Solar Blog

The national press has been alight recently on the subject of the ever rising cost of electricity bills, though one pensioner could be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss was about.

Grace Quinn moved into a brand new two bed bungalow in September 2010, which had been built complete with a solar panel installation made up of six photovoltaic (PV) panels. Though Mrs Quinn fully expected the solar PV would lower her bills, her first statement amounting to a zero charge came as a bit of a surprise.

“I was shocked,” she said, before continuing, “(I knew), they would save money but I never expected to have nothing to pay.”

Whilst pensioners on a restricted income are badly hit by rising bills, the news will be seen as more than interesting by households and families across the country. That such a story is possible in the north-east of the country, is even further welcome news.

It was not so long ago that solar panel installations were only thought viable in the south of the UK. But increased advancement in the technology of domestic solar panels is quickly widening the field of areas where gains can really be seen.

Such stories could soon become the norm as more and more homes recognize the benefits to be had. With the possibility of making money too, through selling any surplus back into the National Grid, the environmental friendly solution that solar power has long been heralded to be could finally be dawning.