Harness the power of the sun with Hive Solar. Get £500 off OR buy 1 get 1 free (up to 5 panels) this Black Friday and start generating your own renewable energy for less. Request a quote by 1/12/25 and accept by 15/12/25 to qualify.¹
Once you’ve got your quote, our experts will help you decide which offer is right for you. All you need to do is:
1. Submit your details online by 1/12/25
2. Get a quote from one of our solar experts
3. Accept it by 15/12/25 to get your chosen offer – either £500 off or buy 1 get 1 free!¹
Buy 1 get 1 free up to 5 panels. T&Cs apply.¹
Join the UK’s first solar subscription and get Hive Solar installed from as little as £69 a month⁴ – with four months FREE this Black Friday.⁵ There’s absolutely nothing to pay upfront, and you could start saving from day one. Register your interest by 1/12/25 and accept quote by 15/12/25.
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from £5,610 for an 8-panel system
Price based on typical pricing for installations in England & Wales by independent installers, Effective Home. Pricing may vary in Scotland and/or depending on your home's set up. Flexible finance options available through our trusted partners.
Price breakdown | |
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| 8-panel solar system | £5,610 |
| 5.32kWh home battery | £2,495 |
| Scaffolding | Included |
| Installation | Included |
| Inverter | Included |
| 10-year manufacturer warranty | Included |
| Hive Solar Saver offer | Included |
| Hive kit (including Hive Hub & Hive Bridge) plus smart control via the Hive App | Included |
| Finance Options | Available through all partners |
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Go energy independent with smart solar panels at home. Power your home with renewable electricity and significantly cut your carbon emissions.
Add a solar battery and keep on using green energy, even when the sun goes down.
Earn extra money by selling your spare solar energy back to the grid – all easily managed in the Hive app.
See what you’re generating at a glance
Get an instant overview of how much solar electricity your panels are generating at any time with Live Energy Flow. Making it easy to keep an eye on what’s happening, right from your dashboard.
Advanced insights without the spreadsheet
Open your Insights tab to see how much energy you’ve generated, stored and sold by day, month, or in total. And you don’t need a PhD to use it either– our intuitive app makes it easy to keep track.
Review your spending and your savings
Sync your app to your electricity tariff for real time information on energy costs, past bills and how much you’ve saved in pounds and pence. Need to switch tariff? It’s easy to update in just a few taps.
Expert recommended
Save up to 94% on your electricity costs with solar panels, a home battery and our exclusive energy offer.²
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Our installation partners will be in touch to find out more about your home.
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Solar experts will carry out an in-person or online survey – then give you a fixed price.
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Your installer will fit your brand new solar set up, including any home batteries, on a date that suits you.
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Once it’s in, they’ll show you how to use your Hive app to get the best from your new solar equipment.
Expert recommended
Save up to 94% on your electricity costs with solar panels, a home battery and our exclusive energy offer.²
Glow Green have been installing energy saving products for over 14 years. Recently awarded the UK's Best Overall Solar Panel Installer of 2025. Being recognised for affordable prices with an outstanding service.³
Infinity Renewables is one of the UK’s leading experts in smart solar and battery storage systems. Specialising in intelligent energy automation and optimisation, they’ve completed over 12,000 residential installations alone.³
In England and Wales, Effective Homes has been the leading solar installer for over 15 years. They’ve been providing reliable and advanced solar energy systems at affordable prices.³
In Scotland, we’ve teamed up with Greener Energy Group – an award-winning organisation with 30 years of combined experience installing sustainable energy solutions.³
With operations worldwide, Sunsynk has been providing cutting-edge solar storage solutions for over 20 years.
Fox ESS is a global brand and the UK market leader; delivering high-performance, cutting-edge storage solutions that offer reliability and functionality.
Shrink electricity bills by up to 94% in your first year with our Hive Solar Saver offer and a Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff from British Gas.²
Here’s how your savings stack up:
By generating your own solar electricity, you’ll spend less on buying electricity from the grid
Then, get up to 25% off any electricity you do use for a whole year with a British Gas tariff – that’s our Hive Solar Saver offer
Better yet, join their Export and Earn Plus SEG tariff and sell your spare electricity at 15.1p per kWh
For an 8-panel system of 400W panels, the starting price is £5,610. This price is based on purchasing 8 panels from solar installer Effective Home. Price includes fitting to concrete tiles (not slate), single elevation of scaffold, with single phase electrics and no complexities.
For adding 5.32kWh solar battery to an 8-panel solar system, the starting price is £2,495. This price is based on purchasing a 5.32kWh solar battery from solar installer Effective Home. Price includes full system and install.
We’ve partnered with eco-tech manufacturers to make sure their devices connects simply and seamlessly to the Hive app – just like the rest of your Hive home.
Find out more£500 off Solar/Battery installation or Buy One, Get One Free (BOGOF) on Solar Panels (maximum 5 free panels per customer). Customers may choose either £500 off or BOGOF when obtaining a quote for installation - offers cannot be combined. Offer is valid for one use per household and cannot be used with any other promotion. Discount applies to the total price of solar and/or battery installation. All panels must be installed on the same roof aspect and require no additional scaffolding. Offers available 17/11/25 - 1/12/25. To qualify, customers must register interest by 1/12/25 and accept their quote by 15/12/25. Offer is available only through independent installers operating an upfront payment model.
Based on a medium demand (2,700 kWh) property in London, with south-facing 10 panel 4kW arrays and a battery providing 35% of the home’s electricity needs. Excess energy is sold back to the grid at 15.1p per kWh using the British Gas ‘Export & Earn Plus’ SEG tariff. Saving includes ‘Hive Solar Saver’ discount of 25% on electricity unit rate in first year and savings will vary after that. We will give at least one months’ advance notice of the offer ending on the BG website. Typical bill calculated using national average October – December 25 price cap rates. Actual savings will depend on location, installation, aspect and electricity use. For full details please see the Hive Solar Saver Terms & Conditions.
We act as an introducer between you and Effective Energy Group Ltd (company number 09805175), Greener Energy Group Ltd (company number SC467672), Heatable Ltd (company number 08804726), Glow Green Ltd (company number 07530174) and Infinity Renewables Group Ltd (company number 11154487). The terms on which any installations are carried out are as agreed between you and Effective Energy Group, Greener Energy Group, Heatable, Glow Green and Infinity Renewables Group, other than for any Hive equipment you receive, we are not responsible or liable for the end products or services that are provided.
Representative example: 240 monthly instalments of £69. 5.9% representative APR. Based on a loan of £9,822 at a fixed interest rate of 3.4% per year. Each instalment consists of £56 loan repayment plus £13 monitoring and maintenance fee. Total amount repayable: £16,560 (includes £3,683 interest and £3,055 monitoring and maintenance fee). Centrica Hive Limited can introduce you to Sunsave UK Limited for a fixed referral fee. This will not affect the amount you pay. Sunsave UK Limited is registered at 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ and authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 1008450). Sunsave UK Limited is a credit broker not a lender and can introduce you to Sunsave Energy Limited (FRN 979494) for finance. Subject to status, T&Cs apply.
Black Friday 4 months free promotion: Within 30 days of your installation being completed and your Direct Debit set up, Sunsave will reimburse the first four months of your Sunsave Plus monthly payments by bank transfer. For example, if your first monthly payment is £80, they will send you £320. You’ll still make all Sunsave Plus monthly payments. (If you choose to buy your system upfront with Sunsave Standard they will offer an equivalent discount. Offer available 17/11/25 - 1/12/25. To qualify, customers must register interest by 1/12/25 and accept their quote by 15/12/25.
