Domestic

Energy freedom at home

Installing a comprehensive renewable energy solution is the ultimate in home improvement as it adds immediate value to your property and ongoing savings on your bills.

Our wide range of products also includes ways of maximising the use of the energy you generate through water heating and storage, plus charging stations for electric vehicles.

Whilst costs keep rising and money is losing value, invest in a home energy solution that will give returns to your wallet and increase your property value.

Questions about Domestic systems

How many solar panels does a typical Northern Ireland home need?

There is no single correct number. The right solar PV system depends on annual electricity consumption, when that electricity is used, available roof space, orientation, shading and whether the home also has battery storage, an EV or electric heating.

A household with relatively low electricity use may benefit from a smaller array, while a home with a heat pump or electric car may be able to make productive use of considerably more solar generation.

Future Renewables assesses the property and electricity requirements before recommending a system size, rather than basing the design simply on a standard number of panels.

How much can solar panels reduce my electricity bill?

The saving depends on how much electricity your system produces and, importantly, how much of that electricity you use yourself rather than importing electricity from the grid.

Households that can shift electricity use into daylight hours, store excess solar generation in a battery, charge an electric vehicle or use solar electricity for a heat pump can often increase their level of self-consumption.

Electricity tariffs and export payments also affect the financial return.

Future Renewables can estimate expected annual production and help you understand how the proposed system could interact with the way your household actually uses electricity.

CASE STUDY

Busy family with large energy bills, get huge cost reduction

6kW array with Solis inverter and smart water heater.

Benefits

Annual benefit estimate almost £800, system payback in just under 7 years*
The family can monitor their energy usage on the myenergi app

*at electricity prices at installation

Testimonials

"Replacing our old oil burner with an air source heat pump saved us over 25% on our energy bills almost straightaway. Hot water, warm home - perfect!"

Mrs S

Domestic installation, Co Tyrone

“The experience with Future Renewables was made so easy from the initial consultation with Neill Elliot to meeting the Engineer David and speaking with Clare in the office. Everyone was polite and courteous and did everything to sort out a few initial teething problems with as little fuss as possible. I would recommend the Mitsubishi Ecodan Heating System and definitely recommend Future Renewables to install it.”

J.D. Mitsubishi Heat Pump Customer

"I have a ground mounted solar PV array, air source heat pump, my eddi water heater and a zappi electric car charger. I find that these systems work really well together, it’s great to be able to heat the water and charge my hybrid car using my own renewable energy. The excess energy that we don’t use in the house is exported to the grid, which also helps to reduce our energy bills. Having had an air source heat pump for quite a few years now, I would never go back to more conventional heating. It just runs away, without giving any trouble and it’s lovely not to have to worry about ordering oil. I have the myenergi app on my phone which lets me see what we are using and how much of energy use we are generating ourselves."

Mrs E

Solar PV and heat pump customer, Co Fermanagh

“We had been thinking about Solar Panels for some time, mostly because of the ever rising cost of electricity, we checked out six different companies in great depth. This was a great way of educating ourselves to the pros and cons; we saw demonstrations of the way the different companies worked and the end results. In the end we went with Future Renewables, they were reliable, tidy, fitted the panels neatly to the tiles. They also walked us through the process and kept us informed at all times. As for the cost, they could not be beat considering the quality and service they provided. We would have no reservations recommending Future Renewables to anyone”

Mr & Mrs S

Solar PV, Co. Down

“Future Renewables input to our new build project was my husband’s idea. Definitely he chose to engage the correct company and also was on message selecting, with Neil’s assistance, exactly what renewable technologies we utilised. Whilst it’s a bigger initial investment to go solar and air source heat pump, it now has come home to roost as perfect timing with the state of the energy market. Neil and Clare at Future Renewables have been brilliant form first contact. Neil had a clear understanding of the technology, and details how it would work for us. Professionalism, enthusiasm, commitment and integrity are all appropriate words to describe our experience. So much so, we are now working with Future Renewables looking at an electric vehicle fast charging station at home, additional solar panels, home batteries and a bit of wizard electronics to make best use of the solar energy we produce. This will make the initial investment and top up investment financially beneficial to us with a shorter payback time. Whilst everyone asks about the initial investment into renewable technologies the bigger impact is also for consideration when we hear about global warming attributed disasters we at least have tried to do the best we can afford. Thankfully Neil and the team at Future Renewables can best advise to fit your needs and budget but I must say they are not in any way a pressure sales or service company. You get clearly designed information regarding your property and clear pricing and then left to decide. It says volumes about thie ethos. We definitely have no hesitation in recommending Future Renewables.”

Mrs S

Solar and heat pump installation, Co Down