Let ordinary people rent photovoltaic panels

How many homes have a rent-a-roof solar panel scheme?

While the Feed-in Tariff was in effect, more than 900,000 homes in the UK had solar panels installed – so we can estimate that around 27,000 households signed up for a rent-a-roof scheme. What were the problems with rent-a-roof solar panel schemes?

Are rent-a-roof solar panels free?

Rent-a-roof schemes provided free solar panels to households all over the UK during the 2010s – but there were plenty of strings attached. They stand in contrast with current-day solar subscription services like Sunsave Plus, which allow you to retain control of your roof, your solar panel system, and your future.

What is a solar panel rent-a-roof scheme?

The Rent-a-Roof scheme lets people who can’t otherwise afford solar panels gain access to them, through installers who will setup solar panels on roofs for reduced prices. Installers can then sell any excess electricity generated back to the grid.

How do rent-a-roof solar panels work?

Rent-a-roof solar panel schemes required homeowners to give a solar company the rights to their rooftop or the airspace above it for up to 25 years. That company would then install rooftop solar panels for free, in return for receiving the household’s Feed-in Tariff payments.

Can you still get solar panels if you rent a roof?

All rent-a-roof schemes which offered free panels in return for Feed-in Tariff payments are shut to new customers, but there are still solar leases that homeowners can access. Solar subscriptions also provide an alternative way for homeowners to get rooftop panels without paying an upfront cost.

What are'rent-a-roof' solar panels?

‘Rent-a-roof’ solar panel schemes were another name for solar installations that required a roof lease, meaning homeowners had to give a solar company the rights to their rooftop or the airspace above it for up to 25 years. They exploded in popularity after the government introduced the Feed-in Tariff in 2010.