Watch & Read: Wait… You Can Get Paid for Solar?”
How can a home go from paying for electricity to getting paid? With the right solar setup, generating more energy than you use can turn excess power into income instead of a cost.
What this video covers
This is one of KMM's top-of-funnel short-form videos — a 60-second introduction to a topic worth understanding before you book a survey.
How can a home go from paying for electricity to getting paid? With the right solar setup, generating more energy than you use can turn excess power into income instead of a cost.
UK domestic solar economics
- Typical 4.3kWp install: £6,900–£8,200 fitted (VAT zero-rated until March 2027)
- Average UK domestic unit rate: 28p/kWh on standard variable tariffs in May 2026
- Self-consumption: ~38% without battery; ~75% with a properly-sized 9.5kWh battery
- SEG export: best 2026 rates are E.ON Next Export (16.5p), Octopus Outgoing Fixed (15p), Good Energy Solar Savings (10p)
- Typical payback: 12–14 years without battery; 9–12 years with battery
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
Related KMM pages
Subscribe for the next video
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.
Book a fully funded survey to apply this to your project
Tell us your postcode, sector and current electricity spend — we will run a desktop assessment inside 5 working days. No deposit, no pressure.
Book Fully Funded Survey → 0115 647 3822