{"id":24460,"date":"2026-01-05T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/?p=24460"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:02:42","slug":"are-solar-panels-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/blog\/are-solar-panels-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Are solar panels worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">Imogen works for Good Energy. She is a supply customer, and she had solar panels installed at her family home by Good Energy in July 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">In this article, she shares insights into how much money her solar panels have saved her each year, and whether she believes solar panels are worth it two years on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"media-content wp-block animate animate--stacked media-content--left media-content--type-image media-content--layout-default alignwide\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"media-content__content \">\n\n        <h2 id=\"about-imogens-solar-array\" class=\"media-content__heading\">About Imogen&#8217;s solar array<\/h2>\n        <p>We have 12 solar panels installed on our rooftop with a total installed capacity of 4.4kW. They are split across two solar arrays &#8211; one facing South East and one facing South West.<\/p>\n<p>We have a 5.2kW battery to store our excess solar energy, and a 3.6kW inverter. This means that our home can only draw 3.6kW of energy at any one time from our solar panels and battery before it will need to use energy from the grid.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        \n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-content__media animate-element\">\n\n            \n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/good-energy-solar-installed.jpg\" class=\"attachment-super size-super is--portrait\" alt=\"Are solar panels worth it?\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/good-energy-solar-installed.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/good-energy-solar-installed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/good-energy-solar-installed-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/good-energy-solar-installed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/good-energy-solar-installed-768x768.jpg 768w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                \n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-much-have-solar-panels-saved-us-on-our-energy-bill\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much have solar panels saved us on our energy bill?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, our tactic was to try to use as much of our solar electricity as we could. This meant letting our battery charge up fully from excess solar in the day, which we then used in the evening and overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, we decided to join a Smart time of use tariff and charge up our battery on a low overnight rate. This meant that we stored less of our solar electricity in the battery and instead exported more. This led to low electricity bills in the winter as well as the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/solar-panels-2.png\" alt=\"Are solar panels worth it?\" class=\"wp-image-24489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/solar-panels-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/solar-panels-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/solar-panels-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/solar-panels-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/solar-panels-2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Solar energy used at home (kWh)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Unit rate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Savings<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>1623.22<\/td><td>28.62p<\/td><td>\u00a3464.56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>1086.46<\/td><td>26.35p<\/td><td>\u00a3286.28<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta-bar wp-block has-dark-grey-background-color has-background alignwide\">\n        <div class=\"cta-bar__inner\">\n                    <h2 id=\"get-a-quote-for-solar-panels\" class=\"cta-bar__heading\">Get a quote for solar panels<\/h2>        \n                    <div class=\"cta-bar__content\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/products\/solar-panels\/#solar-quote\"  class=\"g-button\">\n                        <span class=\"link__text\">\n            Get a quote        <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-much-did-we-save-from-being-on-a-smart-tariff\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-typestyle-h5\">How much did we save from being on a Smart tariff?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, we joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/renewable-ev-charging\/\">Good Energy&#8217;s Smart EV tariff<\/a>, which has a low overnight rate of just 6.6p between midnight at 5am. We are able to store a maximum of 5kWh from the grid every night. In reality we are actually storing less, particularly in the summer months, as our excess solar electricity is keeping our battery topped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The smart tariff helped us to save an additional \u00a3192.42 over the year, compared with being on a price capped, single rate tariff. This led to <strong>total energy bill savings for 2025 of \u00a3478.70 <\/strong>&#8211; slightly higher than in 2024; and leaving more of our energy to export for payment too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><br>Off-peak grid electricity stored for peak use (kWh)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Unit rate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Savings<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td><br>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>974.3<\/td><td>6.6p<\/td><td>\u00a3192.42*<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>Savings are calculated by comparing the price of buying the electricity at the price cap with the price of buying the electricity at 6.6p \/ kWh. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-much-have-we-earned-through-an-export-tariff\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much have we earned through an export tariff?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is--inner-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/114-Amelio-Solar-Energy-January-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/114-Amelio-Solar-Energy-January-2025.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/114-Amelio-Solar-Energy-January-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/114-Amelio-Solar-Energy-January-2025-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is--inner-block\">\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, we were on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/products\/solar-savings\/\">Good Energy&#8217;s Exclusive rate export tariff<\/a>, paying 25p throughout the year. This tariff is exclusively available to customers that chose Good Energy Solar to install their solar panels and battery, and is available for 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, we moved onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/products\/solar-savings\/\">Good Energy&#8217;s standard export tariff<\/a>, paying 15p \/ kWh. We exported a lot more power in 2025 due to filling our battery overnight from the grid; as well as it being a record year for sunshine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is--inner-block wp-block-paragraph\">Our export earnings are added as a credit on our energy account and help us pay for our other energy usage throughout the year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Exported solar power (kWh)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Unit rate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Savings<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>2350.12<\/td><td>25p<\/td><td>\u00a3587.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>3358.2<\/td><td>15p<\/td><td>\u00a3503.73<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is--inner-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/solar-savings-exclusive\/\">Discover Solar Savings Exclusive &#8211; paying 25p \/ kWh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"total-annual-savings-from-solar-panels\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total annual savings from solar panels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The table below shows our total financial savings from two years of having solar panels. You&#8217;ll see there is a slight drop in year two &#8211; this is because we are being paid a lower rate for our exported electricity. In both years, we are averaging a return on investment of over 9.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Energy savings (solar + battery)<\/strong> (\u00a3)<\/td><td><strong>Exported energy<\/strong> (\u00a3)<\/td><td><strong>Total savings<\/strong> (\u00a3)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>\u00a3464.56<\/td><td>\u00a3587.53 (25p\/kWh)<\/td><td>\u00a31052.10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>\u00a3478.70<\/td><td>\u00a3503.73 (15p\/kWh)<\/td><td>\u00a3982.44<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"so-are-solar-panels-worth-it\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">So are solar panels worth it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In both 2024 and 2025, we\u2019ve been very impressed by the savings from our solar panels and battery. They\u2019ve kept our energy bills consistently low throughout the year, bringing real peace of mind and removing the worry about unpredictable energy costs. From a purely financial perspective, the system is delivering an average return of around 9.5% &#8211; 10% per year &#8211; significantly more than we\u2019d get from a typical savings account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the financial benefits, there\u2019s a real sense of reassurance in knowing that the electricity we use is low-carbon and that our home is contributing to a greener energy grid. Solar panels have also future-proofed our home, making it ready for further low-carbon upgrades such as an electric vehicle or a heat pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So in my opinion, if you can afford the initial cost and you\u2019re confident you\u2019re getting a good price and service from your chosen installer, solar panels are absolutely worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cta-banner cta-banner has-block-decoration animate cta-banner--layout--one-col alignfull has-background has-dark-grey-background-color\">\n        <div class=\"cta-banner__inner animate-element\">\n        <div class=\"cta-banner__content\">\n                            <h2 id=\"get-a-solar-quote\" class=\"cta-banner__heading\">Get a solar quote<\/h2>            \n                            <div class=\"cta-banner__subheading\">\n                    I found it very easy to get a free quote and design from Good Energy. Simply fill out the form and a solar expert will be in touch.                 <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cta-banner__buttons\">\n                                    <div class=\"cta-banner__button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/products\/solar-panels\/#solar-quote\"  class=\"g-button g-button--wide\">\n                        <span class=\"link__text\">\n            Get a quote        <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imogen works for Good Energy. 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