Moving To A House With Solar Panels

Moving house brings with it a mixed bag of emotions it s exciting but also stressful at the same time.

Moving to a house with solar panels.

If you are moving into a house that has solar panels congratulations you have chosen a home which will provide you with low carbon and low running costs. Leasing solar panels is a different story. If you take the system with you you will also need to deal with the roof and fade damage discussed above. In short when you lease you don t own the panels.

If you stop using power in your house your panels are still making solar power so that extra power gets sent back to the energy grid for which you earn a feed in tariff. Back to all posts. If the system is leased you can either take over that lease or buy out the system. On average aussies move house every 7 years and with 1 in 5 aussie households now having solar panels on their roof it s no surprise that moving into a house with existing solar happens a lot.

We didn t and are having to go through a lot of red tape to show that we own them. Either way you ll want to request the solar contract so you can review it before purchasing the home. Solar installations owned by the homeowner bring serious value to a home. If it was purchased you should find out if the system s warranty is transferable.

You will need to contact your solar provider and talk to them about moving your panels to the new location and what that process entails. Buying a house with solar panels in a lease ppa if the house you are interested in has a leased solar energy system it means that the current homeowner sends a monthly payment to the company that installed the panels. What happens when you move into a house with solar panels depends on whether the system was purchased or leased. For homeowners currently leasing solar panels contact the company you re leasing from about moving the equipment to your new location.

Just one thing to be wary of when you move into a property with pre existing panels make sure that somewhere you have it in writing that you have bought the solar panels with the house if that is the case. Unless you have an enormous system you ll no longer be eligible for feed in tariff payments. If you re looking to buy a house with solar the single most important question to ask is if the system was purchased by the homeowner or leased or financed through a ppa from a solar company see all options for buying solar panels. Before you buy you ll want to find out more information about the lease terms.

Moving into a home with solar panels. Blog post friday 16 september 2016. Plus your solar pv system probably won t work as efficiently even when it is moved. Ultimately the more organised you are the easier it will be which is why we ve put together some moving hacks to save you a world of stress when it comes to moving day.