New Solar Together Project for domestic PV in London

We are also pleased that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is repeating last year’s domestic solar panel installation project as part of his effort and plan to get London to zero carbon by 2050 (that is a late target, but Sadiq is the first Mayor to have a zero carbon target for London). The group-buying scheme for solar panels is running again, to reduce prices as far as possible with bulk-buying, but you need to hurry to get registered (with no commitment at this stage) by 21 October. The more people join in, the cheaper the panels become.

We are particularly pleased that Islington Council is again supporting this effort to reduce carbon emissions. Other participating Boroughs are Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Sutton, and Waltham Forest. Not sure why Haringey has dropped off the list, that’s a bit sad. The website says that residents living in non-participating boroughs can join in as well.

We had solar panels put on our house at the back this time last year under the last scheme. We are very pleased with them, the energy they are saving for us, and the contribution we are now making to the UK’s renewable energy. The installers were charming and efficient.

We hope that lots of Archway and Islington residents (and other Londoners!) will get signed up for this. To register, go to http://www.islington.gov.uk/solartogether

Solar Panel Installation under the Mayor's Solar Together Scheme

We are delighted to see our new solar pv panels being installed today on our house in north Archway, as part of the Mayor of London’s Solar Together project. They have only cost £3,500 plus £600 to connect to the hot water system. An absolute bargain, and the installation is proceeding smoothly with Solar Together’s chosen company Ecolution. I believe that the current round of installations is closed, but anyone interested should register their interest with Solar Together to build impetus for another round, website is here: https://solartogetherlondon.ichoosr.com/Product/index.rails The panels are very much cheaper than usual, and this price saving is achieved by bulk buying.

The Solar Together project is part of the Mayor’s Solar Action Plan, the first of its kind in London, and sets out how the Mayor (our Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, a great improvement on his predecessor), will put London on track to achieving 1 gigawatt of installed solar capacity by 2030, and becoming a zero carbon city by 2050. With climate change becoming much more imminent (as per the IPCC’s latest report, and our own experiences) the Solar Action Plan is an encouraging step forward.