Help combat climate change and generate your own energy – choose EDF Energy Microgeneration
What is Microgeneration?
Microgeneration harnesses the power of nature to generate electricity for your home. By using nature’s resources we could help you to reduce your own carbon footprint and generate your own renewable energy
It’s a relatively simple process. We offer two microgeneration options available for your home.
- Solar Photovoltaic (PV) – converts sunlight into electricity that can be used to run appliances in your home
- Solar Thermal – converts energy from the sun to heat hot water in your home
For more details on either of these options click on the information tabs above.
Why choose Microgeneration?
- Solar Panels generate energy from renewable sources, which means lower CO2 emissions – good for you, good for the planet
- The more energy you generate yourself – the less you buy from us
Doing our bit and helping you do yours
In addition to encouraging you to reduce your carbon emissions, we’ve given ourselves some pretty challenging targets too. We’re committed to creating a more sustainable future.
That’s why we launched Our Climate Commitments and pledged to reduce the intensity of our CO2 emissions from our electricity production by 60% by 2020.
With more people using solar energy, we could all have a brighter future.
For a brighter future
Harnessing the power of the sun to produce solar energy is now easier than ever with EDF Energy. Here we’ll explain exactly how solar PV works, how it could help you reduce your CO2 emissions and even deliver up to 40% of your electricity needs*. Our dedicated Green Energy Team will guide you step by step through the process, from finding the right solar solution for your home through to arranging the installation.
What is Solar Photovoltaic (PV)?
Solar PV is a solar electricity generating system commonly referred to as a photovoltaic, or PV generator – which converts sunlight into electricity that can be used to run the appliances in your home.
Solar PV Panels
If you want to generate your own ‘green’ electricity - installing a Solar PV system could be the way to go.
* Based on generation figures provided by the Energy Saving Trust, using a standard 2.08kWp installation generating 1768kWh per year and a typical average household electricity consumption of 3,300kWh per year. Actual savings may vary.
The main advantages of installing Solar PV panels:
- Generates electricity without producing CO2
- Could help save up to almost 1 tonne of CO2 a year*
- Our standard installation system could deliver up to 40% of your home electricity needs^
- Can be integrated in, or mounted on an existing building structure
- Fully installed electricity generation system
- You could sell the electricity back to us - click on the 'Sell your energy to us' tab to find out more
* Saving of 993kg of CO2 per year based on information provided by the Energy Saving Trust using a standard 2.08kWp installation generating 1768kWh per year. Actual savings may vary.
^ Based on generation figures provided by the Energy Saving Trust, using a standard 2.08kWp installation generating 1768kWh per year and a typical average household electricity consumption of 3,300kWh per year. Actual savings may vary.
Our simple step by step guide takes you through the whole process, from first call through to installation.
Step 1
Call our dedicated Green Energy Team on 0800 051 1905†. They’ll talk you through home energy generation solutions for your home, and though each step of the installation process.
Step 2
We’ll ask a few simple questions about your home and advise you about grants that may be available, as well as providing information about planning permission. If your property sounds suitable, we’ll arrange a free site assessment. If it doesn’t, we can still give you plenty of advice on how to become greener at home.
Step 3
At a convenient time (where the assessor will be able to gain access), a trained assessor will call to survey your property. We will usually confirm the cost of the installation within a few days and advise you if there is anything that needs to done prior to the installation. For non-standard installations this may take a little longer and costs may vary.
Step 4
We’ll ask you to pay a deposit (by cheque or credit/debit card) towards the cost of the work before going ahead and arranging a suitable date to gain access to your property for the installation to be carried out. (The balance will be due on completion of the work and can be paid in the same way.)
Step 5
Our Green Energy Team will then arrange the installation, managing the whole process from start to finish. The installation will usually take 3 days for Solar PV panels.
If you have any questions about our Solar PV product please call our dedicated Green Energy Team on 0800 051 1905†
Harnessing the power of the sun to produce solar energy is now easier than ever with EDF Energy. Here we’ll explain exactly how solar Solar Thermal works, and how it could help you reduce your CO2 emissions.
