{"id":1614,"date":"2013-08-01T14:25:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T13:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anytrades.co.uk\/?p=1614"},"modified":"2013-08-01T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T13:25:59","slug":"solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/eco-homes\/solar-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm weather providing extra boost to solar panels"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s about time the British summer gave us some sun and the last two months have seen temperatures we could have only dreamed of in the last few years. And it\u2019s not just our tans which have been boosted by the warm weather over the past two months, but the level of solar power generation has substantially increased too. <\/p>\n

In fact, both the Government and major industry figures have claimed that the UK\u2019s burst of sunshine has seen record levels of solar power.
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\nAnd more and more homeowners have been making the most out of solar\u2019s potential, with 100,000 installations in the last 12 months alone, bringing the UK\u2019s total to 450,000. Together, these solar panel systems generate 2.7GW of energy (2% of Britain\u2019s demand in a 24-hour period). <\/p>\n

The Solar Trade Association reports that solar panels have overtaken wind power for the very first time in terms of electricity generation. This is enabling homeowners to significantly reduce their energy bills, whilst earning a healthy Government-backed income for the power their system produces. <\/p>\n

With solar panels you can:<\/p>\n