Steps to install solar panels in Lanzarote: quick guide for your home

If you are thinking of reducing your electricity bill and betting on clean energy, it is important to know the steps to install solar panels in Lanzarote.

Next, we explain how we work so that you can enjoy an efficient, safe and personalised installation:

📩 Envío de tu factura de la luz y foto del cuadro eléctrico

Necesitamos que nos envíes una copia reciente de tu factura eléctrica y la fotografía del cuadro eléctrico. Estos documentos nos permitirán:

Prepare an initial report without obligation.
Analyse your annual energy consumption.
Accurately locate your home using Google Maps.
Have an approximate vision of the electrical panel and if we have enough space to install the new protections.

If you do not have an electricity bill or the annual average is not significant, we can calculate based on your indications and the available surface area on the roof or land

Pasos para instalar paneles solares en Lanzarote

Preliminary study

With the information collected, we prepared a technical and economic study that includes:

The recommended daily photovoltaic power.
Approximate number of solar panels
Distribution of solar panels
Detailed budget with the qualities of the materials to be used.

Face-to-face technical visit

Although the initial analysis is very useful, an on-site visit is essential, as long as the price and the initial study are to your liking. During this visit:

Revision of the electrical panel
Roof review to definitively evaluate its placement
Revision of the grounding.

Final budget

Once the visit is made, we will send you a closed and detailed budget, adapted to the real characteristics of your home.

Normally we request a 60% advance for the purchase of materials, and we inform you of the steps to follow in detail

We can make you a personalised schedule so that you know the installation times and basic processes.

Here you have an article in case you are interested in seeing a summary of how the panels are installed on a roof for a single-family home in Playa Blanca

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To speed up the process and be able to offer you a free initial quote, please provide us with:

🧾 A copy of your electricity bill, which will allow us to:

Accurately locate your home using Google Maps.
Prepare an initial report without obligation.
Analyse your annual energy consumption.

Law 6/2025 on Sustainable Management of the Tourist Use of Housing, modified by Law 7/2026, establishes requirements related to energy qualification and the production of domestic hot water through renewable energies. Its application depends on the situation of each house and the regime that corresponds to it. www.gobiernodecanarias.org

In this article we explain the main energy aspects that should be reviewed in a holiday home in Lanzarote, what a solar installation can provide and what should be technically evaluated before making changes.

Is there a moratorium on existing vacation homes?

There is no single adaptation period for all holiday homes. The situation depends on how the activity is enabled and the transitional regime applicable.

For duly authorized homes that do not fall under the consolidated tourist use regime, the law contemplates the continuity of the operation for five years from its entry into force, in general until December 2030. There are conditions that can reduce that period and assumptions that allow requesting an extension, which is not automatic. www.boe.es

Attention to a previous procedure: After the 2026 modification, certain holders who had submitted the responsible declaration but not the prior communication of classified activity to the city council must submit the latter before the July 31, 2027, accompanied by the required documentation. This period corresponds to an administrative procedure and should not be confused with the five-year period. www.gobiernodecanarias.org

Before planning energy improvements, it is advisable to confirm with the city council or with the professional who manages your file which regime and deadlines correspond to your home.

What should you check in your home?

Minimum energy rating

When this requirement is applicable, the law establishes a minimum energy rating F for legally existing buildings as of December 31, 2007 and D for the subsequent.

Exceptions are contemplated for homes legally excluded from the energy certification and if another standard prevents reaching the required letter, the best rating that that standard allows to reach that qualification must be obtained.

Before making improvements, it is advisable for a competent technician to review the energy certificate and assess what actions the house needs.

Production of hot water with renewable energies

When this requirement is applicable, the house must have a domestic hot water system using solar thermal energy, if viable, or with a renewable alternative whose equivalence is technically justified. Improving the letter of the energy certificate with photovoltaic panels does not accredit this requirement by itself

What do solar panels bring to your vacation home?:

There is no general obligation to install photovoltaic panels due to the fact of allocating a home to vacation rentals. Its advantage is that they produce electricity for various consumptions of the house: you can use it for the thermos, the air conditioning or the pool purifier, depending on when they work.

Photovoltaics can also significantly improve the energy rating. If you need to reach a specific letter, you can compare the current housing certificate with a simulation that incorporates the panels. The savings in euros are estimated separately, based on your actual consumption and how much solar production you can take advantage of.

Does it pay you to install solar panels in your home?

At SOTELAN PLUS we study which photovoltaic installation fits your home in Lanzarote. We prepare a proposal with the expected production, the estimated savings, the budget and the indicative amortization period.

Para solicitar una propuesta inicial sin compromiso, envíanos por WhatsApp tu factura eléctrica completa, la ubicación de la vivienda y una foto del cuadro eléctrico. Si ya tienes el certificado energético, puedes adjuntarlo también.