Free Solar Panels In Bristol

Bristol, being in the south west region of the UK enjoys one of the highest levels of solar insolation, even higher than that of London. Because of the higher than average amount of sunshine Bristol gets it makes any south facing home in this area an ideal candidate for a solar photovoltaic system. It means that by installing solar on a home in Bristol it would generate more electricity than most other areas of the country, only Cornwall would do better.

In this part of the country there are a few free installers. The two free solar panel companies near Bristol are Ecovision Energy Solutions Ltd based in nearby Tetbury, Gloucestershire. The other free solar installer has their business unit in Corsham and their registered office in close by Chippenham, Wiltshire.

If you are considering getting solar panels for your home can apply here to see if your home is suitable. You should have a south facing home and a large enough clear roof space of up to 30 square metres. Solar panels need a lot of roof space which needs to be clear of obstruction so that the panels can be sited next to each other. With the largest sized solar installations this could mean as many as 22 panels.

Whilst you can take advantage of the free solar panel offers and get free electricity to almost half you electricity bills buying panels is even more beneficial. A home in Bristol with the largest 22 panel system can earn over a thousand pounds a year is tax free solar panel grants for a guaranteed 25 years.

Bristol Solar PV installations in 2010

The figures below show the number of domestic sized solar photovoltaic installations that took place in Bristol during 2010. In April 2010 the government's solar scheme had only just started so you can expect 2011 to see an even greater number of installations take place in Bristol and the surrounding areas due to the favourable conditions in this part of the country.

So far the highest level of take up for solar has been in the BS6-10, BS16, BS20, BS25, BS32, BS39, BS40, BS48 and BS49 postcode areas. The highest level of solar has been installed in Alveston, Rudgeway and Thornbury.

BS1 2 kWp
Bristol city centre, Redcliffe

BS2 18.27 kWp Kingsdown, St Pauls, St Phillips, St Agnes

BS3 25.63 kWp Bedminster, Southville, Bower Ashton, part of Totterdown, Windmill Hill

BS4 11.38 kWp Brislington, Knowle, Knowle West, St Annes, part of Totterdown

BS5 3.7 kWp Easton, St George, Whitehall

BS6 45.31 kWp Redland, Montpelier, Westbury Park

BS7 39.77 kWp Bishopston, Horfield, part of Filton

BS8 30.11 kWp Clifton, Hotwells

BS9 54.56 kWp Coombe Dingle, Sneyd Park, Stoke Bishop, Westbury on Trym, Henleaze, Bristol

BS10 22.82kWp Brentry, Henbury, Southmead

BS11 1.68 kWp Avonmouth, Shirehampton

BS13 2.16 kWp Bedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Withywood

BS14 6.18 kWp Hengrove, Stockwood, Whitchurch, Withywood

BS15 14.58 kWp Hanham, Kingswood

BS16 51.86 kWp Downend, Fishponds, Frenchay

BS20 56.07 kWp Portishead

BS21 33.46 kWp Clevedon

BS22 25.11 kWp Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare, Worle

BS23 11.08 kWp Uphill, Weston-super-Mare

BS24 15.48 kWp Bleadon, Hutton, Locking, Lympsham, Puxton, Weston-super-Mare, Wick St. Lawrence

BS25 40.48 kWp Churchill, Winscombe, Sandford, Shipham

BS26 20.48 kWp Axbridge, Compton Bishop, Loxton

BS27 33.71 kWp Cheddar, Draycott

BS28 26.73 kWp Wedmore

BS29 13.96 kWp Banwell

BS30 21.94 kWp Bitton, Cadbury Heath, Warmley, Wick

BS31 17.56 kWp Chewton Keynsham, Keynsham, Saltford

BS32 40.69 kWp Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke

BS34 4.95 kWp Part of Filton, Little Stoke, Patchway, Stoke Gifford

BS35 74.75 kWp Alveston, Rudgeway, Thornbury

BS36 19.59 kWp Frampton Cotterell, Winterbourne

BS37 31.51 kWp Chipping Sodbury, Yate

BS39 45.5 kWp Clutton, Temple Cloud

BS40 67.7 kWp Chew Valley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Wrington

BS41 30.71 kWp Long Ashton

BS48 64.35 kWp Backwell, Nailsea

BS49 55.72 kWp Congresbury, Yatton