in the Kitchen and an electric shower if fitted.

New homes could be designed to run a 12V or 5V circuit although some people say a 24V system is more efficient. 

A new low voltage  domestic circuit could cut production costs of USB step down transformers for mains sockets.

Higher power devices, eg a kettle still need the same power if you want them to work at the same speed. Lower voltage = higher current/higher losses through resistive heating = bigger volt drop on cables = more copper required to limit volt drop, 

[Dromedary 166]

1 hour ago, Jim Hardie said:

There are no grants as such. What you get is the Feed-In Tariff but that isn’t as generous as it once was.

 

https://householdquotes.co.uk/free-solar-panels/

I'm surprise that the advertiser in that link is still quoting "feed-in-tariffs" as that was abolished in 2019 and only applies now to installations before then. What is on offer now is the Smart Export Guarantee and the rates individuals receive is much lower and paid by the electric company you are currently with.

 

1 hour ago, El Cid said:

They are still fitting solar panels, not sure about Sheffield.

 

https://www.betterhomesyorkshire.co.uk/solar-panels

The link states Leeds and Wakefield only.

Edited January 18, 2022 by Dromedary

[El Cid 210]

3 hours ago, Dromedary said:

 

The link states Leeds and Wakefield only.

The link also states, Calderdale, Barnsley, York, ETC, but not Sheffield.

[Dromedary 166]

3 hours ago, El Cid said:

The link also states, Calderdale, Barnsley, York, ETC, but not Sheffield.

Strange as it states in big letters on the main page...

 

"Better Homes Yorkshire is working with selected regional partners to install FREE solar panels in eligible homes**. Currently solar panels are available in certain areas of Wakefield and Leeds only."

 

Where does it state otherwise?

[spilldig 185]

Surely all property needs solar panels so does the op assume that just because someone owns a property they can afford  to get it done, no problem?

[cuttsie 1,089]

Why do you assume such nonsense

[El Cid 210]

1 hour ago, spilldig said:

Surely all property needs solar panels so does the op assume that just because someone owns a property they can afford  to get it done, no problem?

It was the case that free solar panels were only available to those in social housing(Leeds) but the link no longer asks what type of housing. So free solar panels are available to all, posibly, in Leeds and Wakefield.

Not sure why that is. Council or Mayor funding?

 

Rent a roof panels have always been available to all, still are, as far as I am aware.

 

Better Homes Yorkshire is open to homeowners, private tenants and landlords in the Leeds City Region. Participating councils include: Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, Wakefield, York, Craven, Harrogate and Selby.

Better Homes Yorkshire is a joint programme managed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (The LEP).

Edited January 19, 2022 by El Cid

[spilldig 185]

5 hours ago, cuttsie said:

Why do you assume such nonsense

Because you only mention social housing. 

[cuttsie 1,089]

2 hours ago, spilldig said:

Because you only mention social housing. 

Sheffield council  owns the social housing . that is what the post is about .

[Dromedary 166]

10 hours ago, El Cid said:

Better Homes Yorkshire is open to homeowners, private tenants and landlords in the Leeds City Region. Participating councils include: Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, Wakefield, York, Craven, Harrogate and Selby.

Better Homes Yorkshire is a joint programme managed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (The LEP).

Better homes is a joint programme and does lots of things other than supply solar panels though. As this was about solar panels and as far as I can tell they are only free in some areas of Leeds and Wakefield only and are not generally available in the wider Leeds City Region.