Known as the rent a roof scheme a growing number of companies are offering to fit and maintain solar panels on your roof for free.
Rent your roof space for solar panels.
An agreement to lease your property for a solar installation.
Into a revenue stream.
In essence a solar site lease is exactly what it sounds like.
Free solar pv layout and analysis.
Once you provide us with your address and electricity usage average kwh per month we utilize satellite imagery to design solar panels on your roof or property and provide an analysis of how much of your electric bill you could offset.
As a result you can t install as many panels as you would otherwise be able to if the solar panels were flush against the surface.
Tilting panels up on a flat roof will lead to the panels shading one another unless you space and stagger the rows of panels out on the roof.
In a site lease agreement you turn an unused space your roof an open plot of land a parking lot etc.
Such is the growing trend for energy efficient properties that it is becoming more and more common for utility companies such as british gas to offer to take on a long lease of a homeowner s roof space in order to install solar panels on the roof.
The electricity generated by the solar panels costs less than the electricity you buy from your electricity retailer.
With solar panels that have maximized efficiency you can count on vast energy from the sun and even on limited roof space.
With solar panel installation we re bringing you both independence and added value to your real estate.
Tesla is launching today a solar rental service a brand new way to get a solar panel system on your roof for as little as 50 per month without any long term contract.
Prologis a real estate investment trust reit and one of the world s largest owners of warehouses has more than 450 million square feet approximately 16 square miles of roof space worldwide available for photovoltaic installations and now has solar projects installed or under construction on 41 buildings throughout france germany japan.
Solar panel system on your roof can help reduce your carbon footprint and increase your home value on the market.
It s simple you rent us your roof space so that we can install solar panels on it.
You don t have to pay anything in fact we will pay you rent for your roof.
Whilst initially the offer may seem tempting to a homeowner greater consideration needs to be given as to the benefits and risks involved in entering into such an arrangement.