New, cutting-edge technology from Dimplex could help you save money on your electricity bills by giving you the opportunity to store and use surplus energy produced by solar PV panels.

If you're one of the 815,000 homes in the UK that already has solar PV, the new Dimplex Free-E will work with your PV system to heat your hot water for free.

Currently homes that generate electricity through solar PV panels are able to benefit from the government's Feed In Tariff Scheme (FITS), which pays between 5-12p per kWh generated. Additionally the scheme deems that 50 per cent of the electricity generated will be exported back to the grid, which means you could gain an additional 4.8p per kWh for half of the electricity generated whether it is used by you or not.

Dimplex Free-E puts that excess energy to good use, using an intelligent energy management system to divert surplus energy generated by solar PV installation to the immersion heater in your home's hot water tank.

Quick and easy to install, with no need for plumbing alterations, the Free-E system can be fitted retrospectively to homes with an existing solar PV installation, or as part of a package with a new PV installation – no matter what PV system is used.

The system is made up of an Energy Meter located at the incoming mains, which monitors the flow of electricity and transmits this information wirelessly to the Dimplex Free-E in the airing cupboard. If surplus energy is available, Free-E will divert this free energy to the immersion heater rather than allowing it to be exported back the national grid – meaning your hot water will be heated for free.

To find out more, visit www.dimplex.co.uk or call 0844 879 3587.