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Solar and battery storage option
I have had a few quotes, and as much as I like the Tesla (or similar) battery solution, I cannot see enough advantages for this as it significantly increases the ROI. I have a west-east-facing roof with a little shade from surrounding trees. One quote that I am interested in is 12x 435 Jinko Panels with 12 tigos, 2x 5.12…
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EV Charging losses and Vampire drain.
This topic was touched on in a recent exchange on the BEV thread but I felt it would be worthwhile having a separate thread as other issues were overshadowing it. When I first got an EV I didn’t have a wall charger and just used a granny plug (230v, 2.3kW I think) and never took much notice of charging cost. I would just…
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Octopus - combining Tracker with Outgoing Fixed (15p)
According to Octopus - whose customer service people don't seem to have a clue when it comes to anything remotely related to energy from solar panels - it's not possible to be on the Tracker tariff as well as Octopus Outgoing Fixed. This clearly states otherwise:…
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Cutting tree unregistered land
Dear Forumites I have read through previous discussions on a similar topic
on MSE Forum, but could not quite find an answer to my specific set of
questions (https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466955/tree-maintenance-on-unregistered-land/p1) @davidmcn For the last half a year I have been trying to find the…
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Solar panels- advice needed
I've managed to obtain some quotes for solar panels and a battery. I typically use around 2600 kWh/year, no EV at the moment but this can change at some point. I would greatly appreciate advice on whether the quote I'm considering is reasonable (as it seems quite pricey to me) and whether solar installation makes sense in…
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Opinions please
I am having this fitted to a flat roof very soon. The panels are to lie at a shallow angle and whilst I know that this could reduce efficiency it will be more than made up for by the extra 4 hours of sun the roof receives over the house roof, which incidentally isn’t big enough owing to dormer windows on the southern…
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Help with reading meter for export
Hi all, hoping someone can help as I can't find out much via Google. We had panels installed last Dec, switched to Octopus as British gas wouldn't put in a smart meter, then signed up to octopus export end of Feb, they've finally sorted it but need a manual meter read for the first reading. But our meter isn't on their…
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EPC
I attended an EPC assessment today. Happened to mention I was planning a heat pump this year. The assessor said they would reduce the assessment score for electric heating because "most electricity comes from gas". I mentioned that last quarter more electricity came from wind than gas: " that's because some gas turbines…
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Help regarding Solar and Battery installation
Hi folks, we’re thinking of have a solar and battery system fitted to our bungalow, we are south facing in the south of Scotland. I’ve had quotes from several companies with a local trusted one coming out on top for both price and quality reviews. At present we don’t have an EV but will possibly purchase in the future, our…
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Givenergy woes
I seem to have never ending problems with Givenergy. Waited for their battery for 5 months and was very happy when it was installed. Unfortunately this lasted for a very short time (Installed on 25th May and dead on 8th June) AC coupled inverter 2* 8.2KWh batter Roughly 10 days ago, I was checking the EPS (backup power…
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Solar install as part of ECO4 grant
Hi all,We are looking at a potential solar install as part of an ECO4 grant (also including ASHP and added insulation). I have a separate thread on the heat pumps forum for that side, but wanted to learn more about the solar side here.We have been quoted (very limited details so far) for 8 x 434W panels and a 3.6kW…
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Export mpan
Can someone please explain how the energy company gets their export mpan number? I have applied for Octopus agile outgoing export tariff and they keep coming back to me that there has been an issue with the DNO not having received the G98 paperwork so the export mpan requests keep being rejected. I have sent Octopus the…
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Best mounting system for flat roof
I have a 2.4 x 6.0 m south facing flat roof that is just going to waste. Can any one suggest a suitable solar PV mounting system that would enable me to install more panels (4 portrait mounted i think)? Does anyone have experience of such systems? Prevailing wind is usually SW and can be quite strong at times as it blows…
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Solar quote does this sound reasonable?
I’ve found so many spam sites and rubbish when looking at Solar so I’m finding it hard to know if these quotes are reasonable. The 2nd quote offers larger batteries and 2 more panels for the same money but I’m not as sold with them as a company. 1. local company with good reviews, via solar together scheme. Get good vibe…
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Is it worth getting 2 extra solar panels?
Currently we have 16 solar panels and a 5kwh battery. We are on Octopus Agile. We have space for two additional panels. We recommended the installer to friends in village and they are going ahead. I contacted the installer as he is in the village on Monday and he quoted £1000 for supply and install. We have been very…
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Shell migration delay
Is anyone else trying to migrate from Shell Energy to Octopus Energy? I just sent this complaint to them as the takeover was in November and it's now February and I still haven't been migrated across! I understand that Shell Energy is now owned by Octopus Energy from November 2023. I am one of the many customers that is…
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Any Solar only & EV users out there? Octopus questions
Anyone have solar only (no battery) and an EV? Best plan on octopus? my thoughts are: - Agile & agile outgoing over winter (Sept to April) - Flux over summer its pretty close TBH over the summer- but less stormy so less super low/negative, and hardly use any import over the summer (70kw + 100kw EV avg), so import rate…
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One benefit of High Inflation?
Seeing the BoE inflation forecasts yesterday made me think about the impact on the FIT rates paid which are based on December RPI. Last year was around 7% increase but from the forecasts it would seem that we're likely to be looking at 15% or more for RPI by December so next year could be quite a massive jump in the rates…
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Sunsynk hybrid inverters
I'm considering a Sunsynk inverter to go with my solar/battery installation, as they have islanding capability. Has anyone got any experience of them? How easily do they interact with other makes of battery and with Octopus TOU tariffs? They don't appear to be on the Octopus approved list, yet.
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Eon offering £100 goodwill for mis selling battery capacity, fair?
I purchased 12 panels and a 5.2 kwh Givenergy battery from Eon, at the time of the quote I was told that the battery had a usable capacity of 5.2kwh. I have recently had a email from Eon advising that they made a mistake and the battery only actually has 80% of it usable capacity, which they now quote as 4.2kwh They are…
