- homes | solar PV support
We are the charity formerly known as Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS)
Supporting homeowners and small businesses
in Cumbria to install solar PV panels
Renewable energy generation is one of our most important weapons in fighting the climate emergency. Despite appearances, there is plenty of sunshine in Cumbria to generate power, let us help you get started.
The aim of our free Solar PV Support is to help install as much solar PV infrastructure as possible. Alongside this goal, we want to help people understand solar PV, how it works and how to go about getting it installed and we also want to get people thinking about energy efficiency.
How it works
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Read our Solar PV FAQs created with Carbon Coop & Electricity NW.
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Solar Wizard can map the potential of your roof and evaluate the viability of solar PV.
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Attend one of our free solar events and get advice about solar PV, meet local installers and hear real stories.
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Complete our questionnaire. We’ll send to vetted solar power installers.
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They will contact you with a quotation and you can liaise from there!
Access to installers
A challenge with the installation of solar panels (PV) at the moment is that demand is outstripping supply. We work with communities to turn many small jobs into one big job to make it more attractive to installers.
“We’re really pleased with the result and keep popping into the cupboard where the electrics are to check progress – we’re like a couple of kids on Christmas Eve! Without your help and support we’d probably be still procrastinating because we had so little knowledge.”
- Our first Solar Made Easy Customer, Ambleside.
Watch our free solar PV webinars on YouTube
Hear a panel of local, vetted installers and local householders answer a variety of questions relating to the costs, benefits and options for the installation of solar PV.
