THE solar energy revolution has firmly taken hold across Spain, with demand for solar panel installations soaring as homeowners and businesses alike realise the huge benefits that generating their own electricity can offer.
To cater for the growing demand, Spain’s leading solar panel and green energy company, Mariposa Energía has just opened a new office in Alicante. Launched in San Pedro de Alcántara on the Costa del Sol almost three years ago, Mariposa Energía has gone from strength-to strength, rapidly increasing its reach from Andalucia initially to the whole of Spain.
The new Alicante office is ideally located to support the high level of interest from the English-speaking market, who welcome the ability to work with a company which speaks their language.
As temperatures soar so does demand for solar power. Image Mariposa Energia
Martin Tye, CEO at Mariposa Energía said: “We are delighted to have opened a new Alicante office, with a team on the ground in the area. We pride ourselves on our first-class customer service and so it is important that we have solar specialists based in the Alicante area as local points of contact for our ever-growing client base.”
With more than 300 days of sun per year, Spain is the perfect location for solar panels yet historically the country has lagged behind some of its European neighbours in terms of the numbers of solar installations. This was mainly due to the infamous ‘sun tax’ which previously levied unfair taxes on those who chose to generate their own electricity with solar panels.
Thankfully that tax has been abolished, paving the way for both homeowners and businesses to make substantial savings from this plentiful and renewable source of energy.
“Interest in solar panels is at an all time high,” Martin Tye said. “And it’s easy to understand why when you look at all the benefits an installation has to offer.”
An investment that pays for itself
One of the main factors that has prompted consumers to opt for solar panels is the volatility in the energy market as Martin Tye explains: “The wholesale cost of electricity has sky-rocketed over the last 12 months and with so many external factors that can cause fluctuations in those costs, many homeowners and businesses are choosing to produce their own electricity, putting themselves firmly in control of their electricity costs and allowing them to make huge savings.
“In fact our clients are finding that, with the savings they are making, their solar installation has paid for itself in just two to three years.”
Martin Tye, CEO at Mariposa Energía. Image from Mariposa Energia.
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