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February 21, 2025 In

Henry’s solar bungalow

Henry was an earlier adopter of solar decades ago, when he lived in Scotland. He wholeheartedly believes in the ability of solar power to change the way we generate electricity. So, when he moved to Leicestershire in 2021 to be nearer to his family, there was no way his new home would be driven by anything other than clean energy he could largely generate himself.

Henry’s solar story

Henry’s son-in-law had chosen our Joju team to install solar on his own home. Henry followed his recommendation, arranging a site survey with us. When our designer Dan visited, we considered the roof layout, the amount Henry needed to generate, and what would work best for his unique set of circumstances.

We installed 10 Canadian Solar 410 W panels, alongside a SolarEdge 3.5 kW HD-Wave Inverter with panel optimisers.

The results

Henry is delighted with his installation and the way it performs. It even had British Gas scratching their heads and reimbursing him £400 after the Spring and Summer months, when Henry largely generates all the energy he uses from his solar!

Listen to Henry’s thoughts on his solar installation

Have a listen to Henry talking about how he found the experience of getting solar installed with Joju Solar here.

If you would like to turn your home into a solar powerhouse, just contact us for a chat and over 18 years worth of energy expertise. We would love to help.

Mary’s solar and battery powered home

The details:

16 Aiko 470W ABC Gen 2 Panels
On Roof Mounting
Bird Mesh
GivEnergy 5kW Gen 3 Hybrid
9.5 kWh Battery (DC Coupled)
2 strings of 8 (left and right block)
Myenergi Eddi
Outdoor rated consumer unit

We install on many homes, day in, day out, and each one is special – for the carbon reduction it brings, the money it saves on energy bills, and the feeling of energy autonomy it gives. When there’s battery storage involved, there’s the reassurance of power during a power cut, and also the option to sell any excess energy back to the grid if you’re on a smart tariff. Installing a myenergi eddi, also means having the option to divert any excess straight to heating the water.

Decision making and answering questions

Our customer, Mary, first started investigating solar panels for her home over 3 years ago and this is her story. This is what Mary says about us:

“Joju came on my radar then. Family matters prevented me from continuing at that time, but when I came back to it, Joju were top of my list from everything I had read – including the ethos of the company.

The easy-to-understand quotes, product and installation information from Leo were of enormous benefit and gave me confidence in selecting Joju for the project. Leo was also great in answering all of my questions (however stupid) both quickly and helpfully”.

Installation and project management

It was great to get Mary’s feedback on the initial part of the process, and what about the experience of having solar, a battery and an eddi installed? Our installation team is always praised for highly skilled workmanship, tidiness and friendliness, but in her feedback, Mary really wanted to single out our project management:

“Ben as project manager was superb. His organisation and project management skills were beyond question. He kept me informed at every stage, and was friendly, informative, and responsive to queries immediately. He also helped me with a clear and full run through of the system and made sure I was happy with it before he left.

Ben also gave me confidence that as I learn the system and have queries, the after care will be readily available. My thanks go to the whole Joju team, and to Leo and Ben in particular, who were excellent.’

During an install, we know how important our installation team is and the quality of our workmanship. Afterall, we’ve been doing this for over 18 years. Mary’s feedback also goes to show just how important communication is too, and our project management team strive to make sure you’ll always be updated and assisted.

Post-installation

And what about Mary’s system now it’s installed? Mary says:

“The system is currently up and running happily and I am very happy with it. I would recommend Joju to anyone and I must say because the 16 panels span the whole roof at the back of the house they look superb.”

That’s what we love to hear. It was a pleasure installing on Mary’s roof to turn her home into a solar powerhouse. We’re so pleased she’s happy with the outcome.

If you’re looking for solar and battery storage for your home, please do get in touch. We’d absolutely love to help and bring our experience to your project.

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August 13, 2021 In

Beautiful and powerful – Mike’s new build home

Our customer, Mike, originally contacted us with architects plans for a new build house. He wanted the house to be highly energy efficient… generating its own power without this negatively impacting on the character and aesthetic of his soon-to-be-built home.

Back to black

We loved working with Mike to bring this vision to life and as solar tiles weren’t widely available at the time of install, and there were technical constraints with the products too, we specified all black solar panels built into the roof.

The all black panels have a black frame, black mono crystalline cells, and a black back-sheet with a neat finish, blending particularly well with dark slate and whilst there is a slight additional cost when compared to traditional on-roof solar, savings are made by not having to install slates and tiles where the panels are located.

We worked with Mike’s main contractor and roofer to complete this solar installation and in terms of the look for Mike’s new home, the panels worked perfectly.

As Mike says,

“We selected the black panels largely for the aesthetics and, given that we were building a new house, it made no sense to put a roof covering on and then put the panels on top… may as well make the panels be the roof covering. It integrates with the house much better”.

Never a truer word, we say!

Panel power

Well, the aesthetic is certainly attractive, but what about the solar generation?

As Mike tells us,

“We can get over 30kWh on really sunny days. In 2021 to date, we have had 3253hWh. We have battery storage now too and our electricity bill is less than £50 per month, which isn’t bad for an electric only house and two electric cars”.

Not bad indeed!

A great experience

Here’s to architecture that not only looks beautiful, but that also definitely generates the power and here’s to a great solar installation experience all round. Jon, our Head of Residential Solar, led the project and as Mike says,

“It was a really good experience, easy, and Jon was great. He did what he said, when he said he would”.

We can’t say fairer than that!

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