In this article you will be able to learn more about smart meters and their compatibility with solar panels.
British gas solar panel servicing.
How sunlight creates electricity.
We supply gas and electricity boilers and boiler cover as well as other home services.
Get your panels serviced clean your solar panels.
In fact nearly half a million homes in the uk already have solar panels.
When sun hits the silicon it causes a voltage difference across the solar panel.
Home electrical care provides you with professional help from our fully trained expert electrical engineers.
If you re considering solar panels for your home this is a good time because on the bright side with the introduction of the second generation smart meters smets 2 most of the smart meter flaws were resolved.
It might seem like sunny days are in short supply.
Direct sunlight is ideal but panels also work on cloudy days.
Solar panel maintenance checklist.
Solar panels don t need a huge amount of maintenance.
British gas is the largest uk energy and home services company.
We are the preferred supplier to british gas.
How do you maintain solar panels.
But the uk actually gets about 13 of its electricity from solar energy.
When you get solar panels installed with us you get access to our aftercare service which will ensure that your solar panels always receive the maintenance they need to remain at peak efficiency year on year.
This means that they will supply and install a 2 52 to 3 15 kwp system depending on the size of your roof saving you over 150 a year on your electricity bill.
Solar photovoltaic pv panels convert energy from the sun into electricity.
In order to comply with the feed in tariff fit regulations british gas asks that all our microgenerators make a declaration that their data is correct and that no modifications to your installation have occurred since you registered your system.
What maintenance they do need has to be done by a qualified solar panel technician.
The electricity is sent along cables to a power inverter where it s converted from direct current dc to alternating current ac.
British gas solar were invited by land mark energy as part of a scheme with suffolk flag ship housing to tender for the installation of 24 solar water heating panels to heat a large pre heat store and then divert excess energy to a heat exchanger installed within the central heating system so that the solar system will contribute towards the central heating and the domestic hot water.
Make sure the inverters are flashing green.
Get your panels serviced we recommend that you do this at least once a year.
Keep solar panels out of the shade.
When you purchase a british gas solar pv system you ll receive home electrical care for five years.