Yes. Birmingham gets around 1,400 sunshine hours a year and sits well within a solar-productive irradiance band at roughly 950 to 1,050 kWh/m². That makes it a strong location for solar investment despite the city's reputation for grey skies. Panels generate from daylight rather than direct sun alone.

Typically £4,500 to £12,500 installed depending on system size, with the common 4kW system running £5,200 to £8,500. VAT is 0% until at least March 2027, which is already included in those figures. Your quote itemises panels, inverter, battery, labour and scaffolding separately.

Most homes do not, since solar falls under permitted development. Listed buildings, conservation areas, scheduled monuments and world heritage sites are the main exceptions. We check your status at survey stage and handle any application on your behalf if one is needed.

It does not rule solar out. It usually means a more careful design, using in-roof panels or solar slate tiles that preserve the roofline, and sometimes a planning application. Relevant across Edgbaston and Moseley in particular, where the listed Georgian and Victorian stock is concentrated.

Monocrystalline is the most efficient and best for tight roofs, polycrystalline offers better value where roof space is generous, and thin-film is for specialist applications only. We recommend the right one for your specific roof rather than fitting whatever is in stock.

Yes. 0% VAT on solar and batteries until March 2027, the Smart Export Guarantee for surplus you export, ECO4 for eligible households on certain benefits with an EPC of D to G, and the Net Zero Grant Programme worth up to £100,000 for eligible Birmingham businesses.

It depends on your usage pattern. Being mostly home in the evenings benefits more from a battery than being home all day using power as it is generated. Most inverters are battery ready, so you can add one later rather than deciding now.

Based on your actual roof orientation, tilt, shading and household usage rather than a generic assumption. As an example, a south-facing 12-panel array on a 35° tilt with no shading, against a household using 4,000 kWh a year, produces a very different figure to an east-facing shaded roof. We show you exactly what any number we give you is based on.

The mandatory grid connection notification with your Distribution Network Operator. G98 covers smaller systems up to 3.68kW per phase and is submitted after installation. G99 covers larger systems and needs approval before work starts. We manage the whole process for you.

We assess structure, pitch and shading properly at survey. If shading is an issue we design around it using optimisers or micro-inverters rather than ignoring it, since one shaded panel on a standard string inverter can drag down the whole array.

Typically one to two days for a residential system, including testing, commissioning and a full handover. Scaffolding, deliveries and start dates are confirmed the week before so you know what is happening and when.

Yes, and most Birmingham customers combine at least two of the three. There are real cost savings from installing them as one project rather than separately, since the scaffolding, labour and electrical work are shared rather than repeated.

Yes, across offices, warehouses, schools, colleges, universities, farms and industrial units. Funding options include outright purchase for the best long-term return, leasing to spread the cost, or a Power Purchase Agreement with no upfront spend at all.

Manufacturer warranties on panels and inverters, plus our own 5-year workmanship guarantee and ongoing support for monitoring, troubleshooting and warranty claims. The team who installed the system is the team who handles any issue with it.