{"id":2163072,"date":"2026-09-25T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2163072"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:20:02","slug":"sunlight-salary-exactly-how-much-solar-panels-knock-off-your-energy-bills-even-under-grey-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2163072","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sunlight salary\u2019: Exactly how much solar panels knock off your energy bills \u2013 even under grey skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/80\/27\/1200x675_cmsv2_a717e371-746f-5220-b990-cfa6a7feb211-9928027.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2925514-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2925514\" data-cid=\"9917124\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure 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\/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Unsplash<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Unsplash\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspCraig Saueurs\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1790342402\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-09-25 15:20:02 +02:00\">25\/09\/2026 &#8211; 15:20 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An analysis of more than 15 million UK homes by solar software company GreenSketch estimates that an optimised rooftop solar and battery system could save the average household around \u20ac1,100 a year \u2013 what the company calls a \u2018sunlight salary\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Even in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the average savings topped \u20ac930.<\/p>\n<p>The findings show that household savings depend on more than sunshine alone. Electricity prices, the angle of your roof, when you use power, battery storage and payments for electricity sent back to the grid are all important factors. <\/p>\n<h2>Grey skies aren\u2019t a barrier to solar power<\/h2>\n<p>Researchers used satellite imagery to model individual homes, accounting for the slope of rooftops as well as their orientation, local electricity use and hourly solar generation.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest Wales had the highest average estimated savings at around \u20ac1,160 a year, followed by southeast England at about \u20ac1,150. In Northern Ireland, the best returns were found in the east rather than the south, which GreenSketch says shows that local weather and geography can affect solar generation as much as geolocation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Cooling your home and lessening eco-anxiety: What are the hidden benefits of rooftop solar panels?<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Europeans are making the most of cheap solar panels \u2013 by creating green garden fences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Those figures challenge the idea that solar panels only make financial sense in sunnier places. Although they generate more electricity in direct sunlight, solar panels still produce power on overcast days \u2013 good news for Europe\u2019s <strong>less sunny<\/strong> stretches.<\/p>\n<p>Solar can also cover the cost of installment relatively quickly. The <strong>Energy Saving Trust<\/strong> \u2013 an independent UK energy advice organisation \u2013 estimates that a typical system can pay for itself in 10 to 12 years.<\/p>\n<h2>Europe has barely tapped its rooftop potential<\/h2>\n<p>The UK findings point to similar potential elsewhere around Europe.<\/p>\n<p>If solar panels don\u2019t need Mediterranean sunshine to cut electricity bills \u2013 especially when paired with <strong>batteries<\/strong> that let households store power generated during the day and use it later \u2013 they could make financial sense far beyond southern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>Joint Research Centre<\/strong> (JRC) study published earlier this year found that solar panels on rooftops could meet 40 per cent of the EU\u2019s long-term electricity needs by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>In Finland and Denmark, non-residential roofs alone could provide at least 95 per cent of the solar capacity targeted for 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Still, just one in ten European rooftops has solar panels, according to the JRC, leaving enormous room for further expansion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2928331-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2928331\" data-cid=\"9926300\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2928331-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/63\/00\/480x270_cmsv2_b15ca756-814f-56ea-b931-50adf75cb30d-9926300.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Deepwater Horizon crisis remains the largest marine oil spill in history\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Climate<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Mapped: Oil slicks cover an area 3 times the size of Spain every year<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2928103-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2928103\" data-cid=\"9925084\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2928103-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/50\/84\/480x270_cmsv2_2363d0dd-c84f-560b-af0b-e3c41dc77cfc-9925084.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"File Photo. 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class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;Only the starting line&#8217;: Germany plans to quit fossil fuels by 2045<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Britain may be famous for grey skies and rainy days, but its sunshine could still help residents shave more than \u20ac1,000 a year off household electricity bills.An analysis of more than 15 million UK homes by solar software company GreenSketch estimates that an optimised rooftop solar and battery system could save the average household around \u20ac1,100 a year \u2013 what the company calls a \u2018sunlight salary\u2019.Even in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the average savings topped \u20ac930.The findings show that household savings depend on more than sunshine alone. Electricity prices, the angle of your roof, when you use power, battery storage and payments for electricity sent back to the grid are all important factors.\u00a0\u00a0Grey skies aren\u2019t a barrier to solar powerResearchers used satellite imagery to model individual homes, accounting for the slope of rooftops as well as their orientation, local electricity use and hourly solar generation.Southwest Wales had the highest average estimated savings at around \u20ac1,160 a year, followed by southeast England at about \u20ac1,150. In Northern Ireland, the best returns were found in the east rather than the south, which GreenSketch says shows that local weather and geography can affect solar generation as much as geolocation.Those figures challenge the idea that solar panels only make financial sense in sunnier places. Although they generate more electricity in direct sunlight, solar panels still produce power on overcast days \u2013 good news for Europe\u2019s less sunny stretches.Solar can also cover the cost of installment relatively quickly. The Energy Saving Trust \u2013 an independent UK energy advice organisation \u2013 estimates that a typical system can pay for itself in 10 to 12 years.Europe has barely tapped its rooftop potentialThe UK findings point to similar potential elsewhere around Europe.If solar panels don\u2019t need Mediterranean sunshine to cut electricity bills \u2013 especially when paired with batteries that let households store power generated during the day and use it later \u2013 they could make financial sense far beyond southern Europe.A Joint Research Centre (JRC) study published earlier this year found that solar panels on rooftops could meet 40 per cent of the EU\u2019s long-term electricity needs by 2050.In Finland and Denmark, non-residential roofs alone could provide at least 95 per cent of the solar capacity targeted for 2030.Still, just one in ten European rooftops has solar panels, according to the JRC, leaving enormous room for further expansion.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/09\/25\/sunlight-salary-exactly-how-much-solar-panels-knock-off-your-energy-bills-even-under-grey-&#8220;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/80\/27\/1200x675_cmsv2_a717e371-746f-5220-b990-cfa6a7feb211-9928027.jpg&#8221;] Culture news Digging into the past: Greece launches living history digital archive No Comment Ukraine: Russian drone barrage on Kyiv kills teenage boy and wounds 20 residents Health news How much is obesity costing European economies? 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