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2023 was a year of change at SunWorks, and as we look into 2024, we’re reflecting on all that happened last year and the exciting developments for the year ahead. From supporting the community with repairs during storm Ciaran and being a government approved installer for EV chargers, to working on commercial and residential solar projects and growing our services and workforce. There have sometimes been challenges, yet we’ve continued to grow as a business and share our energy saving mission. |
Expansion of roofing services |
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We’ve been recently raising more awareness about our roofing services which are primarily in support of our core Solar PV installations, in instances where a re-roof and solar is required at the same time, or for construction projects where solar is considered at the design stage. Our team is ready to deliver solar and roofing contracts in 2024. After Storm Ciaran we sprang into action, and we were glad to be able to offer our services to our existing client base as well as a significant number of referred individuals. This also gave us an opportunity to accelerate the skills of our colleagues, adding to their already plentiful solar installation knowledge. |
Exclusive Referral scheme
Exclusive to SunWorks’ existing clients and accessed through the SolarEdge monitoring platform, this referral scheme has seen plenty of our valued customers introduce new clients to SunWorks, earning £250 reward if the referral progresses to installation! Our business has been built on client referrals and there’s no better time to encourage your friends and family to adopt SolarEdge Solar through SunWorks.
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New staff
We’ve had some new faces join us this year. As demand grows, so does our team. We strive to recruit team members who share our passion, and who can extend and diversify our skillsets. We’ve welcomed Anthony Regan, Jack le Brun & Matthew Davy as electricians, with Luce Beardshall, Niall Le Gallais and Andrew Lempiere as Trainee Solar technicians.
In addition, Alex Pearce has returned from a sabbatical and has been appointed interim Service Delivery Manager, providing fundamental support for both the operational and installation teams.
Key Projects
We’re delighted to have been involved in some very special projects this year, including an installation for Jersey Electricty at the Parish of St Helier depot. We’ve also begun the installation of a substantial and highly bespoke system for the Government of Jersey at the new Cyril Le Marquand House site.
In addition, we have delivered solar to over 100 residential properties this year and seen the introduction of our new domestic 3 phase battery storage systems. Our 2024 Q1 diary has been taking more bookings in the last few weeks, so request a survey if you are interested in having Solar installed well ahead of summer 2024.
To the Future
2024 is looking to be another year of exciting progression for solar energy and sustainable energy solutions, with no shortage of ongoing dialogue surrounding our island’s energy future taking place in government forums and online. At this time, onsite solar presents the only options available to homes and businesses as a safeguard against future energy price rises and should be adopted alongside an energy reduction strategy.
The electricity price increase of 12% in January will no doubt stimulate further discussion and it remains to be seen how quickly our energy prices rise to meet European averages, with the UK average being between £0.30 and £0.35 pence per kWh. What is becoming clear is that the need to generate power locally has never been greater, with energy security now becoming a real concern.
As ever, we will continue to monitor global trends and keep you up to date with products and offerings appropriate for the Jersey market as they become available.
Finally, we thank all our customers, suppliers and partners for their continued support throughout 2023, and wish for 2024 to be a year full of good health and success.
All the best,