HotROCs Case Studies
A hot new deal for the planet
begins in Newbury
Who: Doug Larsen
Where: Berkshire
What: Schuco solar thermal panels
Makes: 2129 kWh per year
Earns: Around £96 per year
Douglas Larsen wanted to save on his gas bills but also reduce his impact on the environment. He lives in a 5-bedroom house in Newbury and had solar thermal panels installed through the online Good Energy Shop. He was also one of the first people to be join the Good Energy HotROCs scheme, the UK’s first Renewable Heat Incentive.
Douglas said “…after having my solar thermal panels installed through Good Energy’s Shop, I have become one of the first customers in the country to be part of Good Energy’s pioneering Renewable Heat Incentive. My decision to install solar panels was initially an ethical one – a method to reduce my gas consumption and my carbon footprint. Thanks to this incentive, it has now become an economic one too.”
The Start’s get paid to heat
it up in Herefordshire
Who: Tim and Fiona Start
Where: Herefordshire
What: Genersys solar thermal panels
Makes: 1980 kWh per year
Earns: Around £89 per year
The Start’s were already Good Energy customers before they signed up to Good Energy HotROCs, the UK’s first Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. They are now getting paid for all the heat they produce from their solar thermal panels.
The Start’s have always taken simple, effective measures to reduce their carbon footprint like walking, cycling and using public transport (but not flying). They grow their own vegetables, buy local produce, and are active (and creative) recyclers. For them, having already installed Solar PV, renewable heat technology in the form of solar thermal was the next positive step.
On joining the new HotROCs scheme, Tim and Fiona commented, “This is a great innovation and unique from Good Energy. It is another way to help us reduce our bills and improve the return on investment of our solar panels. It will help boost micro-generation in the UK and reduce the country’s carbon emissions.”