All your solar & battery needs under one roof.

Across our own installs we typically see payback in around 5–6 years, and sometimes a little under that. Two things drive it: we design and fit everything with our own engineers, so there's no subcontractor margin on the price, and pairing the panels with a battery on a time-of-use tariff earns on both the solar you use and the cheap overnight electricity you store. Your own figure depends on your unit rate, roof orientation and how much you self-consume — we give you the real numbers at your free consultation. After payback, the system runs essentially free for the remaining 15+ years.

We register your install with the relevant certification scheme and SEG. You apply to your preferred SEG supplier (Octopus, E.ON, British Gas all pay competitive rates). Export payments come monthly or quarterly direct from them — and you can switch SEG supplier independently of your import tariff.

Standard grid-tied solar shuts off during a cut for engineer safety. If blackout backup matters, we'll fit a battery with a dedicated backup circuit so your essentials (lights, fridge, WiFi) keep running. Adds £400–£800 to the install.

Yes — we manage the DNO G98/G99 application end-to-end. Planning is rarely needed for residential (permitted development covers most homes), but where it is, we handle that too. You don't deal with the network operator or planning office at all.

One or two days on the roof for most UK homes. Scaffolding goes up the day before, panels and inverter go in the next morning, and we hand the property back with everything tested and monitored from your phone before we leave. Total timeline from signed contract to switch-on is usually 3–6 weeks, most of which is the DNO commissioning step.

25 years on the panels, 10–12 years on the inverter, and 10 years on batteries — all manufacturer warranties, registered direct with the brand so they stay valid for the full term independently of any installer.

You still generate — just less. A UK 4 kW system typically produces around 70% of its annual output between April and September and 30% between October and March. Even on a grey winter day you'll see 5–15% of a sunny summer day. Annual figures we quote already factor in real UK weather — no rose-tinted calculator maths.

For most UK homes, 5–10 kWh is the sweet spot. Smaller and you spill solar to the grid for pennies; larger and you'll cycle it less than once a day, slowing payback. We size based on your evening usage, EV charging plans, and whether you're on a time-of-use tariff like Octopus Agile or Intelligent. If a battery doesn't earn its keep yet, we'll tell you straight.

Yes — every Geko hybrid inverter is battery-ready, so adding storage later is a few hours' work with no panel disruption. Many customers start solar-only, watch their actual usage for 6–12 months, then size a battery on real data. The total cost is slightly higher than bundling at install, but you make a better-informed decision.

The system stays with the property — solar PV is widely recognised as a value-adding home improvement, and many surveyors reflect it in their valuations. Manufacturer warranties on the panels, inverter and battery stay with the system and transfer to the new owners automatically. We send transfer paperwork on request.