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Smart Meter
I'm currently with British Gas and they are constantly trying to get me to have a smart meter. We have a 4kW solar PV system with iBoost installed in November 2015 and receive the relevant FIT payments with 50% deemed export. No battery storage and no EV. I've resisted having a smart meter so far because of the all the…
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Dual sun Solar Panels
Hi. I am currently considering installing solar panels on a house we are refurbishing and I wont lie I am a bit unsure about who to go with and what types of solar panels as, when i check online they say the best panels are Sunpower and Solar Evolution, but i just want solar panels that are going to last and that work. I…
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Feed in Tarif FIT table 2024
Anyone got a link, yes i have googled it and got a downloadable table that does not work.
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Octopus Bill - last one was Nov - Dec 2023
Hi I just logged in and my last bill was November - December 2023. I have emailed Octopus as there no telephone helpline available today. We have a smart meter and solar panels. I have also asked about the export - there was nothing relating to this on the last bill. I can see regular exports in my account for example this…
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Radio silence from Octopus - SEG/FIT switch setup
Hi All, I've recently had a second set of panels installed on my home. I had an old array on the old FIT. But after the price hikes I decided it was a good idea to get some more panels and a battery fitted. My old FIT was with another provider, but decided to migrate it all to Octopus as they said that would be fastest to…
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Solax Inverters CT Clamp Positioning
Can someone confirm their positioning, location of their CT Clamps on Solax X1 Boost inverter for Solar and Solax X1 AC inverter please. My Solax App on iphone now suggests after numerous dropouts for hours on end maybe days .... my Grid import is always now sowing 15 - 25 watts When solar is good and the battery above…
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Adding an EV charger - existing PV setup
Hi all I am looking for some guidance regarding some EV chargers to add to my home to supplement my PV setup. Here’s what I have so far: SolarEdge inverter Growatt AC management box Growatt battery So far I’ve received some quotes to supply and fit a Zappi. Some installers would go straight into my consumer box. Some…
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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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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…
