my solar home and solar panels

Thomas_Holding

I have a had phone call from a company called my solar home who want to sell me solar panels.
I live in London - small semi, south facing back garden, loft conversion (so some of my roof is flat).
I don't spend a lot on electricity about £90 last December
Is this a good idea?  

NedS

Were you looking at / considering buying solar panels or was this a cold call?

QrizB

In general it's rarely a good idea to engage with cold callers.

If you're genuinely interested in solar panels, ask over on the Green and Ethical forum:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/green-ethical-moneysaving

Ectophile

Solar panels can be worth it if you intend to live there for many years.  The payback period could be around 8-10 years, giving pure profit after that.  But only if you buy at the right price.

If you get talked into an over-priced system, it could be many more years before you break even, and that's also the point where things start going wrong out of warranty and need replacing.

Solar panels tend to generate lots of electricity in the spring and summer.  Less in autumn, and very little in winter.  So don't expect much saving on winter heating bills.

wrf12345

There are grants for heat pump and solar if household income under 31k or on some benefits, Eco4, Eco4 Flex and Local Grant but they can be hard to actually get, epc has to be D or worse.