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Green & Ethical Investment News and Suggestions
This is a subject that crops up occasionally on multiple threads, so I thought it might be useful to have a thread where we can share both news and also investment ideas that we find. I've noticed that many schemes are as financially attractive as other general investments, so there's no penalty in targeting your monies…
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So far, a few issues. (Gettit?) Cough - Sofar ME3000 SP
Ok, all set up. Followed the correct starting up protocol - no PV, battery connected, power on. Into settings. It seems to be going ok, but I do have an ID57 fault as my battery is currently at -21oC. I didn't connect the COM cable when I first set it up, as I didn't know if it was compatible, but I have since tried it…
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Solar panels - portrait vs landscape orientation
Hi, I'm looking into designs for solar. The more I read / speak with 'experts' the more confused I become. Gemini has been useful, but also gets confused and has to e challenged! Anyhow… It seems that without shading this doesn't matter. Your choice might be down to which orientation allows you to get the number of panels…
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Solar panel quote
This discussion was created from comments split from: Solar panel quote comparison.
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Intelligent Octopus FLUX - A new tariff offering Import/Export parity (with a catch)!
https://octopus.energy/intelligent-octopus-flux/ Finally, we have achieved the equivalent of net metering in the US - IOF is the first tariff to use software to deliver tariff parity. GivEnergy batteries only for now. Rumour is, like GivEnergy, only batteries from brands with UK based R&D/ support functions will be…
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Plug in solar question
yes I know it’s not legal yet but it’s still a query. Say you have a solar panel in your garden, this is plugged into an inverter which is plugged into the home via a socket. Let’s again say that the panel is in total sunshine all day and creates 500 w of solar energy which shows on the inverter. So in the house u put…
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Your FIT payments have been suspended
it’s been over 12 months since we sent a fit to British Gas, last year I was in hospital so lots of other things in my mind. Anyway today I went in the web page and it’s saying our account in inactive or suspended. I have emailed the. But so no response. 🤔
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Is Solar worth it for me?
Hello all. I am considering having a Solar PV system with battery storage installed in my home. I had one in my previous house which was installed in 2012 when FIT was just taking off and it was financially worthwhile. I now live alone in a 1 bedroom bungalow and my elecricity usage is 1115 kWh per year which I think is…
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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 Panels - who to trust?
Hi, We use 6,700 kWh per year. We're in the process of getting quotes from 4 different places. The configuration is pretty similar for all of them. 8 x panels will fit on our South facing roof. 9 will fit on our North facing roof. A battery in the realm of 9kWh of storage and a 6kW inverter. We have a slate roof and it's a…
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Is solar battery storage worth it?
Hi everyone We've just published a new guide on solar batteries and we'd love to hear your feedback. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. Thanks for your help, MSE Clare
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New Solar and Battery installation
Hi all, I've been a lurker for a while but signed up to the forum today as we are in final throes of purchasing a new house. As part of choice of house, we wanted to install a solar and battery system on the property. We will also be looking at if it is a suitable property for replacing the gas boiler with an air source…
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CT Clamps - some Qs.
Well, got all my bits, and now just need to join them together; 3 of 5.7kWh Alpha-Ess batteries, Sofar ME300SP AC-coupled inverter, and all the gubbins. The two CT clamps have short wires, so I need to extend them. I understand Cat cable is good for this. Q1 - for neatness and convenience, can I share the same Cat cable…
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Wickes Solar Panels
We are getting a new roof fitted Leeds in August, so thinking about getting Solar Panels too. We use 5K kwh per year and have an EV. I have followed Martin’s advice and got quotes from the 3 suppliers Glow Green, Project Solar and So Energy, using the Federation of Master Builders tool. I have also got a quote from Wickes.…
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Best Solar System for me
We're thinking of installing solar panels. I've been doing a lot of reading around including looking at threads here. Still quite confused about how to work out the best system for our situation. We have a detached house with an unshaded pitched roof facing SSE, and another roof facing NNW. Each roof could easily fit 12…
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Inverter replacement (?) - Newcastle
Can anyone please offer me any guidance with who I should contact to check my current set up? We had our solar array installed in 2011, so receiving the fit generation payment, and it is still using the original Sunny Boy inverter. The installer has long since gone bust. Everything has been working fine until recently when…
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LG battery recall - check yours
If you have an LG battery pack attached to your solar inverter, check it isn't one of the ones involved in a safety recall from 2021/22. If your installer went bust, then you may not have been notified.…
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Export tariffs - FIT, SEG, Octopus Outgoing Agile
I was a Green Network Energy (GNE) customer and have just emerged from the transfer to EDF as Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR). I still need to get my GNE closing bill but my EDF account is fully functional, which has let me sign up for smart meters (don't all shout at once).One of the questions EDF asked was whether I…
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Ashadegreener
Hello, My sister has had "Rent a roof" free solar panels from a Shade Greener fitted some 12 years ago. She doesn't believe she is seeing any gain and has had Octopus engineers check meters etc. and nobody can say that all is OK. Comparing her electric bill to the bigger family next door (hers is roughly the same if not…
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I’m really disappointed with Sofar Solar right now.
I’m really disappointed with Sofar Solar right now. My ME3000SP inverter was bricked by their own latest 3.60 firmware update — a firmware version that has known issues and has caused the same failure for other users. I contacted Sofar for help, but because my warranty expired in 2024, they’ve refused any support at all.…
