Cornwall LivingIssue #147

The power of the sun

Reduce your dependence on the national grid and save on energy bills with solar PV and battery storage from GreenGenUK.

All of us will have felt the steepening of energy bills in recent times, particularly over the last few months, but now that the days are growing brighter and longer, this could be the perfect time to look at our energy solutions. What if we told you that with a solution from the experts at GreenGenUK, the more electricity you used, the more you could save?

It might sound counterintuitive, but it’s true. With solar PV from GreenGenUK, not only can you save significantly on annual energy bills, you can also improve your home’s energy efficiency and the energy rating of your home. What’s more, at a time when we’re all looking for ways to ‘do our bit’ to foster a more sustainable way of living, solar PV can help reduce your home’s annual carbon emissions… by several tonnes!

In actual fact, there are a whole host of benefits to choosing solar PV to power your home, so many that you’ll quickly find yourself wondering why you haven’t already made the switch. For example, at present there is 0% VAT on battery storage installations. Battery storage enables you to reduce your energy bills even further by powering your home with surplus solar power. Oh, and because you can store surplus power, charging your battery at lower off-peak rates, you save even more during peak times.

These technologies have emerged as pivotal in the planet’s fight to reduce carbon emissions, and already many homeowners are benefitting from it here in Cornwall. One recent GreenGenUK customer had a 16-panel solar array installed alongside a GivEnergy battery. With the main goal being to improve the energy efficiency of their home, along with reducing dependence on the national grid and minimising their carbon footprint, all whilst saving on energy bills, the end result delivered on all counts. “I’ve had a very positive experience with GreenGenUK,” explains the homeowner. “I found the installation process smooth and the engineers very polite and helpful. They also came in first place for cost!”