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INTEGRA electric is VELUX’s mains-powered window: a hidden motor in the sash, a wall pad (and app) to drive it, and a rain sensor that closes the window the moment rain starts — which in practice is the feature people buy it for. Forget the window’s open, leave for work, rain arrives: the window handles it.
What it does
- Powered everything. Open, close, and stop at any position from the wall pad or app; INTEGRA blinds and awnings drive from the same controls.
- Rain sensor as standard. Closes automatically at the first drops. (You can vent afterwards — the sensor doesn’t fight deliberate reopening.)
- Programmes and smart control. Timed ventilation routines, and VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO adds sensor-driven automation — indoor air quality triggers airing cycles automatically.
- Ventilation flap. As on the manual centre-pivot, background airflow with the window locked.
Mechanically it’s the same window underneath — same glazing options, finishes, sizes and 20–30 year outlook, with the same 10-year window guarantee. The electrics carry 5 years, extendable to 10 with registration (do register; it’s free money).
The wiring requirement — the deciding factor
INTEGRA electric needs a mains feed to the window. In a new loft conversion or renovation with ceilings open, that’s a trivial ask for the electrician already on site. As a retrofit to a finished room, it means channelling cable through a sloped, insulated roof — disruptive enough that INTEGRA solar, which needs no wiring at all, is almost always the better retrofit answer.
That’s the whole electric-vs-solar decision: who’s paying for the cable run. New work → electric (operation never depends on a battery’s charge). Existing room, or a window the scaffolder can reach but the electrician can’t → solar.
2026 prices
Powered opening adds roughly £300–£800 over the manual equivalent depending on size and spec; as a reference point, the solar centre-pivot runs £830–£1,230 supply by size, with electric typically a little under solar like for like — confirm against your exact size code in the price guide. Fitting costs the same as any roof window plus the electrician’s visit.
Who it’s for — and who it isn’t
Buy INTEGRA electric for high or awkward windows in new work, for automated ventilation in kitchens and bathrooms, and for anyone who’s once climbed on a chair in a rainstorm. Skip it where you can comfortably reach the handle — the manual window is hundreds cheaper with nothing to maintain — and skip it for retrofits where the solar version does the same job without an electrician. Whether any powered window justifies its premium is part of the bigger VELUX value question.
Frequently asked questions
What is a VELUX INTEGRA electric window?
A VELUX roof window with a built-in mains-powered motor: it opens, closes and drives its blinds from a wall pad or app, and a rain sensor closes it automatically when rain starts. It needs a mains feed run to the window.
Does a VELUX INTEGRA electric window work in a power cut?
Not while the power's off — there's a manual override to close it, but day-to-day operation depends on mains. If that bothers you, the solar version has its own battery and keeps working.
What guarantee do VELUX electric windows have?
10 years on the window itself; 5 years on the electrical components, extendable to 10 by registering the product with VELUX. Blinds and shutters carry 3 years.
Should I buy INTEGRA electric or solar?
Solar for retrofits and out-of-reach windows — no wiring, no electrician. Electric for new builds and renovations where cable runs are trivial and you want operation that never depends on the solar cell's charge.
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