Spain is seeing a rise in popularity for balcony solar panels, offering a cost-effective way to reduce electricity bills in apartment buildings. These DIY panels require no major installation or consent from building residents.
Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear. They are easy to install, and knock chunks off electricity bills. It may not be Romeo and Juliet, but Spain ’s balcony scene is heating up as the country embraces what has hitherto been a mainly German love affair with DIY plug-in solar panels .
Manufacturers say that installing a couple of 300-watt panels will give a saving of up to 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill. With an outlay of €400-800 and with no installation cost, the panels could pay for themselves within six years. In Spain, where two thirds of the population live in apartments and installing panels on the roof requires the consent of a majority of the building’s residents, this DIY technology has obvious advantages. With solar balconies, no such consent is required unless the facade is listed as of historic interest or there is a specific prohibition from the residents’ association or the local authority. Furthermore, as long as the installation does not exceed 800 watts it doesn’t require certification, which can cost from €100 to €400, depending on the area. “The beauty of the solar balconies is they are flexible, cheap and plug straight into the domestic network via a converter, so you don’t have to pay for the installation,” says Santiago Vernetta, CEO of Tornasol As the cost of solar panels continues to fall, Vernetta says the labour cost of installation is often greater than the price of the materials. As with all solar power systems, balcony power only works in daylight and a battery storage system can add at least €1,000 to the installation cost. Raquel Paule, director of the Madrid-based Fundación Renovables, says the increasingly popular energy communities, where residents can benefit from solar installations on the roofs of nearby schools and sports centres, are another way around the problem of majority consen
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