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Lower rates on every job, plus a free safety certificate each year.
- 5% off labour
- 5% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
Solar panel and battery storage installation in Colchester
Lighting Electrical installs solar panels and battery storage for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Colchester and nearby Essex towns. The work puts generating equipment on the roof and storage in the property, with the relevant electrical paperwork when the job is complete.
“Ten years on Colchester housing stock and I have seen most of it: terraces where the lighting circuit has been extended once too often, boards fitted before RCDs were standard, new builds with sockets nowhere near the kitchen. I check the earthing, the bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before I price anything, because the age of a house settles nothing on its own.”
Valandi KotorriElectrician · NAPIT
Who needs solar panels and battery storage
- Homeowners, landlords and businesses fit solar panels and battery storage to generate electricity on site and keep some of it for later.
- A house that runs a heat pump, an EV charger or daytime home working can use generated power on site.
- Landlords use generation and storage to cut the electricity a property draws from the grid.
- Shops, workshops and offices that use power through the day can run equipment from the array.
What installation covers
The job covers the electrical generating kit, the storage unit when it is part of the work, testing and the certificate.
Included in the installation
- Check of the consumer unit, earthing, bonding and whether the supply can carry generation
- Fitting of solar panels, inverter and isolation on the property
- Fitting of battery storage when that unit is part of the job
- Testing of the new generation and storage circuits
- The relevant electrical certificate and a handover of the equipment settings
Not included automatically
- Roof repairs, tiles and covering beyond the panel fixings
- Planning applications and other external approvals
- Decorating and making good of interiors after the electrical work
What happens on the day
We arrive, isolate the circuits that will take the solar and battery connections, fit the equipment and leave you the certificate.
- 01
Arrival and isolation
We check the consumer unit, earthing and bonding, then isolate the circuits that will take the solar and battery connections.
- 02
Fitting panels and battery storage
Panels go on the roof, the inverter and battery go where the supply can reach them, and new circuits are terminated.
- 03
Testing and the certificate
We test the generation and storage circuits, restore the supply and leave the relevant electrical certificate with you.
What solar and battery storage cost
Solar panel installation from Lighting Electrical starts from £5,500 for fitting solar generating equipment. Roof layout, how many panels the property can take and any consumer unit work change the figure above that starting price.
- The £5,500 figure is a starting price for solar panel installation, not a fixed cost for every roof.
- Roof layout, how many panels the property can take, and any consumer unit work change the figure above £5,500.
- A written price is produced before work starts so you can see what the starting price buys on your property.
What you get from solar and battery storage
You are left with solar panels on the roof, battery storage in the property, a handover of the equipment and the relevant electrical certificate.
- Installed equipment and handover
- The panels, inverter and battery are left working, with the settings explained before we go.
- Roofing and external approvals stay defined
- Roof work beyond the panel fixings, and planning or other external approvals, stay outside the electrical installation Lighting Electrical has fitted.
- Power you generate and store on site
- Daylight generation feeds the property and leftover units sit in the battery for later use.
Why customers choose Lighting Electrical for solar
Lighting Electrical is NAPIT registered and writes prices before solar panel installation starts. You receive the relevant electrical paperwork when the generating equipment is fitted.
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Best rates, same-day priority booking, three free safety certificates a year.
- 15% off labour
- 15% off certificates
- Free safety certificates, 3 times a year
- Same day priority booking
- 2 emergency call-outs a year
Recent work from Lighting Electrical
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by Lighting Electrical; they are not all presented as solar panel and battery storage installation work.
Solar and battery questions
These answers cover cost, battery storage, power during the visit, paperwork and Colchester work for solar panel installation.
How much does solar panel installation cost?+
Solar panel installation from Lighting Electrical starts from £5,500. Roof layout, how many panels the property can take and any consumer unit work change the figure above that starting price. You get a written price before work starts.
— Valandi Kotorri
Do you fit battery storage with solar panels?+
Yes, Lighting Electrical installs battery storage with solar panels when the supply can carry the extra load. Lighting Electrical checks earthing, bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before writing the price. The battery is left working with the array and you keep the relevant electrical certificate.
— Valandi Kotorri
Will the electricity stay on while you work?+
Lighting Electrical isolates the circuits that will take the solar and battery connections. Other circuits stay on where the consumer unit allows that split. The supply is restored before we leave and you keep the certificate.
What paperwork do I get after solar installation?+
You get the relevant electrical certificate for the solar and battery circuits Lighting Electrical has fitted. NAPIT registration covers the notifiable electrical work. Roofing and external approvals are not that certificate.
Do you install solar panels in Colchester?+
Yes, Lighting Electrical installs solar panels and battery storage in Colchester and Stanway. Book Online and the visit is booked from the roof, the supply and the kit you want. Reviews cover the company's electrical work as a whole.
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Lighting Electrical books solar panel and battery storage work from the roof, the supply and whether a battery is part of the job.