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Solar PV panels — roof-mounted and in-roof

MCS-certified solar PV, sized to your home and your usage. Smart Export Guarantee handled for you.

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MCS-certified installer
TrustMark approved
PAS 2035 compliant
ECO4 approved installer
OMEGA solar pv install

Installed by OMEGA's own teams across Essex, Suffolk, Kent and Cambridgeshire.

Proof, not promises

Why homeowners pick OMEGA for solar pv.

4.9

340+ verified reviews across Google, Checkatrade and TrustPilot

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    Homes upgraded

    Across Essex, Suffolk, Kent and Cambridgeshire since 2018

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    Product guarantee

    Insurance-backed through CIGA, SWIGA and manufacturer cover

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    Quote turnaround

    Written, fixed-price, line-by-line. No pressure, no chasing

The surveyor spent an hour walking us through the whole house, wrote a plan at the kitchen table, and the grant side of it was sorted by them, not by me. Five months in, the bills are down by almost exactly what they said.

JRJulie R. — verified Chelmsford customer, cavity wall + loft top-up, February 2026

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Annual saving

0–9 years

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About this service

Solar PV, designed properly.

A well-sized solar array turns your roof into a 25-year hedge against rising electricity prices. OMEGA is MCS-certified for solar PV, which means the install qualifies for the Smart Export Guarantee and every grant scheme that touches solar. Our surveyors model your annual usage against your roof pitch, orientation and shading before recommending a system — no oversizing, no upselling.

What you get

  • Typical 4kW system saves £1,100+ a year at current unit rates
  • Smart Export Guarantee pays you for every kWh you export
  • 25-year panel performance warranty, 12-year product warranty
  • Battery-ready: add storage now or later without rewiring
  • MCS-certified install — required for all incentive schemes

See the numbers

What solar pv actually costs — and saves

Live tool, Q2 2026 prices. Slide through property size for an honest instant estimate — your real quote will come in writing within 48 hours of a free survey.

The OMEGA difference

Eight things we do that most solar pv installers don't.

Not brand chest-beating. Each of these is something you can phone up and check — written down on every quote, baked into every install.

OMEGA
A typical installer

  • Who turns up on install day

    Our own PAS2030-accredited engineers, directly employed

    Subcontracted day-labour, often met for the first time that morning

  • How the quote is built

    Written line-by-line inside 48 hours, each measure costed and justified

    Pressure-priced on the day with artificial "sign now" discounts

  • Grant and funding paperwork

    ECO4 · GBIS · BUS · HUG2 checked on the first visit, filed by our team

    You chase the forms, or pay full price because nobody looked

  • Survey depth

    Room-by-room heat-loss calc, ventilation check, thermal imaging where it helps

    A 15-minute look round and a best-guess sizing from the EPC

  • Product spec

    BBA-certified materials named on the quote — the installer signs each layer off

    "Generic equivalent" materials chosen for margin, not performance

  • Guarantees you can actually claim on

    25-year insurance-backed product cover plus our own 5-year workmanship guarantee

    1-year workmanship only, manufacturer cover voided by install errors

  • Aftercare once the van drives off

    Same office you called first day. Issues phoned in and fixed, not forwarded

    A different number every time, with "that is out of warranty" as the default reply

  • Honesty when a measure isn't right for your home

    We'll tell you to insulate first, or wait a year — and quote that instead

    Sells the measure that pays the commission, regardless of fit

Ask any OMEGA surveyor to walk through this list at your first visit — if we don't match every row, don't hire us.

Accreditations that matter

Not logos. The certifications solar pv actually needs.

Every one of these is checkable online. Every one changes something concrete about the job — the survey, the materials, the guarantees, the way the grants land.

  • MCS

    Microgeneration Certification — solar, heat pumps, batteries

    Without MCS you can't claim the Smart Export Guarantee, the BUS grant, or 0% VAT. We're fully certified.

  • NAPIT

    Competent-person scheme for electrical work

    Your consumer-unit work, EV charger, solar DC and battery wiring all get notified to Building Control by us — you don't pay Part P separately.

  • RECC

    Renewable Energy Consumer Code

    You get a 14-day cooling-off, a deposit protection scheme, and an independent dispute route. We'd rather never need it, but it's there.

  • TrustMark

    The only endorsement scheme backed by the UK consumer body

    Every install is lodged on the TrustMark register so your cover travels with the property.

How it works

Four steps from survey to handover.

  1. 01

    Generation + savings modelling

    We pull your last 12 months of electricity usage and model the system using MCS-approved irradiance data for your postcode.

  2. 02

    Fixed-price design

    Panel layout, inverter, optimisers (if shading), battery option — all priced in one quote with a 90-day price lock.

