Real estate: is it profitable to equip your home with solar panels?

Reserved for Le Particulier subscribersBy Laure Le Scornet Published , Updated

Installing solar panels on the roof can produce hot water or electricity. How to turn your roof into a source of energy?

Would you like to opt for local and renewable energy, and reduce your condominium fees? Installing solar panels on the roof of your building can be a solution, especially if it is coupled with thermal insulation work on the building. The two components of solar energy - light and heat - can indeed be put to good use: photovoltaic panels by converting solar radiation (light) into electricity, which will be consumed and/or resold; and thermal panels, capturing the energy of the sun (heat) and using it to preheat domestic hot water in homes. Their installation reduces the consumption of fossil or nuclear energy. A strategic choice for the future, while forecasts (1) are counting on a 50% increase in the price per kilowatt hour (kWh) by 2030. Condominiums have access to it in the same way as individual houses, but the need, for apartment buildings…

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