Petersfield is a market town on the edge of the South Downs, with a Georgian square, a lake-side heath and a good deal of thatch, flint and clay tile in the streets around it. It is also a town where people think hard before changing anything about their home, which is the right instinct for solar. DES Renewable Energy designs and installs solar panels, battery storage and EV chargers across Petersfield, Sheet, Steep, Liss, Buriton and the villages of the GU31 and GU32 postcodes, and we start every job with a proper look at the roof rather than a standard package.
Why solar works in the Petersfield area
Hampshire is among the sunnier parts of England, and the Downs shelter the town without casting much shade over the housing itself. What matters more than the region is your own roof: which way it faces, how steep it is, and whether mature trees or a neighbouring building shade it at key times of day. Panels generate from daylight, not only from direct sun, so a bright overcast day still produces something. An east and west split can suit a household that is busy in the morning and the evening, and we model those layouts alongside a south face so you can see the difference before you decide.
Homes and roofs we see locally
- Georgian and Victorian town houses. Much of the centre is in a conservation area, and some buildings are listed. Rules differ from street to street, so we check what applies to your property at the start, not after you have chosen a design.
- Properties inside the South Downs National Park. Permitted development often still applies to panels on a house roof, but the park authority’s guidance is worth knowing. We advise on neat, low-profile layouts that suit the setting.
- Village cottages and farmhouses. Around Steep, Buriton and Langrish you will find clay tile, slate and some thatch. Thatch needs a specialist approach and is not always suitable for roof panels, so a ground-mounted array or an outbuilding roof is sometimes the better answer.
- Post-war and modern estates. Straightforward roofs in Petersfield and Liss are quick to scaffold and fit, and are often a very good match for a modest array with a battery.
What we install in Petersfield
- Solar PV installation, sized to your roof and to the way your household really uses electricity.
- Battery storage, so daytime generation can carry you through the evening instead of flowing out to the grid.
- EV charger installation, useful in a town where many people drive to work in Winchester, Portsmouth or Guildford and would rather charge from their own roof.
- Maintenance and repairs for existing systems, including inverter faults, bird damage and arrays that have stopped performing as they should.
Bills and export income
Each unit you generate and use at home is a unit you do not buy from your supplier, so the benefit shows up on your bill from the first sunny week. Without a battery, a typical home uses a fair share of its own output during the day. With one, that share rises, because the evening peak is covered from storage. Anything left over can be sold back through the Smart Export Guarantee, and as an MCS-certified installer we can register you for it. Rural properties, with longer cable runs and higher heating or hot water demand, can see a particularly good return from storage and a solar diverter. We build your estimate from your own consumption and roof, and we would rather give you a cautious number that holds up than an exciting one that does not. Residential solar and battery installations also currently carry 0% VAT, which is due to end on 31 March 2027.
Accredited, with our own teams
DES Renewable Energy is MCS-certified, NAPIT-registered and a member of RECC, the consumer code that governs how renewable energy installers sell, contract and honour guarantees. Our work comes with an insurance-backed guarantee. Our surveyors, roofers and electricians are our own directly employed teams, not subcontractors, so the people who design your system are the people who stand behind it. We handle the DNO notification and the registrations as well. Petersfield is one of many places we work; our solar panels in Hampshire page covers the wider county, including nearby Winchester and Chichester.
Get a free solar quote in Petersfield
The simplest first step is a free, no-obligation quote. Tell us about your home, roughly what you spend on electricity and whether you drive an electric car, and we will come back with a proposed design, a generation estimate and a candid view of payback. Request your free quote here and talk to someone who has worked on roofs like yours.