Generate your own energy. Export the rest.
SK installs solar PV panels and battery storage systems for homes across the North East. MCS certified, all electrical work signed off, and Smart Export Guarantee payments start almost immediately.
What we offer
Up to £500 saved per year
Typical 4kW North East installation, solar PV only
25-year panel warranty
Industry-standard product guarantee on all systems
SEG export payments handled
MCS certification required — SK registers everything for you
Solar PV
Sized honestly. Performing as quoted.
A typical 4kW domestic solar array in the North East generates around 3,200–3,600 kWh per year, enough to cover most of a home's daytime electricity use. With the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), excess generation is sold back to the grid.
SK doesn't oversell on panel count. The right system is sized to your roof orientation, available space, and your household's consumption pattern. A properly sized system costs less upfront and delivers a better return.
3,400 kWh
Typical annual generation, 4kW North East install
£500/yr
Typical annual saving, solar PV only
25 years
Panel output warranty, all systems SK installs
Estimated Savings
What could you save?
| Setup | Estimated annual saving |
|---|---|
| Solar PV only | £400–£600 |
| Solar PV + battery | £600–£900 |
| Solar PV + battery + heat pump | £1,000–£1,500+ |
Based on current electricity and export tariff rates. Actual savings vary by home size, orientation, and usage.
Battery Storage
Store your solar. Use it when you need it.
A home battery stores the solar energy your home doesn't use during the day and makes it available in the evening when you'd otherwise be drawing from the grid at full tariff rates.
For homes with a heat pump, a battery also enables off-peak charging, storing cheap overnight electricity to run the heating the following day.
Systems SK installs:
- Tesla Powerwall 3 (13.5kWh, expandable to 54kWh)
- GivEnergy home batteries (5.2kWh, 9.5kWh, 13.5kWh)
- Fox ESS and SolarEdge systems
- Retrofit battery to existing solar arrays
80%+
Self-consumption
A battery raises solar self-consumption from ~40% to 80% or more.
£200–£500
Extra saving per year
Typical additional saving on top of solar PV alone, at current tariff rates.
10 yrs
Manufacturer warranty
Leading batteries carry a 10-year product warranty as standard.
MCS Certified
MCS certification is required for export payments.
SK is MCS certified for solar PV. This is required to access the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) payments and is a condition of most roof warranty agreements. All installations are documented and registered with the MCS database.
How It Works
From survey to export payments in 5 steps.
1
Site survey
Roof assessment including orientation, shading, and available area
2
System design
Sized to your roof and consumption. No overselling on panel count.
3
MCS documentation
All compliance documentation and installer certificates
4
Installation
Typically completed in a single day
5
DNO and SEG
Grid connection application and Smart Export Guarantee registration
Book a free solar survey.
MCS certified. Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and North Yorkshire.
Book a free surveyWhat customers say
Installed across the North East.
Christine Patterson
June 2025
★★★★★
Had solar PV and a battery installed. The advice was honest. They didn't oversell on panel count, just told me what would work for my roof. Everything done in a day, all electrics signed off, and export payments started almost immediately.
Graham Robinson
August 2025
★★★★★
Very straightforward from start to finish. The survey was thorough, the system was sized to what my roof could actually take, and the install team were in and out in under 8 hours. Generating and exporting from day one.
Anne Whitfield
March 2026
★★★★★
Retrofitted a battery to our existing solar array. SK handled the DNO application and SEG registration. Everything was explained clearly and the paperwork was all sorted without us having to chase anything.
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