It’s vital that you use an MCS installer (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) if you want to benefit from solar panels. If you don’t get a MCS-registered electrician to install your solar panels, you won’t earn money from the government’s Feed-in Tariff. Find out more about MCS installers here.
An MCS installer is regulated
MCS installers are regulated by the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC), which means that if anything goes wrong with your installation you’re protected. Also, it means that your installer knows their stuff when it comes to solar panels.
The RECC sets the standards when it comes to solar panels and other renewable energies. This includes:
- marketing
- pre-contractural information
- quotations
- deposits
- contracts
- guarantees
- after-sales service
Pretty much anything is included in the RECC standards. That means that you can turn to MCS and RECC should anything go wrong.
HIES also regulates MCS.
You’ll get insurance and a guarantee
An MCS installer can offer you the Deposit and Workmanship Warranty Insurance Scheme. That means that the scheme protects your deposit and you’ll get a warranty once the installer finishes the work.
The warranty will last for 2, 5 or 10 years depending on the business and installation.
You won’t get the Feed-in Tariff without an MCS installer
To be eligible for the Feed-in Tariff scheme (FITs), you need to have your solar panels installed by an MCS-registered installer. If you don’t, all you’ll get is the savings on your electricity bills. But even those figures may be lower as they might not be installed properly.
You’ll get 4.18p/kWh of electricity you generate, plus 4.91p/kWh for every unit that you export to the grid. If you live in the south east and get a 4kWp system, you could earn £4,160 over 20 years. That’s not including your electricity bill savings!
There is no guarantee that your solar system is installed properly without using an MCS installer. And with the benefits of the Feed-in Tariff, it makes financial sense to use an MCS-registered installer.
So now you can see the benefits of using an MCS installer for your solar panel system. To find out more about the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, visit their website.