Moving To A House With Solar Panels

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.

Moving to a house with solar panels. 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. If it was purchased you should find out if the system s warranty is transferable. 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. Yes it is theoretically possible to move your solar panels but it probably wouldn t be worth your while.

In short when you lease you don t own the panels. Plus your solar pv system probably won t work as efficiently even when it is moved. 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. 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.

For homeowners currently leasing solar panels contact the company you re leasing from about moving the equipment to your new location. Before you buy you ll want to find out more information about the lease terms. If the system is leased you can either take over that lease or buy out the system. Moving into a home with solar panels.

Unless you have an enormous system you ll no longer be eligible for feed in tariff payments. Blog post friday 16 september 2016. Solar installations owned by the homeowner bring serious value to a home. 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.

Either way you ll want to request the solar contract so you can review it before purchasing the home. If you take the system with you you will also need to deal with the roof and fade damage discussed above. Moving house brings with it a mixed bag of emotions it s exciting but also stressful at the same time. 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. The costs will be huge. 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. Back to all posts.