Practical articles in English on solar panels, batteries, grants and air conditioning for homes in the Axarquía.
What to check before hiring a solar panel company in Vélez-Málaga, Nerja, Cómpeta or anywhere in the Axarquía: authorisation, the quote, legalisation, warranties, local rules and real projects.
If your house is out in the countryside, there are two routes: grid-tied solar with battery backup, or a fully off-grid system. When each one makes sense.
How to run your irrigation pump on solar power on an avocado or mango finca in the Axarquía: the options, how it is sized, and why you rarely need a battery.
What changes when you fit solar panels on a home in the villages of the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Natural Park: rules, mountain shading, cold, access and power cuts.
How Spain's simplified surplus compensation works, what you get per kWh you export, why your bill never goes below zero, and how to make the most of it.
A home battery stores the solar power you do not use during the day. When it is worth adding one in southern Spain, how to size it, and the virtual battery alternative.
Why most homes with solar panels lost power in the April 2025 blackout in Spain, and what your system needs to keep working when the grid goes down.
If your house in the Axarquía is a holiday home or you spend only part of the year here, solar needs a different design. What to power, how to size it and how to watch it from abroad.
What Spanish and Andalusian rules say about putting solar panels on your home, the paperwork involved, the old "sun tax", and the special cases in the Axarquía.
Typical market prices for home solar in Spain with and without a battery, what pushes a quote up or down, and what a proper quote from a Spanish installer should include.
When solar pays off in the Axarquía and on the Costa del Sol, how to work out your own payback period, and the cases where it makes less sense.
