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What are the benefits of solar? With Simon Peat – Positive Energy Ep9

Louise Frohlich
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Published on 29 July 2025
  • Simon Peat, CEO of Project Solar UK, is our ninth guest on Positive Energy
  • Project Solar is the UK’s leading solar panel installer, with 45,000 installations
  • It has helped thousands of homeowners reduce their energy bills and go green
  • Watch the podcast on YouTube or listen on Spotify

Watch episode 8 of Positive Energy – powered by The Eco Experts, with Project Solar UK CEO Simon Peat in conversation with host Max Schwerdtfeger and editor Roland Ellison

For episode 9 of Positive Energy, we’re proud to welcome Simon Peat. He is the CEO of Project Solar UK, a company that prides itself on being the country’s largest and most trusted solar panel installer, helping “thousands of homeowners reduce their energy bills and carbon footprints with confidence.”

Project Solar UK works to provide reliable solar solutions backed by lifetime warranties and delivers high-quality solar systems to future-proof homes. For those looking to make the switch to renewable energy such as solar panels and solar batteries, Project Solar UK makes it an affordable and straightforward journey. 

It also holds accreditations from the Home Insulation and Energy Systems Quality Assured Contractors Scheme (HIES), the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), ensuring high quality benchmarks for products, financial transparency and high levels of customer satisfaction. 

In this episode we speak to Simon about what sets Project Solar apart from other solar companies, what it’s like setting up a solar business, and what the biggest barriers to solar adoption currently are. 

Simon also tells us about the myths and misinformation surrounding solar and helps debunk those myths. On top of that, he’s here to tell us about all the positives of solar energy, including the savings you’ll see on your energy bills and the untapped potential of Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) payments. 

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Check out our guides below: 

Episode 1 – Bean Beanland

Episode 2 – Ramin Hakimov

Episode 3 – Chris Hewett

Episode 4 – Claire Gardner

 Episode 5 – Pauric Foody

Episode 6 – Leah Robson 

Episode 7 – Bean Beanland (again!)

Episode 8 – Lucy Shea

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Louise Frohlich

Joining Eco Experts in April 2024 as Editorial Assistant, Louise has a keen interest in low-carbon technology and enjoys writing about anything sustainability related.

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