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Earth Hour goes digital for the first time

Homes and public buildings around the world have switched their lights off for another Earth Hour - but this year’s event came with a digital twist. Speaking ahead of Earth Hour 2020, organisers said that, as it was not currently possible for supporters of the environment to gat...

The Green Week Countdown

This summer sees the return of Green Week. In anticipation, we’re looking ahead to what the event is and how you can get ready. What is Green Week? Green GB & NI Week, also referred to as Green Great Britain Week and sometimes simply Green Week, is an initiative set u...

January 29, 2020

Switching To Solar Power

Switching To Solar Power

You may have heard of the benefits of solar power (save the planet while saving money - what’s not to love?), but perhaps you still have some questions around how it actually works, and what the process of switching to solar power looks like in reality. Thankfully, switching to sola...

January 23, 2020

Solar Energy Usage Across The World

Although the UK is making changes to move towards a more sustainable way of living, when it comes to solar energy consumption on a global level, we still come in at 12th place. The Central American country, Honduras, has the top solar energy consumption across the world, using 14% of th...

January 17, 2020

Six tips to reduce energy usage at home

These days, it seems like everyone is looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. You can’t blame them, really. Not only does a reduced carbon footprint help the planet, it can also put extra pounds in your pocket. The government is pressing ahead with new rules for homebuilders t...

January 15, 2020

Review: can solar panels save you money?

As we head into 2020, many people are looking at ways they can reduce their carbon footprint and be a little nicer to the environment. That could be through less plastic usage, swapping the car for the bus a couple of times a week, or maybe looking at ways to reduce energy usage. We ...

December 23, 2019

Renewable energy becomes UK’s biggest power source

Renewable energy has become the country’s largest source of electricity, with the proportion of the power generation mix coming from fossil fuels falling to a record low, according to new data released by the government. The figures show that renewable energy edged ahead of fossil fue...

December 17, 2019

Ofgem to cap energy bills for consumers

Energy industry watchdog Ofgem has vowed to cap household electricity bills in the UK by limiting profits for networks, in a measure aimed at forcing them to invest more in renewable sources such as solar panels and wind. The next price control period, set to begin in 2023, will see n...

November 25, 2019

Global solar PV market continues to grow

There’s yet more good news for users of solar PV panels and social energy as new market data shows adoption rates have increased globally - while new building regulations in the UK look set to push solar panels, heat pumps and infrared heaters to the fore as the electricalisaiton of ...

November 14, 2019

New building regulations to impact homes

Solar PV panels, heat pumps and infrared heating could all figure in plans to vastly reduce the carbon emissions of UK homes, as new guidelines have been issued that will affect the way we heat and power our homes for years to come. At the moment, the Standard Assessment Procedure...

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*Your actual savings will depend on many factors that are subject to change and impossible to predict with certainty. These factors include: the design and performance of your solar PV array, how you use energy in your house, prevailing market and regulatory conditions that aect electricity prices and the accessibility of grid trading services. As an illustration, you could reduce your eective electricity bill by 70%, or £274, by installing a Social Energy battery alongside an existing solar PV system. These total savings are based on a property in the OX17 area with an annual electricity consumption of 3100kWh (Ofgem medium TDCV) paying a unit rate of 16.07p/kWh (excluding the standing charge), annual solar generation of 3940kWh, and solar self-use of 20.7% resulting in an electricity bill (excluding standing charge) of £366. Year 1 benefits totalling £274 are achieved by fitting a 3kW/4.5kWh battery that reduces import of energy from the grid and credits from grid trading. The reduction is therefore 100% x £ 274 / £366 = 74.9%. In order to benefit fully from these savings, you must have your energy supplied by Social Energy, a smart meter (2nd generation ) installed in your property providing half hourly readings, up to date payment made by a variable Direct debit, and all of this managed through your online account – so you will need to be able to access digital channels to manage your account validation for original electricity bill calculation if existing solar installation (bill plus calculated solar saving, what variables involved etc. and their unit price) All figures correct as of April 2019.