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One of the best parts of the job? No two days are the same. This time we’re out in North Yorkshire, walking a sawmill, talking through ideas, and spotting serious solar potential on a roof that could be doing a lot…
What this video covers
This is one of KMM's mid-funnel explainer videos — useful once you're past the basic 'should I get solar' question and into the how-does-it-work detail.
One of the best parts of the job? No two days are the same. This time we’re out in North Yorkshire, walking a sawmill, talking through ideas, and spotting serious solar potential on a roof that could be doing a lot…
The savings maths in plain English
- The single biggest lever in solar economics is your import tariff. At 28p/kWh, every self-consumed solar kWh saves 28p; at 18p/kWh the same kWh saves 18p
- The second biggest lever is self-consumption ratio. Without battery, typical domestic ~38%; with battery, 75–85%
- Smart Export Guarantee pays you for unused solar at 4–16.5p/kWh
- Cheap-window battery charging on tariffs like Octopus Cosy adds an extra revenue layer — buy at 7p, displace 28p grid use
- UK electricity inflation has averaged 9.2%/year from 2010–2025 — every year you delay, the next system pays back faster
How this applies to your project
If you're researching solar for your own home, farm, factory or commercial building, the principles in this video apply directly — but the specific numbers will vary based on your roof orientation, your import tariff, your half-hourly load profile and your tax position.
KMM's fully funded survey is the fastest way to translate this video into specific advice for your site. We:
- Run a desktop assessment from your MPAN and roof satellite imagery — inside 5 working days, no site visit needed at this stage
- Schedule a drone survey if the desktop assessment shows the project is viable — 3D model of your roof inside 48 hours
- Deliver a bound proposal with full ROI cash model, three finance routes side-by-side, and every commission disclosed
- Decide together — no hard sell, no time-pressured discounts, no deposit required to keep the quote open for 30 days
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Steve and Kieren publish a new video on the KMM YouTube channel — Solar Made Simple every couple of weeks. Topics typically rotate through real customer install case studies, technical explainers, finance route walk-throughs, and tariff comparisons.
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