Photovoltaic (PV) installed on the Maintenance Department

Photovoltaics (PV), more commonly called solar panels, generate electricity from solar radiation. The College installed PV during the Maintenance Department refurbishment to generate an estimated 12,000 kWh of electricity per year and therefore avoid the purchase of approximately £1300 of energy. We also registered this PV array under the Government’s Feed in Tariff (FiT) scheme, which essentially pays out for the generation of certain types of renewable electricity. Depending on sunlight hours, the College is expecting to receive around £5,822 each year from this Government scheme. Actual savings and FiT payments will be displayed on this site in due course. Unfortunately, since this installation, the Government have lowered the tariff for their FiT payments, which makes other PV installations less feasible. The College will however monitor this FiT scheme and install PV where reasonable.