Home photovoltaics dramatically increase the value of homes. Once they are self-sufficient and reduce their energy waste, they are considered one of the determining factors that raise the average selling price.
In Britain, this increase averages 36,000 euros. A survey conducted in ten major UK cities by energy solution provider EffectiveHome.co.uk concluded that a home photovoltaic adds an average of 32 32,459 to the value of a home. That is about 36,000 euros.
Amount that potential buyers are willing to pay, as this extra money is quickly amortized by the savings involved in energy bills, the presence of a photovoltaic.
The survey looked at prices in ten of the UK’s largest cities and the winner was London. In the British capital, the impact of a photovoltaic roof on the average price of a property (686,321 pounds) exceeds 90,000 pounds.
In the list of the highest performance follows Bristol where the solar panels can add 45,142 pounds to the average price (322,444) of a property. In Edinburgh, the added value is .0 40,095 at the average price of a house (286,397). In Leicester it reaches .5 31,577 with an average home value of 5 225,552. In Manchester, the increase is .2 29,278 at the average price (9 209,134), while the amounts are similar in Sheffield (.0 29,096 with an average value of 7. 207,832), in Birmingham (. 28,762 with an average value of 5 205,445 and in Leeds (. 28,455 with average value at 203,256).
The reasons why solar energy adds value to a property are obvious. It is estimated that the average homeowner can save at least 27 27,500 on electricity bills alone over a 30-year period.
Another reason why homes with built-in solar panels are preferred in Britain is the possibility of selling surplus energy on the national grid. This feature is available all year round but the greatest opportunities are during the summer months when the sunshine lasts longer.
“With household prices soaring in recent years, solar energy can have a significant impact on reducing electricity bills as well as carbon emissions,” said Dan Graby, director of EffectiveHome.co.uk.
Smart homes and Greece
At a time when the effort to tackle climate change and the shift to a green economy is prevalent, homes with photovoltaics on the roofs are in even greater demand. As we gradually enter the era of smart homes, home solar panels will increasingly affect the value of real estate, especially in sunny countries, such as Greece. In addition, the new “Save-Autonomy” program, which has a budget of 850 million euros and the application platform opens in October, subsidizes such systems, among others.
At the same time, the new program for installation on photovoltaic roofs up to 6 kilowatts provides the possibility of selling the generated electricity in the system. This is the sub-number YPEN / DAPEEK / 30971/1190, (Government Gazette 1045B / 26.3.2020) which allows household consumers to sell on the network for a fixed price, all the energy produced by photovoltaics. The old program that concerned systems up to 10 kWp and was addressed, not only to home but also to professional consumers, has expired since December 31, 2019.
The new regulation announced last March concerns solar energy utilized with photovoltaic stations with installed power up to 6 kWp, which must be connected to a home supply. That is, photovoltaics which belong to natural persons and not to tradesmen. As for the sale price, it has been set at 87 € / MWh, ie at 8.7 cents per kilowatt hour.
According to the law, the details of the implementation of the program were to be determined by a ministerial decision in the middle of the year, ie in June, however it has been delayed. The issuance of the decision will allow the program to run from the fall.
