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A solar survey app that has been approved for sale on iTunes. The UK Solar Survey app for UK home owners uses the iPhone to do a "self survey" and see if energy consumption, orientation, shading, roof space and application are correct for PV. Consumers enter details about their property and use their finger to draw the obstructions and shading on the roof space, then the software's algorithms do the rest.

Andy Proctor, creator of the app, saw the iPhone as the best platform with it's built in compass and access to customers interested in PV with iTunes.

The benefit is an independent result that you can then compare with your quote from a PV company and interrogate the quote, the company and the price.

You can also check out the feasibility before contacting an installer, as well as selecting to have MCS installers contact you after seeing your results, should you choose to offer this information to the installers on the UK Solar Survey database of installers.

The UK Solar Survey website has more information and the app can be downloaded on iTunes.

The android and web-based version are due out Q4 of 2011

www.uksolarsurvey.co.uk

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Wednesday 30th November 2011

The UK's solar panel installer A Shade Greener Ltd Group of Companies has just celebrated it's 10,000th install which accounts for approximately 10% of all installations completed in the UK.  To ensure A Shade Greener meets it's targets a southern office has been opened in Paulton, South of Bristol to widen it's reach and to deal with increased demand from people wanting free systems. 

A Shade Greener has reassured people looking to do their bit for the environment whilst still saving money that "free solar is still free"  The cut in the FIT tariff spurned a flurry of concerned enquiries from homeowners wanting free solar who were worried that our offer would no longer be available. 

Stewart Davies, Managing Director has assured anyone who is concerned that they may have missed out on getting a Free solar PV system: 

"We still have thousands of Free systems to install on suitable homes, free solar is still free." 

Some concerns received by A Shade Greener's Yorkshire office included: 

1. Will customers now have to make payments towards a solar PV system? 

"Our systems have always been free and will remain so; we do not charge anything to our customers. There are no hidden costs or charges and we do not plan to ask our potential customers to "chip in" towards the cost of installing a system." 

2. Are cheaper panels going to be used and will panels be rationed to each home to cut costs? 

"It would not be in our interest to use sub-standard components, our systems have to last for at least 25 years and be as productive as technologically possible. We do not plan on installing cut down versions of our systems." 
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