Solar Panel Installation in Hay-on-Wye

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Hay sits directly on the border, which is the side of the county we are closest to. We are based four miles from that line ourselves, so crossing it is normal work rather than a stretch, and Hay is one of the places we are asked about most.

Two things make Hay different from an English market town of the same size. The first is that planning here runs to Welsh rules, which are not identical to the English ones and are worth checking properly rather than assuming. The second is that the town sits within the national park, and inside a national park the permitted development allowances for panels are tighter than they are elsewhere. That does not rule solar out, but it does mean the position on your particular property is something to establish before a design is drawn up.

The building stock is old, stone built and tightly packed through the centre, with a conservation area over much of it. There is also a fair amount of commercial premises for the size of the place, shops and accommodation that are open and drawing power all day, which is exactly the demand pattern solar suits. Out of the town it turns to hill farms and smallholdings, most of them off the gas grid, where roof space is plentiful and electricity is doing more of the heating work.

Solar Work We Do in Hay-on-Wye

• Domestic solar PV. Town properties, cottages and modern housing across Hay and the surrounding parishes on both sides of the border.
• Shops and small commercial premises. Daytime demand is where solar pays back fastest, and a business that is open all day is the ideal case for it.
• Hill farms and smallholdings. Barn and shed roofs, and systems designed around off gas grid heating load.
• Battery storage. Fitted new or retrofitted to an existing array, whoever put it up.
• Servicing, monitoring and fault finding. Annual health checks and diagnostics on any installer's system.

Why Choose Jay's Solar Solutions in Hay-on-Wye?

• The border is not a barrier for usWe are based four miles from it and work both sides as a matter of course, so Wales is not an exception on our map.
• Welsh planning treated as its own thingWales runs its own planning rules and the national park adds to them. We check the position rather than assuming the English answer applies.
• Built for off gas grid propertiesWhere heating comes off the electricity bill, self consumption is worth more and the design should reflect that.
• Free survey, no pressure sellingIf the property does not suit solar, we will tell you so.

How It Works

1. Free site surveyWe come out to your property in Hay-on-Wye and look at the roof, the loft, the consumer unit and where a battery could sit. It costs nothing and there is no obligation attached to it.
2. A written quote you can readPanels, inverter and battery named, so you know exactly what is going on the property and why we picked it. No pressure selling and no chasing you afterwards.
3. We do the workThe electrician who priced the job is the one who fits it, including the electrical side, so there is nobody to hand you over to.
4. Monitoring and aftercareYou can see what the system is generating on your phone, and we can see it from our end, so a fault gets picked up rather than quietly costing you money.