Welcome to our solar power FAQs page where you can find answers to your questions on this renewable form of energy.
Solar power involves harnessing the power of the sun to produce electricity or heat. When used for heat this is usually called solar thermal power and when used to generate electricity is called solar photovoltaic energy. For more details visit our Solar Power page.
Your home will need a roof with a southerly aspect free from obstructions, although solar panels can also be ground mounted on a frame. For more information visit our solar thermal and solar photovoltaic pages.
Yes! Solar panels don’t need strong sunlight to work so even on a cloudy day there will be enough sunlight to produce heat/electricity.
Not usually in England and Scotland, although there are exceptions. You will need to check with your local authority in Wales and Northern Ireland. For more information visit our planning permission for renewable energy renewable energy page.
Visit our solar thermal and solar photovoltaic pages for details.
There are not currently any national government grants available although it is worth checking for schemes in your local area.
If you have solar photovoltaic panels you may be able to benefit from the feed-in tariffs and if you have solar thermal panels you could make money through the Renewable Heat Incentive.
For more information on solar power visit our solar power page and follow the links to other pages within this section of our site.
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