Octopus Energy launches new combined solar, battery and EV tariff
Octopus Energy has launched a brand new tariff for customers with solar, a battery and an electric vehicle at home.
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Last year sees 114% increase in MCS certified domestic solar installations
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), has released its latest data showing that 130,596 MCS-certified solar photovoltaic (PV) systems were installed in UK homes last year – a 114% rise from 2021.
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Good Energy launches new smart export product for Feed-in-Tariff customers
Energy supplier Good Energy is launching a new smart export product for its Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) customers.
Octopus Energy to break into solar installation market
Octopus Energy has announced it will add domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) to its home energy tech installation portfolio, to help customers cut down on energy costs.
Installing solar-compatible chargepoints could save EV drivers £1,000
Ensuring electric vehicle (EV) chargers are solar-compatible could save home owners £1,000 by avoid replacement fees, home tech manufacturer myenergi has said.
MCS appoints first new contractor certification body in over a decade
MCS has appointed the Insulation Assurance Authority (IAA) as a certification body for the installation of small-scale renewables.
Raven Renewables to install solar panels for Property Experts
Housing association-run solar installer Raven Renewables has agreed a deal with property investment, development and sourcing professionals Property Experts to integrate solar panels on a three-storey building.
Octopus Energy doubles fixed export tariff amid high wholesale power prices
Octopus Energy has doubled its ‘Fixed Outgoing’ tariff to help lower customers' bills as they head into winter.
Q&A: AceOn’s Richard Partington on the benefits of solar and storage for social housing
Solar Power Portal caught up with Richard Partington, managing director of AceOn Energy to discuss the company's social housing business model, its new battery and why now is the perfect time to rollout solar and storage.
Domestic solar and storage: the training and standards needed to support growth
Griff Thomas from GTEC discusses the scope of the technology in residential domestic settings and explains the training and standards that are supporting growth in this critical sector.
Octopus Energy increases export tariffs by 36% for solar power customers
Octopus Energy has increased its export tariffs by 36%, as energy prices in the UK remain at record highs.
Solar panels could add nearly £2,000 to house prices
Installing solar panels could add around £1,800 to house prices, according to a new survey from Solar Energy UK.
Good Energy partners Caplor Energy for domestic solar and storage offering
British renewable electricity company Good Energy has announced Caplor Energy as its preferred partner for domestic solar and storage installations.
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Lightsource Labs and Pure Planet team up for solar and storage offering
Energy technology company Lightsource Labs has teamed up with supplier Pure Planet to develop a domestic solar and storage solution.
EAC calls for minimum floor price for ‘flawed’ Smart Export Guarantee
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is calling for the introduction of a floor price above zero for the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) to help support community energy.
Moixa’s Irish solar-plus-storage offer with Energia to expand to wider customer base
Following a successful first phase, Moixa’s partnership with Energia is to now offer solar and storage to a wider customer base.
Richmond Council joins Solar Together scheme to offer discounted solar
The Solar Together scheme offers residents the opportunity to buy solar panels at a discounted rate through a group buying scheme, with Richmond Council the latest to join.
Green Homes Grant will take ten years to rollout at current rate warns EAC
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has warned that at its current rate, it will take ten years to meet the government’s Green Homes Grant target.
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Ticking along: How the SEG has fared in its first year
As the Smart Export Guarantee turns a year old, Solar Power Portal takes a look back at how it came to be and what the last year has been like under the scheme.
So Energy Solar System launches as company aims to ‘go further’
Challenger supplier So Energy has launched a solar and storage offering called the So Energy Solar System.
Domestic solar installations ‘snowball’ through lockdown
Cornwall based installer Naked Solar talked to Solar Power Portal about operating through the COVID-19 lockdown, and the impact it has had on domestic solar installations.
LCOE costs of solar PV continue to plummet in BEIS forecasts
New statistics published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) show another significant drop in the expected costs of solar out to 2040, with figures for the expected costs of storage technologies also released.
Residential solar boosts house prices by average of £30,000
The value of residential solar has been touted after new research revealed that the technology can boost the value of houses by over £30,000.
MCS and STA team up to offer joint membership benefits
The Solar Trade Association (STA) is joining forces with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for a new offering.
Social Energy comes out on top as Shell issues 0.001p/kWh SEG
Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs have been unveiled after the legislation came into full effect yesterday (1 January 2020), with pricing ranging wildly from Social Energy's 5.6p per kWh down to the barely-compliant 0.001p per kWh that Shell Energy is offering.
Shell to launch ‘upgraded’ SEG tariff ‘later in 2020’ as suppliers gear up for 1 January deadline
Shell Energy’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff is to launch later in 2020 than the 1 January implementation date, it told Solar Power Portal.
Solarwatt unveils solar powered electric vehicle charging offering
Solarwatt is launching a smart solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging offering in the UK in partnership with Austrian e-mobility solutions manufacturer Keba.
E.On offers £400 discount on roof-integrated solar for one-week period
E.On has unveiled a limited-time discount on one of its solar offering of £400 as Black Friday sales kick off.
Lib Dems unveil manifesto, pledging to remove barriers to solar
The Liberal Democrats party has released its manifesto for the upcoming general election, promising to ramp up support for renewables.
HIES scheme to be ‘proactive’ in working with installers as new MD appointed
The Home Insulation & Energy Systems contractors scheme (HIES) is to take a fresh approach with the appointment of a new managing director.