200 years to recoup solar panel cost
September 4, 2008 by kotoman · Leave a Comment
‘The reality is that most people struggle with the cost, time and effort it takes to make these changes’ said Joe Martin from RICS. source: metro September 3, 2008 by kotoman · Leave a Comment 
It would take homeowners more than 200 years to recoup the cost of installing solar panels through lower energy bills. They would save just 324 a year from the panels, which cost between £4,000 and £5,000 to install and can cause major disruption to homes, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. But having cavity insulation installed in external walls would cost just £440 for a terraced house, rising to £2,4000 for a detached property, and could cut energy bills by as much as £145 a year.
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