SOLAR PV, also known as Photovoltaic, is currently one of the fastest growing energy sectors in the
UK and across the world. Because of the ever-increasing utility bills faced by business and
households, mainly due to political uncertainty across the globe, there is now unprecedented and
renewed interest in generating your own green and clean power. With global warming also at the
forefront of our minds and the UK now achieving a worthwhile amount of sunshine in the summer
months, this adds to the attraction of a Solar PV array. In-fact, electricity generated from Solar
Power is now in the top three of renewable energy sources around the globe.
If we go back just over a decade, history reminds us that in 2010 the UK government began offering
attractive benefits (feed in tariffs) for home and business owners who took the plunge and installed
Solar PV Equipment, this decision also created a rush of profitable revenue opportunities for
electrically qualified installers of Solar equipment. The rush by end user customers to achieve the
highest possible feed in tariff available at the time, aka F.I.T, also created additional opportunities
for wholesale suppliers of PV testing equipment such as AC DC current clamp meters, not to mention
the many thousands of inverters and hundreds of thousands of solar panels supplied.
Fast forward to 2022 and the realisation that Europe and the UK was far too reliant on imported
power, coupled with the continued and heightened threat of global warming, SOLAR PV interest
once again took off, albeit this time, on an unprecedented scale. Electrical Training Centres have
since started to offer specific courses on PV Photovoltaic installation methods and how to use
equipment such as solar irradiance meters, and sales of Solar panels, DC Isolators and PV electrical
testing kits are once again booming. Electricians in Birmingham, whether newly qualified or an old
hand with PV Solar installs, have dusted off equipment such as their tried and tested AC DC clamp
meters. It is a very favourable time to be involved in the electrical renewables industry.
This most recent and colossal demand for solar kits and storage batteries from Birmingham based
home and business owners has resulted in most competent installation contractors having several
month’s work booked in advance and as expected, suppliers of materials and test equipment are
also keeping much larger stocks to satisfy this demand. CWS Electrical Distributors is one such
stockist that provides an excellent range of PV Solar Test Equipment from their Great Barr
distribution centre, such as irradiance meters and clamp meters, sourced only from market leading
manufacturers.
In conclusion, Solar PV is high on the agenda for thousands of homeowners and business owners
across Birmingham. Furthermore, with EV Chargers now able to utilise stored power from batteries,
originating from a Hybrid Inverter, the potential for skilled electricians to generate alternative
revenue streams is quickly becoming reality. For all your solar supplies, please do not hesitate to
contact CWS Electrical Wholesalers in Birmingham on 0121 439 8010.
