Solar panels for your home

Solar panels aren’t the only thing that’s on the house!

We’ll give you a £500 credit on your electricity bill[1] when you install our solar panels.

Could you get a £0 electricity bill?

With our solar panels, a battery and a preferential rate on our SmartGen+ export tariff, you could reduce your electricity bills by up to 89% every year[2]. And then, if you add our £500 credit offer[1] to this, that could mean your electricity bill could be £0 in the first year.

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Solar is a big decision. But reducing your electricity bills by up to 89% is huge!

Generating your own electricity could cost less than you think. Our solar panels start from £4,960[3]. And with solar panels and a battery you could save up to £949 every year on your electricity bill[2].

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We're a one-stop solar shop

We want to help make your solar journey easy. That’s why we offer guidance at every step - from providing you with a fixed quote to carrying out expert installations and beyond.

Our package includes:

Solar panel and battery options tailored for your home
Preferential SmartGen+ Export Tariff - if you buy solar panels from us, you’ll always get our best rate
GB-wide MCS and Trustmark certified installations
25 year manufacturer and 2 year workmanship warranty
No hidden extras – scaffolding & bird-proofing included as standard

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Borrowing options and home energy cashback from Santander

If you’re a Santander mortgage or personal current account customer, you could borrow between £5,000 and £9,999, and get £250 home energy cashback. Or if you borrow £10,000 or more, you’ll get £500 cashback for home energy-efficient improvements.

Offer can be withdrawn at any time. Lending is subject to status. Terms and conditions apply.

Personal loan rates from 6.2% APR representative on loans from £7,500 to £15,000.

Alternatively, if the money is borrowed on your mortgage this will be secured against your home.

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Save up to £949 a year on your electricity bills[2]

Solar panels capture energy from daylight and turn it into electricity that can be used to power your home. Solar is a sustainable source of energy that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels and produces low levels of carbon.

The more panels you have, the more electricity you can generate and the more efficient your home can be. In the south of England, a 10-panel system can save almost one tonne of CO2 emissions per year, and in Scotland, it can save over 0.7 tonnes[5]. Check the Energy Saving Trust website for more information.

Our customer, Steve, shares his thoughts on why he decided to install solar panels and the benefits of solar power for his home.

One of the best export rates on the market[4]

We want to help you make the most of the solar power you generate and that’s why we offer our solar panel customers one of the best export rates in the market[4] with our SmartGen+ tariff. It pays you for the surplus electricity you generate, but don't use in your home. For every kWh you sell back to the Grid, we'll pay you 15p[6], meaning an average customer could earn as much as £618[7] in a year.

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Your one-stop solar shop

From solar panels and a battery, to a SEG tariff which pays you for any excess renewable electricity you export to the grid, we can provide you with everything you need to go solar.

How do we install your solar panels and battery?

Your solar journey starts with the installation of your solar panels and solar battery. Learn more about our professional installation of your solar solutions, and what you need to know before your installation day, with our helpful video.

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One of the best export rates on the market[4]

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Provide us with a few details to get your solar guide price. From there, you can choose for us to complete a tailored solar proposal for your home. Our green energy experts are on hand to help. Just give us a call on **0800 634 0066** (lines open Mon to Fri, 9am – 5pm) or get a guide price below.

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Frequently asked questions

To qualify for Santander’s home energy cashback:

Be an existing Santander mortgage or personal current account customer
Get an additional loan on your mortgage or a personal loan from Santander to pay for the work
Set up a Direct Debit to pay for the additional loan or personal loan
Have the work done by one of Santander’s trusted suppliers, including ScottishPower. The work must be completed at the property address of your existing Santander mortgage or Santander personal current account.

First get a guide price from us for your solar panel and/or battery installation, then we'll ask you for more details to provide a tailored quote for your home. Once you have your solar proposal you can find out more about the 2 loan options Santander can offer you (Lending is subject to status). Following your solar panel installation, you'll get an email from ScottishPower requesting your final payment. Make sure you complete the borrowing options section if you borrowed money from Santander to pay for this. We'll then let Santander know to confirm your eligibility to get your cashback.

There are a number of factors that help to inform you if solar panels will be suitable for your home.

Your roof size, pitch, direction, and shading are all factors that dictate the amount of energy you can produce based on how many panels can be installed and the total hours of exposure to sunlight. Analysis of these factors helps to calculate the cost of the install, how much electricity you can generate and therefore how long it may take for your solar panel install to pay for itself through energy savings. Our quotation process considers all of these factors.

Separately to these property considerations, we’d also recommend checking with your local planning office but generally solar panel installs are classed as ‘permitted developments’, which means you’re allowed to add them to your home without planning permission. If you live in a conservation or historic area, then you will need approval.

Some other factors that impact the solar panel install are: 1. Whether you’re the homeowner – you can’t install them if you don’t own the property unless you have specific consent from the landlord to do so. 2. It’s also important to get DNO approval. This is your local energy distribution network operator who operate the power infrastructure in your area. At ScottishPower, we manage this process on your behalf along with registering your solar panel install once it’s completed too. 3. You should also contact your home insurance provider to make sure that any existing policies are updated to reflect a solar panel installation.

