Repower installs its first solar generation site since the end of the Covid lock-down.
Demonstrating their faith in Repower Balcombe and our community owned Co-operative model, together with the success of our solar arrays on two of their buildings at their vehicle breakers yard at Pease Pottage, the Bridges family asked us to install solar panels on their buildings at Brook Farm, Reigate. The buildings were once used for farming but have been refurbished as industrial units, to be powered with green energy, at lower prices than those available from the main energy suppliers.
Panels – 65 Canadian Solar 405W
Inverter – Solis 25.0
System Size (kWp) – 26.325
Annual Generation (kWh) – 25,325
CO2 savings (tonnes/year) – 6.47
Overall generation exceeds the forecast by some margin. We believe this is due to sunlight reflection from the roof just below the panels. See Post Installation photograph above. We are currently organising an Export Meter for the site to improve the Co-op’s financial return. To benefit from export, each site must reach a level acceptable to the buyers (energy companies) and that covers the cost of the additional meter.