The questions everyone asks – answered straight.

It's a fair question – it's a real investment, and the honest answer is "it depends on your roof and how you use energy." A typical home system runs into the low-to-mid thousands, and the value comes from the electricity you generate and use yourself, export credit for the surplus, and the 0% VAT that applies to qualifying installs until 31 March 2027. Pairing panels with a battery is usually what makes the numbers work harder – it can lift the share of your own solar you actually use from around 30% to 70–90%. We won't quote you a headline figure off a webpage – we'll show you the numbers for your home after a proper survey.

This is the objection we hear most, and we get it – nobody wants to wait a decade to break even. Payback depends on your tariff, your usage, your roof's orientation and whether you add a battery, so it's a range, not a fixed promise. What we can do is model it honestly for your home, with the assumptions written down so you can check them. If the numbers don't stack up for your property, we'll tell you that too – a proper survey, not a sales visit.

No – and be wary of anyone who says they are. Real savings depend on your tariff, how and when you use energy, the weather and your roof, so we quote ranges with the assumptions stated and the source named, never a single guaranteed figure. Standing charges also remain, so nobody honest can promise "zero bills". What we can promise is that the numbers we show you are modelled on your actual home after a survey, not a best-case brochure figure.

Yes – right now, qualifying energy-saving materials like solar panels, batteries and heat pumps carry 0% VAT. It's a genuine, temporary saving, and the honest bit matters: the 0% rate ends on 31 March 2027, after which the reduced 5% rate applies (HMRC VAT Notice 708/6). One thing to note: EV chargepoints are not on the 0% VAT list.

Yes – but the design has to be right, and we'll be straight with you about that. A heat pump's real-world efficiency is measured as SCOP (Seasonal Coefficient of Performance – the honest, year-round figure, not a lab number). Air-source heat pumps typically achieve a SCOP of 2.5–3.5, rising to 4.0–4.5 in well-insulated homes with correctly-sized, low-temperature radiators or underfloor heating. Older, solid-wall homes aren't ruled out – what matters is a proper heat-loss survey and emitters sized for lower flow temperatures. If your home needs some prep first, we'll tell you before you commit, not after.

It can be – but running cost depends on your tariff, your home, the SCOP you achieve and the gas and electricity prices on the day, so we won't give you an unqualified "cheaper than gas" claim. What makes the difference is running the system at low flow temperatures (35–45°C) rather than pushing an old setup to 65°C. We'll model it for your home with the assumptions and the SCOP stated, so you can see the real picture rather than a headline.

Fair worry – everyone's heard the horror stories of scaffolding left up for weeks. A typical solar install is usually up and running in a matter of days, and we agree a scaffolding-down timeline with you up front rather than leaving it hanging. We treat your home as our own and leave it as we found it. Because it's one team start to finish, the people who start the job finish it.

Yes – and this is where a lot of installers fall down. You'll have a named local contact, and because we're the same team that did the work, you're not calling a call-centre queue afterwards. We handle the grid-operator paperwork for you – the Northern Powergrid G98/G99 side – so you're not left chasing forms weeks later. We'll be here long after your panels are up.

We're based in Garforth, east Leeds (LS25), and we regularly work across Leeds, Wakefield, Harrogate, Bradford, Huddersfield and York. We also install nationwide. Wherever you are in the UK, you get the same thing: one accountable team from survey to switch-on.

The kit we fit comes with the manufacturers' own warranties – as a guide, that's typically around 25 years on panels, 10–12 years on inverters, 10 years on batteries and 5–10 years on heat pumps – plus the RECC-backed workmanship protection on the install itself. We'll confirm the exact terms on your quote after the survey, because they vary by product, and we won't promise anything beyond what the manufacturer actually stands behind.