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Solar panel location; East & North facing pitched roof Vs South facing Flat roof
Hi, I live in an extended dormer bungalow with unusual shaped roof- limited pitched roof, lots of south facing flat roof. I have been given a quote by GSL for 9 panels on the pitched roof (4 East facing, 5 North facing). They don't recommend panels on the south facing flat roof due to difficulties of mounting them on flat…
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Solar + Battery quote
I'm down the path of finding a reliable Solar PV and Battery installer in my area. I have had a few prices, but there always seems to be a catch somewhere along the line I have a firm quote of £14,700 from a local installer who actually visited, so it's not likely to go up which is my concern with the online quotes I've…
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Carbon Offset Payments
My son is obtaining quotes to have a solar system installed. He has received a link about getting payments of 10p per kwh for all of the energy that he generates but would have to pay to have a monitor installed. He has not gone as far as finding out the cost of the monitor but is bit wary in case this is a scam. Have any…
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FIT rate from April 2024
RPI rate for December has just been released at 5.2% so by my calculations it gives a new FIT rate as below: Generation rate was 68.3p so now 71.85p per kWh generated Export rate was 4.82p so now 5.07p per kWh exported This is for pre 2012, if you have later installations you'll need to multiple your current rate by 5.2%…
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Solar and battery system
We're about to move, which we've been looking at for years, this will be our forever home which means I can finally do solar and battery!! The house has a large, pretty south facing roof: https://imgur.com/GEp93T8.png And online calculators suggest I can fit a lot of panels: https://imgur.com/sgzYu3a.png Usage wise, we…
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Where do I start - solar or heat pump?
After an eye wateringly expensive energy day on Wednesday, when it got very cold, I am starting to look at options to invest now - while working - to recoup the benefits once retired. The house is largeish, Victorian so no cavity walls to fill, single glazed sashes (with secondary glazing on bedrooms), 10' ceilings. The…
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EV charging map - filter by price
Does anyone know of an EV charging map website that allows you to filter by price? Thanks
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Fishy phone call about my solar
I had a phone call today from a company that claimed to have "taken over monitoring your solar installation". I wasn't aware that there was any company providing monitoring, so that's the first thing that smells.Apparently a fault has been reported by the monitoring, but I cant check it on my Solar Edge dashboard and they…
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Divorce and transfer of feed in tariff in to my name
I have seen another thread on here about a similar situation. I was joint owner of my current home with my ex husband. As part of the divorce settlement I bought him out of the house, so there was a transfer of ownership of the home completed. The solar panels were installed before we separated and jointly owned the…
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Considering large battery and inverter
Hi there, Just looking at the moment and unlikely I will get a system we cannot move to a new house when we move so not interested in Solar. Currently we have a house with an ASHP and ideally we would need a 20kwh battery and inverter with the need to charge that fully in 5 hours or sooner every night in the winter and…
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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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Is a wind turbine suitable for my needs?
Firstly, I own a small field that adjoins my bungalow which is surrounded by other large fields belonging to farmers, so installing a decent free-standing wind turbine shouldn't be a problem. Wind in my fairly exposed location isn't in short supply either. Digging a trench for cables shouldn't be an issue either. I do of…
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Does size matter?
Looking for advice/views from the hive mind - I'm considering the viability of solar panels, but only have room for a small array - 6 panels on a S-facing roof with no shading. 2 person household, home all day, all-electric except for GCH. Current usage is 4000 kWh pa. Location Somerset. I'm assuming some panels are more…
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IOF vs anything else in the winter?
So I'll be getting a GE AIO + a further 3.4kw worth of panels (making a total of 6.6 kw) I don't yet have an EV yet either In such a situation would it still be worth continuing to be on IOF? Or would agile be better given that GivEnergy hook into Octopus' API to only "download" at the cheapest times? If I get an EV, would…
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Solar quote opinions
Been offered the following 15 x jinko tiger neo 435n type panels G3 givenergy 5kw hybrid inverter 9.5kw gen 2 givenergy battery Givenergy eV charger Fully installed by Mcs certified installer, dno, scaffolding etc Total cost is £11347 Haven't had any comparisons as other quotes have been using sunsynk / SolaX but looking…
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Why I can't see solar panels being worth it, any body else written them off once and for all?
Having looked at several posts of 'real world' users generating tiny amounts in winter from their solar panel arrays, I can't really ever see them being viable for me. Like most we hardly use any electric in the summer, and solar would seemingly give us virtually free generation during the peak summer months. So based on…
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Critique my solar quote!
Hi all Does this seem like a decent deal, 5.8.kw jingko panels 5kw GivEnergy hybrid inverter 5kw givenergy battery givenergy ev charger installed on to slate roof with solar flash (no drilling of slates) 10 yr warranty on installation, 25yr on panels, 12 yr on inverter and battery £9136 have also been offered by same…
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Is anyone using wind to generate electricity - if not why not?
I am curious as I live on the coast and I can stand in my front garden and see hundreds of wind turbines out at sea. I can honestly say it is very rare for there not to be a slight breeze even in the best weather and it's often very windy in the winter. I'm just curious as to why domestic wind turbines are not more popular…
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2nd inverter and solar panels
Hi , I currently have a solar power system consisting of a Growatt SPF 4000 inverter, a 6.5 kW Growatt battery, and 4 kW of solar panels. I'm considering expanding my system by doubling the number of solar panels. My question is whether I can simply add more panels and a secondary inverter, or if it would be more…
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0% VAT on Battery Retrofit installs from 2/2024
Great news for PV only system owners who are considering storage options at a later time! Credit is due to policy makers for fixing this/ a several other glaring gaps!