There are a number of factors that need to be considered to understand the financial impact both initially, and longer-term. The following considerations are included in the ScottishPower quotation journey:

1. How much it will cost to buy solar panels and have them installed, which will be dictated mainly by your roof size.

2. How much of the energy you generate you’ll ‘self-consume’, store in a battery or have the potential to sell back to an energy supplier through a Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff. Typically, the more self-generated electricity you use, the greater the financial benefit you’ll see.

3. Wholesale electricity prices can be volatile. Generating your own electricity means you’ll be less reliant on importing electricity into your home so the financial impact should be less.

4. While we’ve seen electricity prices increase, VAT has been removed from solar panel installations until April 2027, so the price of generating your own electricity has reduced.

5. You may also be able to access funding to help with the cost of the installation

Unlike a boiler, your solar panels should work efficiently without a yearly service. You shouldn’t need to pay extra costs for maintenance packages to keep them running well. In fact, you don’t usually even need to clean your solar panels – we get enough rain in the UK to do that for you.

The typical lifespan for a solar panel installation is 25 to 30 years. As part of our standard installation package, you’ll get a 24 month installer warranty, 15 year manufacturer warranty on solar panels, a 10 year inverter warranty (the inverter converts the electricity you generate into electricity you can use), and a 30 year performance warranty too, which guarantees a minimum generation performance each year. Terms and conditions apply for each warranty.

Solar batteries aren’t a compulsory addition to a solar panel installation. However, they can add a great deal of value depending on how much electricity your system will generate as well as how much electricity you use, and when you use it. The more electricity you generate and store, the less you’ll need to purchase from an energy supplier. Alternatively, you may be able to sell any surplus electricity you generate back through a SEG tariff. We’re able to provide proposals with and without a battery, so you can understand the costs and benefits of adding one to your home.

The size of battery you need depends on your own electricity consumption and solar generation. There’s no benefit to buying a larger battery than you need as you may struggle to generate enough electricity to fully charge the battery and, if you do, you may not use the electricity you generate. We will tailor design the system to suit your actual energy usage and, reassuringly, our Alpha battery is modular, so can be increased at a later date if you need to do so.

Will my investment pay-back be quicker if I have more panels installed?
You’ll certainly generate more electricity with more panels, but this needs to be considered against the increased installation cost. Our survey process will help find the optimal balance for you.
Is it worth waiting for better solar technology? Solar technology has been refined over the decades and solar panel efficiency is now very high. With the cost of living having increased recently, installing solar now could have a positive impact on your electricity bills. Our proposal will detail the specification of the materials we’ll use, and the payback period for you.
Will I generate more electricity on a hot day? It’s the amount of sunlight the panels are exposed to rather than the temperature that generates the electricity. That means you can generate electricity all year round. It’s worth noting that due to daylight hours being shorter in autumn and winter, generation during those months is likely to be lower.
Will I need to continually clean my panels? It is true that dirtier solar panels won’t be as efficient as clean ones, but in the UK the natural rainfall generally keeps them operating well (less so if they’re less than 15 degrees or flat). There’s nothing wrong with an annual sponge clean, just with water though.
Will my solar panels work with other renewable technologies? Solar panels can be used to help power air source heat pumps, electric vehicle chargers and solar hot water systems, but it’s always worth checking the specific make and model of those technologies in detail to confirm this before installing them.

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The £500 will be credited to your ScottishPower electricity account within 30 days of your final solar payment being received. This is a limited time offer and may be withdrawn at any time. Terms and conditions apply. Not yet a ScottishPower energy customer? No problem! Just switch your electricity account to ScottishPower before your solar installation is paid in full to be eligible for the £500 credit.

2

As per standardised calculations and guidance from MCS, the example annual electricity bill savings figure is based on the following assumptions: 1) the customer is in the Midlands; 2) with a 12-panel, South-facing solar array (on a 35 degree roof slope with no shading) and a solar battery (5.2kWh usable capacity) installed; 3) is at home half of the day, with annual electricity usage of 3,500 kWh and a unit rate of £0.23831 based on our Standard Variable tariff prices effective from 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 and 4) the customer uses 53% of what they generate and receives a separate payment at a unit rate of £0.15 for the remaining 47% that they export.

3

Price is based on a 4 Panel “Electrify” package (on-roof) in Central England, fitting to concrete tiles (not slate), single elevation of scaffold, with single-phase electrics, and no complexities, for example installing above a conservatory or digging trenching required for electrics.

4

This statement is based on ScottishPower’s SmartGen+ tariff available only to customers who installed solar panels &/or solar batteries with ScottishPower. ScottishPower conduct market analysis regularly to update and verify this position.

5

Subject to availability on your hardware. Kwh of electricity generated in England and Scotland is based on a 10 solar panel, 3.5kWp system installed by ScottishPower.

6

Prices correct as at 16.02.23. Subject to change.

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As per standardised calculations and guidance from MCS, the example earning figure is based on the following assumptions: 1) the customer is in the Southeast of England; 2) with a 12-panel, South-facing solar array (on a 35 degree roof slope with no shading) installed; 3) is at home half of the day; 4) the customer uses 20% of what they generate and receives a separate payment at a unit rate of 0.15p per kWh for the remaining 80% that they export.

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