France
Practical starting points for your home-energy project, with links to the organisations responsible for local requirements.
Planning rooftop solar in France
Start with the home, then coordinate the installer, local authority and grid connection.
Using and selling surplus solar in France
Understand the difference between electricity you avoid buying and electricity someone pays you for.
Finding renovation support in France
Use France Rénov’ to identify the right route before treating an advertised contribution as part of your budget.
Choosing an installer in France
Use the official directory as one check, then examine the company, scope and written proposal.
Preparing a heat-pump project in France
Put comfort and a suitable system design ahead of the headline equipment price.
Understand the essentials
Browse all guides →Solar panels, a battery, or both?
Start with your daily routine. The right combination depends as much on when you use electricity as on how much you use.
From sunlight to your socket
A simple tour of a home solar installation: panels, inverter, your home and the electricity grid.
Is your roof ready for solar?
Direction matters, but so do shade, roof condition and the practicalities of putting an installation in place.
Plan the roof and the electricity together
A solar project combines a physical installation with decisions about direct use and surplus. Start with a roof-specific forecast, then compare the expected household use with the export arrangement. The planning and surplus guides explain which figures and documents belong in that comparison.
Treat renovation as a sequence
For heating or a broader home improvement, describe the building’s problems before choosing equipment. Use France Rénov’ to clarify the project route and available support, then check the relevant installer activity and detailed quote. Keep the timing of applications, contracts and work visible throughout.
Compare the finished result
Ask what is included in access, electrical or plumbing work, commissioning and aftercare. List the documents and demonstrations you expect at handover. A complete proposal should connect the equipment with the way your household uses it, rather than relying on a headline equipment price or aid amount.