Solar panel installers in Boston
We install solar panels on homes in Boston and the villages around it, Kirton, Wyberton and Frampton among them, certified under MCS. Our Boston page covers packhouses and commercial roofs. This one is about houses, where flood risk, open fenland wind and a large rented sector shape the job.
Flood risk and where the kit goes
Boston knows what the sea can do. The tidal surge of 5 December 2013 flooded more than 800 homes and businesses in the town, and the Boston Barrier, working since December 2020, now protects many thousands of properties from the next one. The town still sits on low ground, so it is worth checking your own street on the government's long term flood risk service.
Panels on the roof are safe from water. The inverter, the battery and the isolators are not, so we site them high, following the government's guidance to keep electrical equipment at least 1.5 metres up. A battery also has to stay out of lofts and roof spaces and away from the way out of the house, under PAS 63100, the British Standards code for home batteries, so a raised garage wall or a weatherproof outdoor battery is often the answer.
Open fenland and the wind
There is very little to break the wind across the fens, and a roof in Boston can see gusts that a sheltered town never does. The mounting kit is chosen and fixed to the wind load for that roof's height and exposure, using pitched roof kits tested under MCS 012, the scheme's standard for how they hold on.
Flat land has its upside. There are few hills or tall buildings to shade a roof, so a south facing slope in Boston generates well right through the day, and an east and west roof splits the output between morning and evening, which can suit a household out at work.
Rented homes and the energy rating
Privately rented homes in England must reach at least an E on their Energy Performance Certificate before they can be let, unless an exemption is registered. Solar panels improve the rating, and on a house that is close to the line they can be the most practical improvement available.
Who gains from the electricity depends on the tenancy. Where tenants pay their own bills they get cheaper daytime power, and the landlord collects the export payment if the system is registered in their name. In a house with the bills included, the whole saving comes back to the landlord.
Working in Boston.
Our team at CES Lincs frequently works in Boston, in the town and out at Kirton, Wyberton and Frampton. For solar panels in Boston, ask for a free quote and we will survey the roof, check where the kit can safely go and give you figures you can rely on.
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