subject: Turning Your Home Green Can Boost Its Property Value [print this page] Property experts are now stating that adding Green improvements to your home, such as solar panels, can actually add value to your property and of course also make savings on your bills in the short term.
Its been observed that the modern property buyer is now looking for sustainability in their household. It would be natural to assume that people want the cheapest bills possible, but the recent embrace of renewable technology, such as Solar PV, has made the market for Green technology boom in recent years. This is of course aided by FIT (feed in tariff) schemes available from energy providers and generous government handouts in the form of grants and other incentives for property owners to invest in green technologies.
Currently Solar PV is the most popular form of micro-generative energy sources for the home, however in the midst of government incentives Solar Thermal has dipped in popularity. At PGS, we reckon that in a few years this will start to change. Solar PV is a solar installation where electricity for the home is generated. Solar Thermal uses the suns energy to heat your home, supplementing your current heating system with a system that will heat water. As the Winters are evidently getting much colder each year, its only natural that people will be wanting to cut their heating bills. This can easily be achieved through Solar Thermal heating technologies, and with the constant advances of solar panels its clear to see that the technology is easily going to become more and more efficient over the years.
This increase of popularity of Solar technologies is having an effect on the housing market, so if you plan to move in the next few years and also want to install a renewable energy source then this is the best time to do it as itll make your property much more attractive to home buyers.
