Sponsored by Taylor Made Solar
A south-of-England family home with solar panels at sunset
MCS-Certified · Family-Run Since 2009

Cut your home electric bill by up to 70%

A small, friendly family business installing premium solar panels & battery storage across the south of England. Free quote, honest pricing, no high-pressure sales.

Homes powered
2,400+
Avg. saving / yr
£1,380
Google rating
4.9

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Takes 30 seconds. A real person calls you back within 24 hours.

No pushy sales. No call centres. Just a friendly family chat.

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Why solar, why now

Stop renting your electric. Start owning it.

Energy prices have nearly doubled since 2021. A typical south-coast home pays back its system in 6–8 years — and keeps saving for 25+.

Save £900–£1,800/year

Generate your own electricity by day and slash standing-charge dependency.

Battery-ready setups

Store sunshine for the evenings. Export the rest back to the grid for credit.

Cut 1.6 tonnes CO₂

A typical install offsets the same carbon as planting 80 mature trees each year.

Adds home value

EPC-rated improvements boost resale value by an average of £8,000+ (Rightmove).

Simple. Honest. Done.

From first chat to first sunbeam in 3 weeks

  1. 01

    Free chat & survey

    A 10-minute call, then we pop round to look at your roof. No charge, no obligation.

  2. 02

    Bespoke design

    We design a system that fits your home, lifestyle and budget — premium kit, no upsells.

  3. 03

    Install & switch on

    Our in-house team installs in 1–2 days. You start saving from day one.

Our family

Three generations. One roof at a time.

We're the Hartleys — a small family business with our head office in Poole, Dorset. Dad started fitting panels back in 2009 when solar was still a curiosity. Today, his two sons run the installs, mum keeps the office running, and we still answer the phone ourselves.

No call centres. No salespeople on commission. Just neighbours helping neighbours across the south of England take back control of their energy.

MCS Certified
RECC Member
TrustMark
Insured £5m
10-Yr Workmanship
25-Yr Panel Warranty
"Honest, tidy, and our electric bill is genuinely a third of what it was. The boys felt like family by the end of day two."
Sarah, Winchester (SO22)
"Got three quotes — Brightside weren't the cheapest, but they were the only ones who didn't try to sell me things I didn't need."
Mark, Bournemouth (BH8)
"Battery, panels, EV charger — installed in a day and a half. Saved over £1,600 in the first year. Brilliant family."
Priya, Reading (RG6)
Where we cover

Proudly serving the south of England

From the Devon coast to the Surrey hills — if your postcode starts with one of these, you're in our backyard.

15 postcode areas coveredMost surveys booked within 5 days
  • GU
  • BH
  • SO
  • PO
  • DT
  • SP
  • BA
  • SN
  • EX
  • KT
  • SL
  • OX
  • RG
  • BS
  • BN

Areas include: Guildford, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Dorchester, Salisbury, Bath, Swindon, Exeter, Kingston, Slough, Oxford, Reading, Bristol & Brighton — we cover the majority of the south of England.

Ready to own your energy?

Get a free, no-obligation quote today. A real person — usually one of the family — will be in touch within 24 hours.

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