Solar – Progress so far

So far, as of 5th November 2025 we have generated 12.78MW of solar energy. We’ve exported 9.4MW of electricity back to the grid.

The savings per year is calculating as £2,442 and the break-even (or cost recovered) time is 5-years 7-months. After that it’s all cash-back/free electricity.

If you look at the measured performance of the strings, considering that the rear string (which is north-north-west facing) is bonus generation in all but winter and thus its costs are primarily for additional panels, then you can see how each string is contributing:

Panels 24 String Cost System % Savings Break Even Generation (kWh) Export (£)
Front 8  £        5,621 42%  £           1,019 5-yrs 6-mths 5330 £     647
Garage + O 8  £        6,041 39%  £               945 6-yrs 4-mths 4944 £     601
Rear 8  £        2,080 20%  £               479 4-yrs 4-mths 2505 £     304
100%  £           2,442 12779 £     1552

 

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