Panels on a 1930s sandstone semi
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Eight panels, two rows of four, on the south-facing half and clear of the chimney. About 3.4 kilowatts at peak.
- Time on site:
- 1 day
- Paperwork:
- G98, notified after switch on
Four panels on a whitewashed cottage
East Neuk, Fife
A small roof, so a small system sized to what the house actually uses.
- Time on site:
- 1 day
- Paperwork:
- G98, notified after switch on
Battery and inverter in a utility room
Linlithgow, West Lothian
Fitted on a solid wall with its own isolator switches, so it can be turned off safely in seconds.
- Time on site:
- Half a day
- Paperwork:
- G98, notified after switch on
A solar-aware charger on a gravel drive
Bridge of Allan, Stirling
Set to charge from spare sunshine first, then cheap overnight power.
- Time on site:
- Half a day
- Paperwork:
- Network operator told
A battery added to eight ten-year-old panels
Glenrothes, Fife
The panels were working well, so we kept them and added a battery in the garage. Its own inverter plus the panels' one come to more than 3.68 kilowatts, so we got the network operator's approval first.
- Time on site:
- Half a day
- Paperwork:
- G99 approval, before install
Bird mesh round an array on a slate roof
Kirkcaldy, Fife
Nests cleared out, then mesh clipped to the panel frames. Nothing drilled.
- Time on site:
- 3 hours
- Paperwork:
- None needed
Rails going on, scaffold and edge protection up
Kinross, Perth and Kinross
Day one of two. Hooks are fixed to the rafters under the slates, the rails bolt to the hooks, then eight panels clamp on.
- Time on site:
- 2 days
- Paperwork:
- G98, notified after switch on
