Generate your own Electricity and Make Money!
Micro-generation is fast becoming a buzz word. With the cost of energy soaring and concern for the environment mounting, more and more people are looking at what steps they can take to reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately save themselves some money.
Micro-generation, small scale power generation designed to provide power for a family home or small business, is one answer. The Government recently introduced ‘Feed-in Tariffs’ (FITs), a Clean Energy Cash Back scheme to provide an incentive.
Under this scheme, energy suppliers make regular payments to householders and communities who generate their own electricity from renewable or low carbon sources, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) panels or wind turbines. The scheme guarantees a minimum payment for all electricity generated by the system, as well as a separate payment for the electricity exported to the national grid. The payments are index-linked, tax free and guaranteed for 25 years and are in addition to the savings made by using the on-site generated electricity.
Sounds like a win-win situation! As soon as the system is installed there will be a reduction in your electricity bills, in addition to the income from your Feed-in Tariffs.
Daniel Lang of Electrotect UK Ltd., who specialise in solar photovoltaic renewable energy installations, regularly advises people on how to apply for the FITs scheme and the expected rate of financial return. “We believe we have a responsibility to the environment to cut down CO2 emissions”, said Danny. “This scheme has made micro-generation accessible to a far wider range of people.”
Two people who recently took advantage of the scheme are Suzanne and Donald in Adel. “We thought it was about time we put our money where our mouths are!” said Suzanne, who leads the Green Team at St Chad’s Church. “We are delighted with our new system. It took just a couple of days to install, with minimum fuss, and it was generating electricity immediately – even on a dull day! And, financially, the rate of return is far better than other investment opportunities.”
“We use the latest, mainly German, technology”, continued Danny. “It is guaranteed for 25 years – giving you plenty of time to not only recoup your investment, but also make money and add value to your home. The lightweight panels are fairly unobtrusive and can be fitted to either roofs or walls. The DC electricity created is converted into usable power (AC) via a wall-mounted inverter in the attic. It then runs through a generation meter to your household distribution board. Our installation causes little disruption and, depending on the size of the job, can be up and running well within a week.”
Perhaps soon micro-generation will be incorporated into every new build and we will all become less dependent on power generated using fossil fuels or nuclear. That’s an idea we might have laughed at ten years ago…..it seems far more achievable now.
For more information, or a free energy consultation, contact Electrotect on 01274 816782, or email sales@electrotect.co.uk