  3. 03

    1–2 day install

    Scaffold up the day before. Our electricians are NAPIT-registered — every install gets a DNO G99 or G98 notification.

  4. 04

    Handover + app setup

    SolarEdge or GivEnergy app set up on your phone before we leave. MCS certificate and Smart Export Guarantee application handled by us.

Want a 2-minute answer first?

Not ready to book a full survey?

Tell us a bit about your place and we’ll come back with specific numbers for your home — no slot to pick, no pressure.

Prefer to talk now? Call free on 0800 229 4094.

Quick enquiry — Solar PV

No full-form-fill, no credit check, no follow-up spam. One call to explain what's possible and what it would cost.

No cost. No obligation. No pressure.

What most customers ask first

The honest worries about solar pv — named and handled.

Every homeowner brings two or three silent worries to the first survey. Here's what they are and how we handle them — no salesy dodges.

  • The worry

    How long until solar pays for itself?

    How we handle it

    A typical 4kW self-funded install pays back in 6–8 years and continues saving for another 17–19 under the standard 25-year performance warranty. We model it against your actual kWh usage, not a textbook average.

  • The worry

    What if my roof isn't south-facing?

    How we handle it

    East + west splits generate around 90% of what a south-facing roof produces over a year — and often match your morning and evening usage better, which is where the real savings live. We model your specific pitch and orientation on the survey.

  • The worry

    Do I need a battery straight away?

    How we handle it

    No — we fit a battery-ready inverter on day one so you can add storage any time in the next decade without re-wiring. We'll give you both numbers at the quote stage so you can decide at your own pace.

  • The worry

    Will it leak through the roof?

    How we handle it

    Our MCS-certified install uses proprietary flashing kits and lead-dressed tile hooks. Every install is covered by the MCS workmanship guarantee plus our own 5-year cover. We also photograph every penetration so the evidence exists if you ever need it.

Proof in the data

Why solar pv pays for itself

Cumulative £ saved vs install cost for your property type. Drag the chart to scrub through the years.

Live · grant eligibility check

What grants are likely on your solar pv?

Type your postcode. We'll show which schemes are likely to apply for your property and this measure. The exact eligibility check happens on your free survey — this is the indicator that gets you 80% of the way there.

Heuristic indicator only — the survey is where actual eligibility is decided. Free, no obligation, takes 45 minutes.

Schemes covered · ECO4 · GBIS · BUS · HUG2 · SEG · OZEV · 0% VAT

Grants and funding

Funding you may be eligible for.

Eligibility changes often. Our surveyor checks every active scheme for your home as part of the free survey, and handles the paperwork end-to-end if you qualify.

See all grants and funding →

  • Smart Export Guarantee — paid per kWh you export to the grid by every major supplier

  • ECO4 — full or partial install cover for eligible solid-wall or low-EPC homes

  • 0% VAT on all new domestic solar installs through to March 2027

Common questions

Solar PV — answered honestly.

How long does a solar install take?

Most domestic installs take 1–2 days on site. Scaffold goes up the day before, panels and inverter go in on day 1, DNO notification and app setup on day 2. Battery add-ons add half a day.

What happens on a cloudy day?

Modern panels still generate around 10–25% of their rated output under heavy cloud. Annualised performance is modelled on UK-specific irradiance data, so the savings numbers we quote already account for British weather.

Do I need planning permission?

Roof-mounted solar is permitted development for the vast majority of homes in our service area. Listed buildings and conservation areas need planning consent — we handle the application as part of our service.

Should I add a battery?

A battery typically adds 15–25% to your savings by storing daytime generation for evening use. Payback is longer (8–10 years) but if you have an EV or heat pump it becomes a no-brainer. We can fit the inverter now and add the battery later.

Real installs

Solar PV projects we've delivered

All case studies →
Cambridge

Solar + battery install on a south-facing Cambridge townhouse

4.2kW solar array, 10kWh battery, SEG export tariff. Bill down from £1,840 to £312/year in the first 12 months.

  • +12 points
  • £1,528/yr saved
Read the story →Witham

ASHP + solar + battery on a 1980s Witham detached, BUS-funded

Replaced an 18-year-old gas combi with a 9kW ASHP, added 5kW solar PV and a 10kWh battery. EPC C → A, £1,640/yr saved, BUS covered £7,500.

  • +18 points
  • £1,640/yr saved
Read the story →

Where we install

Solar PV across Essex, Suffolk, Kent and Cambridgeshire.

We install solar pv in every one of our covered counties. Each local team knows the housing stock, the grant routes, and the council-specific flex schemes that apply.

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