Electrical and solar guides from CES Lincs
Straight answers about solar, storage and ventilation, written for Lincolnshire properties rather than for anywhere in general.
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Can You Charge an Electric Car From Your Solar Panels?
Yes, you can charge an electric car from your solar panels, but how much of the car's charge the sun provides depends on three things. The car has to…
Fixed Wire Testing for Lincolnshire Businesses
Fixed wire testing is the inspection and testing of a building's permanent electrical installation, meaning the distribution boards, the circuits…
What Holiday Parks Should Check Before the Season Opens
Before a holiday park opens for the season, the electrical checks that matter most are the periodic inspection of the site's installation, every…
How Much Does It Cost to Install a Home EV Charger?
Installing a standard 7kW home EV charger costs roughly £800 to £1,200 outside London and the South East in 2026, supplied and fitted, according to…
How Much Does an EICR Cost in Lincolnshire?
An EICR for a typical three bedroom house costs roughly £150 to £250, going by a UK price guide published in 2026…
What's the Difference Between MVHR and Extractor Fans?
An extractor fan pulls damp air out of one room while it is switched on and sends the heat in that air outside with it, and the air that replaces it leaks…
What to Expect From a Solar PV Installation in Skegness
For most Skegness homes, a solar PV installation takes a few weeks from the first visit to a working system, and the part you actually live through, with…
Can You Get Paid for the Solar Energy You Don't Use?
Yes, you can get paid for the solar energy you don't use. Under the Smart Export Guarantee, every large electricity supplier has to offer a tariff that…
How Long Do Solar Batteries Last?
A good home solar battery should last well beyond ten years. The lithium iron phosphate batteries that now dominate home storage are typically warranted…
Can You Retrofit MVHR Into an Existing Home?
Yes, MVHR can be retrofitted into many existing homes, but whether it is worth doing depends on two things above everything else. How airtight the house…
How Much Do Solar Panels Cost?
For most homes in 2026, a fully installed solar panel system costs somewhere between about £5,000 and £10,000. A typical four kilowatt system of around ten…
How Many Solar Panels Do I Need to Power My Home?
For most homes the answer lands between eight and fourteen panels. A modern panel is around 400 to 450 watts, so ten of them make a system of roughly four…
Does MVHR Help With Condensation and Damp?
Yes, and for condensation damp in particular it is one of the most effective things you can fit. Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery removes moist…
Will a Solar Battery Power My Home in a Power Cut?
Not on its own, and this is the single most misunderstood thing about home batteries. A standard solar and battery installation shuts down completely the…
Do You Need Planning Permission for Solar Panels?
In most cases, no. Solar panels on a house count as permitted development, which means you can have them installed without applying for planning…
How Long Do Solar Panels Last?
Solar panels last around twenty five to thirty years, and a good many carry on well past that. What confuses the question is that panels do not stop…
Can You Add Battery Storage to Existing Solar Panels?
Yes. In nearly every case you can add battery storage to existing solar panels, and it is one of the more straightforward jobs we take on. The panels stay…
How Much Does a Solar Battery Cost?
A home solar battery in 2026 typically costs somewhere between around £3,000 and £13,000 fully installed, with most households landing in the region of £4,000 to…
Do You Need MVHR in a New Build?
You do not strictly need MVHR specifically in a new build, but you do need a proper ventilation system, and in the airtight homes now being built MVHR is very often…
How Long Until Solar Panels Pay for Themselves?
Most domestic solar systems pay for themselves within around seven to twelve years, after which they carry on generating close to free electricity for well over a…
How Coastal Weather Affects Solar Panels in Skegness
Coastal weather affects solar panels in Skegness in two quite different ways, and the balance is more positive than most people expect. On the plus side, the cooler air…
Adding Battery Storage to Your Lincolnshire Home
Adding battery storage to your Lincolnshire home lets you store electricity, whether the solar power you generate or cheaper power bought overnight, and use it later…
Does MVHR Cut Your Heating Bills?
MVHR can help reduce your heating bills, but it is worth being honest about how, and by how much, because it is not a heating system and it is sometimes oversold as one.…
Do Solar Panels Work in Winter?
Yes, solar panels do work in winter. They generate electricity from daylight rather than heat, so they keep producing on cold, cloudy and overcast days, just at a lower…
Are Solar Panels Worth It in Lincolnshire?
Yes, for the majority of Lincolnshire homes and businesses solar panels are worth it, and the county is actually one of the better-placed parts of the country for them.…
What Size Solar Battery Do I Need?
There is no single right answer, but for most homes a solar battery somewhere between 5 and 10 kilowatt hours covers the job well, and the right size for you depends…
How Does Solar Battery Storage Work?
Solar battery storage is a system that captures the electricity your solar panels produce during the day and holds onto it so you can use it later, rather than sending…
What Is MVHR and How Does It Work?
MVHR stands for Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery. It is a whole-house ventilation system that continuously removes stale, damp air from your home and replaces…
Are Solar Panels Worth It in 2026?
For most homes and businesses, yes, solar panels are worth it in 2026, and the case for them is stronger now than at almost any point in the last decade. Electricity…