Not only is solar energy great for the planet, but it’s also the cheapest source of electricity today. With increasing energy bills and market volatility, choosing clean, green, solar energy is a win-win for the environment and your back pocket.

A solar photovoltaic (PV) panel is made from many cells made from layers of semi-conducting material, most commonly silicon. When light shines on this material, a flow of electricity is created.

The cells don’t need direct sunlight to work and even work on cloudy days. However, the stronger the sunshine, the more electricity generated. Yes, solar panels work in winter!

Solar panels generate electricity during the day but what about at night? Batteries solve this by storing the power generated during the day ready for you to use at night. Solar panels on their own will cover about 35% of your annual electricity requirements but add a battery and this increases to 70%+!

For those months of the year where there is less sun and your panels won’t generate as much, you’ll need to buy some electricity from the grid. A home battery allows you to buy and store cheap night-time grid electricity to use later in the day when electricity would normally be much more expensive. And with our subscription model, the saving potential is even greater, because we optimise all of this for you. We make sure we maximise your solar savings day and night - so all you need to do is sit back and soak up the savings.

The short answer is yes! Whenever you generate more electricity than you can use or want to store in your battery; your energy company will pay you for it. This is called the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), it’s government backed and ensures energy suppliers pay you appropriately for the energy you export.

It’s worth knowing that - depending on your tariff - energy companies can choose to pay you more or less for your energy, depending on what time of day you export. One of the benefits of our brilliant, soon to launch, subscription service, is that it's designed to put you back in control, but with us taking all the hassle out of the set up and monitoring. Our subscription service aims to ensure your panels, inverter and battery are constantly working in perfect harmony to optimise your usage and maximise the money you can save on all fronts - including exporting back to the grid.

Exactly how much you can save depends on your roof’s position, pitch and placement, so it’s very difficult to answer this question without knowing a few things about your property. However, our quick and easy online calculator makes this as easy as possible, so why not click here to see how much you could save.

We are a broker, not a lender. In our mission to make solar more affordable, we have done our best to find fair and honest deals that we believe represent great value. You can spread the cost of your system into a monthly plan, with no deposit required and a range of term lengths up to 72 months. The first half of the plan is completely interest-free, and there is no penalty for early repayment. See our representative example for a full breakdown*.

It takes a few minutes to get a quote for a finance plan from our lending partner once we’ve designed your system. You’ll need to give them some basic information and they’ll run some checks that could be recorded in your credit history. Once approved, you can sign the Sunsave contract and schedule your installation.

Usually around 2 weeks before installation, we’ll ask you to sign the partner’s finance contract. You’ll need to pay the up-front admin fee of £25 and schedule the date for first repayment, up to a month afterwards. The reason we do this later than the Sunsave contract is because we think it’s fairer for you to plan your repayments after your installation date has been confirmed.

*Based on a cash price of £8,000, less deposit of £0. Total loan value £8,000, with a £25 up-front payment and £3.50 monthly account fee. Repayable in 72 monthly instalments; the first 36 at £111.11 (0% interest) and the last 36 at £132.82 (11.99% interest per annum). Representative APR 4.09%. Total amount repayable £9,058.64, of which interest £781.64 and other fees £277.