All the householders involved had registered their interest in the solar trial after downloading the energy saver app, which was launched a year ago.
Councillor Judy Roberts, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Place, Environment and Climate Action, said:,“These installations are now generating significant clean electricity for Oxfordshire.
“They are helping to provide flexibility, enabling our residents to benefit from cheaper tariffs. They have created savings of around £300 a year for the 100 households who have taken part.”
Through the scheme, householders pay £40 a month for the equipment, rather than having to pay thousands of pounds up front.
The project is part of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s alternative energy markets innovation programme and backed by funding from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP).
NZIP is a £1 billion fund for low carbon technologies and systems and aims to lower the costs of decarbonization, helping enable the UK to end its contribution to climate change.
Tom Woolley, SMS and Metis’s Product and Strategy Director, said, “It’s been such a fantastic partnership and to hit 100 installations is a good point to reflect on the progress.
“There are over 100 more customers contracted and excited about their installations, so we are not slowing down. Together, with our partnership with Oxfordshire County Council, we’re making the energy transition as accessible as getting a mobile phone, and that’s something to be very proud of.”
As well as the solar trial, the council and its partners plan to trial air source heat pump installations for a select number of properties in the future.
