Solar panel installation experts in Sheffield

Homeco Energy recently supplied two 6kWp Solar PV arrays to a homeowner in Sheffield. Coupled with a 13.5kWp Tesla Powerwall and maximised by our SolarEdge optimisation units, specification wise, this system is as good as it gets. Generating around 5,000kWh’s per system, each panel operates independently to the next thanks to the optimisation system. This maximises generation and minimises shading and degradation impacts. Working in conjunction with the Tesla Powerwall battery system, this client goes days and even weeks during the spring and summer without paying for any electricity. Maximising generation through SolarEdge and maximising self-consumption through the Tesla Powerwall battery storage system.

Our client was building his dream grand design house and wanted us to incorporate the all black solar panels into his metal standing seam roof. In conjunction with the timber frame manufacturer, Oakworth Homes, we developed a recessed roof that allowed us to fit the panels to the metal roof, making them sit lower into the main roof. This gave the impression of the panels being the same height as the panels, giving an aesthetically pleasing result. This 6Kw system will generate around 5,500kWh’s of solar electric a year.

This small building project required Homeco to reduce the onsite estimated energy consumption by 10% in order to meet planning requirements. The easiest way to do this was to fit each house with a roof integrated 1.5kWp solar PV array. Aesthetically pleasing, these systems allowed the planning to be signed off whilst given each new home owner a saving on their electricity consumption. 

With an existing 4kWp solar PV array in place, our client decided to go off grid with this Tesla Powerwall battery system. Offering a huge 13.5kWh’s of useable storage, this system will keep the power on if there’s a power cur as well as allowing the client to make use of off peak night time rates to charge the battery during winter months.

Our client had recently moved into an all-electric property in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. With an old electric boiler the bills were sky high. Homeco Energy provided the house with a 6kWp solar PV array split over two roof areas whilst also installing a 16kWp Nibe air source heat pump. The solar will generate around 5,200kWh’s a year whilst the heat pump will reduce their existing heating bills by around two thirds. The heat pump is also eligible for the Renewable Heat Incentive grant scheme which will contribute around £12,000 to the client over the first seven years. Along with the overall electricity savings this system will have paid for itself in around five years.