Project: Solar PV Installation, Oxfordshire
Location: Benson
Date: October 2008
Reviewed: October 2009

The Green Electrician designed and installed a solar PV system on this private house Oxfordshire. After conducting a site survey and talking to the customer, we designed a 1.8kWp photovoltaic system, an array of 10 Sharp 180 solar panels to be installed on a single storey tile roof.  The customer also purchased the Sunny Beam stand-alone meter to show instantaneous power output and daily output over the last 31 days.

The system exceeded its estimated annual output of 1240kW hours in the first year.

"One advantage of installing the system is that it has made us much more conscious of electricity usage and hence has reduced our overall consumption signigicantly," the owner reports.  "Looking at the price difference between cost and selling, I am expecting very low bills for this year."

Technology: 180W Sharp monocrystalline modules

Energy Output: 1,240kWh/year

Carbon Saving: 533kg CO2/year