Close up look at solar-powered home

Name: Close up look at solar-powered home
Uploaded: 2014-01-31T00:15:06.000Z
Duration: 1 min 56 s
Description: Keith Eggington lives with his wife Joan in a solar-powered house in Rotherham. He explains the huge benefits to being powered by the sun.

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The number of roofs being used to generate solar power has recently reached more than 500,000 for the first time.

Keith Eggington lives in one of a cluster of houses all with solar panels generating electricity and solar heaters for their hot water in Rotherham.

He explained the benefits of having a solar-powered house to the BBC's John Maguire.

31 January 2014