Solar thermal panels convert energy from the sun to heat hot water. According to the Energy Saving Trust this could provide you with up to a third of your annual hot water needs.*
*Information provided by the Energy Saving Trust. Savings and heating outputs are approximate figures derived from an average of savings and outputs made by 4m2 flat plate and 4m2 evacuated tube solar thermal installations, using hot water heated by the installation in place of water heated by gas, and based on the average water heating requirements of a gas heated three bedroom semi-detached house with three occupants. Actual savings and outputs may vary.
The main advantages of installing Solar Thermal panels:
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Our standard installation could heat up to a third of your hot water without
producing CO2* - Could help save you up to 325kg of CO2 a year*
- Can be integrated into your roof
- Choice of evacuated tubes or flat panels
- You might not need to run your boiler in summer to heat your hot water
- Hot water can be generated during the day and used in the evenings
*Information provided by the Energy Saving Trust. Savings and heating outputs are approximate figures derived from an average of savings and outputs made by 4m2 flat plate and 4m2 evacuated tube solar thermal installations, using hot water heated by the installation in place of water heated by gas, and based on the average water heating requirements of a gas heated three bedroom semi-detached house with three occupants. Actual savings and outputs may vary
This guide takes you through the whole process from call through to installation.
Step 1
Call our dedicated Green Energy Team on 0800 051 1905†. They’ll talk you through home energy generation solutions for your home, and though each step of the installation process.
Step 2
We’ll ask a few simple questions about your home and advise you about grants that may be available, as well as providing information about planning permission. If your property sounds suitable, we’ll arrange a free site survey. If it doesn’t, we can still give you plenty of advice on how to become greener at home.
Step 3
At a convenient time (where the assessor will be able to gain access), a trained assessor will call to survey your property. We will usually confirm the cost of the installation within a few days and advise you if there is anything that needs to done prior to the installation. For non-standard installations this may take a little longer and costs may vary.
Step 4
We’ll ask you to pay a deposit (by cheque or credit/debit card) towards the cost of the work before going ahead and arranging a suitable date to gain access to your property for the installation to be carried out. (The balance will be due on completion of the work and can be paid in the same way.)
Step 5
Our Green Energy Team will then arrange the installation, managing the whole process from start to finish. The installation will usually take 2 days for Solar Thermal panels.
If you have any questions about our Solar Thermal product please call our dedicated Green Energy Team on 0800 051 1905†
Choose Microgeneration and you could reduce your energy bills by generating clean free energy for your home and selling electricity back to us through an
EDF Energy Power Purchase Agreement for electricity generation.
How it works
We can offer you three ‘buy back’ energy options to suit a range of Microgeneration systems:
- Generation Metered – if you’re a residential customer with an appropriate Ofgem accredited generation meter we’ll pay you every unit of electricity generated through your Microgeneration system*
- Un-metered – we’ll pay you £10 per KW of installed load a year, please call our Green Energy Team on 0800 051 1905† for further information.
- Export Metered - If you have an Ofgem accredited ‘export’ meter we can purchase just the energy that goes into the ‘grid’ from your home
Are you eligible for a Power Purchase Agreement?
To qualify for a Power Purchase Agreement you must meet the following criteria:
- You are an EDF Energy electricity supply customer
- You have an Ofgem approved generation or export meter installed at your property unless you take our unmetered buy back option. Both generation and export meters are currently included within EDF Energy's standard Solar PV installation package.
- You have grid connection approval from your local Distribution Network Operator – we can arrange this for you when we install your Microgeneration system
If you would like to take part in the EDF Energy Power Purchase Agreement, or to find out more - Call our Green Energy Team free on 0800 051 1905†.
*The price we pay customers for their electricity varies depending on factors including the type of microgeneration technology and the output of the installation, please call our Green Energy Team on 0800 051 1905† for further information