Who is behind it
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How it is paid for
The guide is a commercial publication of SEO-DONS LTD. It runs no adverts and no sponsored pages, and it names no solar firm, panel maker or lender as a recommendation. Messages sent through the form reach SEO-DONS LTD and are answered by email; this page will be updated first if that ever changes.
Where the figures come from
- Output: the European Commission's PVGIS 5.3, run for 13 places from Idle to Haworth with the terrain horizon switched on and off.
- Prices: DESNZ's annual cost statistics for MCS-certified solar and batteries in Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Housing: the 2021 Census for house types and tenure, Valuation Office Agency build periods, ONS energy-certificate analysis and HM Land Registry prices.
- Rules and schemes: legislation.gov.uk, Bradford Council (conservation areas, Article 4, its grant and scheme pages), UNESCO, Historic England, Northern Powergrid, Ofgem, HMRC and the Met Office.
Each figure is linked to its source where it appears; anything we have worked out is marked "our arithmetic". The site was last checked on 4 November 2026.
How installers are treated
No firm is named, ranked or rated. The guide sets out the checks the schemes themselves ask for: certification on the MCS register, membership of RECC, HIES or another approved code, a search on TrustMark, a matching Companies House entry, a written performance estimate and an insurance-backed workmanship warranty. See choosing an installer.
What it is not
- Not a solar company: no roof surveys, fitting or quotes.
- Not Bradford Council, Better Homes Bradford, Northern Powergrid or the government; it runs no scheme.
- Not a member of any trade body, and it carries no star ratings of itself.
- Not on the phone: the form is the way in.