Solar PV

19 articles

• G98 & G99 Solar PV Grid Connection: UK DNO Guide 2024
• How Many Solar Panels Do I Need? Worked Sizing Examples
  Solar panel sizing calculator: three worked examples (south-facing semi, east/west with EV, shaded bungalow), MCS 012/MIS 3002 basis, orientation/shading yield factors
• MCS Certification for Solar PV Installers: UK Guide 2024
• Smart Export Guarantee (SEG): Rates, Eligibility & Guide UK
• Solar Battery Storage Installation: AC vs DC Coupled UK
• Solar Diverters Explained: Using Excess PV for Hot Water
  Explains how solar diverters route surplus PV generation to an immersion heater via CT-clamp sensing and burst-fire control instead of low-rate SEG export.
• Solar Panel Roof Fixing: Rafter, Seam & Ballast Guide
• Solar PV Cleaning and Maintenance: What to Offer Customers
  Solar PV cleaning and maintenance service offering: panel soiling/output-loss data, MCS/G98-G99 inspection points, upsell structure for installers
• Solar PV Commissioning Checklist: BS EN 62446 & MCS Guide
• Solar PV Earthing & Bonding: BS 7671 Section 712 Guide
• Solar PV Fault Finding: Zero Output & Low Yield Guide
• Solar PV Installation Part P: Notifiable Work & MCS Guide
• Solar PV on Flat Roofs: Ballast vs Penetrating Frames UK
• Solar PV Panel Types UK: Mono vs Poly Half-Cut Guide
• Solar PV Planning Permission UK: Permitted Development Rules
• Solar PV Roof Survey: Orientation, Shading & Load Check
• Solar PV System Sizing: kWp Calculator & Array-Inverter Matching
• String Inverter vs Microinverter vs Power Optimiser UK
• The Smart Export Guarantee Explained
  Explains the Smart Export Guarantee (SI 2019/1005): supplier obligations, MCS certification requirement, and how households register for export payments.