Solar panel orders soaring as Highland homes and businesses turn to Inverness firm Cairngorm Windows amid the energy crisis
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Cairngorm Windows has been enjoying a whopping 200 per cent increase in orders for fitting solar panels to Highland homes and offices in response to the energy price rise.
This surge has helped take demand for the Inverness windows manufacturer’s solar panel business to a record high.
It comes after releasing an innovative new battery unit product, storing electricity from panels to use later rather than drawing power from the National Grid.
Joint managing director Chris Dowling said: “We’ve been having an excellent year on solar sales.
“People are realising that these panels store energy from daylight, not sunshine – and the Highlands has more daylight hours than the rest of the UK.”
Mr Dowling indicated that the average solar panel order value has increased significantly since the pandemic.
But enquiry rates have rocketed since August, when Cairngorm introduced a new 10-year battery technology product, the size of a DVD player, which can hold 2.4 kilowatts of electricity from solar panels.
“We’ve been inundated with calls as people see the potential benefits of a ‘double act’ with batteries and panels,” Mr Dowling added.
“One hour’s storage, for instance, can charge a family’s mobile phones and TV all evening.
“Purchasers also like being able to track their battery’s contents in real time.
“The energy price rises and the battery technology have combined to give our solar panel business a major shot in the arm and we’re gearing up to meet this expanded market.”
Cairngorm, which has a £10 million turnover, employs 110 people at its manufacturing facility in Inverness’s Longman industrial estate.
