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Janet and Robert’s story: our electricity usage halved

Janet and Robert added a 3.6KV photovoltaic system to their recently converted 1960s bungalow, near Inverness. Ecology provided mortgage finance for the project under our C-Change energy improvements discount, to enable the purchase of the solar panels.

Alongside the panels, Janet and Robert have added a multi-fuel stove, solar water heating and a south facing conservatory to maximise passive solar gain. The works have been undertaken using recycled materials wherever possible.

Our home has now achieved an A rating for Energy Efficiency, and in the first week of operation of the photovoltaic system, our electricity usage from the grid halved.

Janet and Robert, Ecology borrowers

Janet and Robert's bungalow
Janet and Robert's bungalow

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