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Please help us choose which solar & battery set up to go with
We've had four solar installers come and quote for us over the past two weeks and we'd love to get your help in choosing which to go with as they all have their merits. All installers come with at least three recommendations each from local people who have had solar installed in the past 5 years and who rated them as…
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Solar panel quote review please
We've recently started looking in to solar panel systems & getting quotes. The more we've looked in to it the more confused we feel. Can anyone offer any advice or a service / person we can speak with for some impartial advice. Our aims were - to offset our energy bills so they are reduced as much as possible (& the money…
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Ditching gas, going electric immersion only, a wee project
I think this fits within the green and ethical section of MSE. This is an ongoing project to replace my gas combi boiler with water tanks heated by immersion. (Hopefully finished In next couple of weeks) A common question would be why not use a heat pump, and there are two reasons for this. 1. It would have to run all day,…
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Electricity Tariffs for Battery owners
Hi everyone, forgive me if this has been asked before but I haven't been able to find a relevant response. Do any of the suppliers offer a suitable tariff for Solar and battery users. I used to be on EonDrive as they accepted Solar users with battery storage, but now they only accept EV owners. I can see some off peak…
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Difference in Solar PV and Battery quotes
I am looking to get solar pv and battery and so far have had 2 quotes, not much in the prices, but different recommendations by them. I have a 3rd quote in the pipeline, but only requested that today.I live in a semi detatched SE facing with a slate roof in Manchester. I do not have an electric car and no plans to get one,…
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Domestic Energy Consultants?
We moved to Gloucestershire in January 2025. The property is almost 250 years old and is a solid, stone walled cottage in need of extensive modernisation of the basic systems - wiring, plumbing, and wherever the two technologies cross over.Are there any independent domestic energy consultants that won't charge us an arm…
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An objective assessment of SigEnergy Sigenstore
Refreshing to see pros and cons laid out in an objective manner here.
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Finally my Sunny Boy inverter has died
Hi All, After nearly 14 years ( November 2011 install ) this morning our inverter has died, or so it seems. I noticed that the light that normally flashes to show that our Immersun is diverting excess generation to heat our hot water wasn’t flashing even though we had full sun on our panels. A quick check of the Sunny Beam…
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Solar & Battery System Requires Internet Access: Set it on a Guest Network?
I'm about to get a solar and battery installation, and having read about the software, it needs to run on my WiFi. Not a problem, but then, I understand that others (such as the installer) may be able to access the system to assist with setup and running.That being the case, i'm inclined to put the software on a Guest WiFi…
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My Solar Journey
Sorry for the length but I hope it gives people like me, with little understanding of the technical side, an inkling of the process. I started my solar journey around six months ago as I wanted to reduce my bills as I head for retirement in five year's time. I have a background in retail and zero understanding of solar…
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EV Discussion thread
As some of you will be aware Martyn1981 has clarified the purpose of the BEV news thread he started - “the intention for this thread was to enjoy the transport revolution and share BEV news. That might even be described as a 'cheerleading thread' I suppose, and I'm not sure why that would be wrong on a Green & Ethical…
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5 vs 10 Solar Panels with Battery from Octopus – Advice Needed for Future EV & Heat Pump
Hi all,I’ve just received a solar PV quote from Octopus Energy and would really appreciate some advice from anyone with experience or knowledge in this area!Here’s what I’ve been offered: • Panels: 5 x 450W JA Solar panels (total 2.25 kW, south-facing, no shade) (25-year warranty) • Inverter: 5 x Enphase IQ8 microinverters…
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Solar, is it worth having a battery in my case scenario?
Hi, I have room for about 13 x 460w Aiko panels with a 10 Kwh inverter (and that's the plan), I've been allowed 3.9 Kwh export by my DNO and I use 3200 Kwh average electricity a year. I currently don't have a heat pump or EV. Is it worth my while having a battery at this stage based on my usage please (I've been quoted…
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Can you run an all electric house for free?
A little over a year ago I was paying £110 / month for electricity, which doesn't sound alot for a 3 bed semi family of 5, but i had already invested in quite a few ways to cut the annual cost. I had a large solar array already installed and a large battery bank taking charge from the solar to reduce annual costs as much…
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Solar/Battery/ASHP/EV - what should I get?
Hi, I want to save money on my energy consumption. I could virtue signal about carbon footprint and, whilst that may be an additional benefit, it’s all about the £££. My ideal scenario is that someone else pays, eg the government but, as that looks unlikely, my next best option would be for any monthly repayments for the…
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Neighbours Loft Extension Reducing my PV Output
Title says it all really. Luckily I have individual panel optimisers so it is only hurting some of the panels rather than a whole string but I suspect of order 15% pa output lost so perhaps £100 of FIT plus the value of the output. But my question is, the loft was permitted development so there was no option to object via…
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Solar panel advice
Morning all, I've been thinking about installing solar panels as we need to do some minor roof repairs and will have scaffolding for that (makes sense to do any solar at same time). I'm based on the south coast (hampshire) and we have had the rear extension built now (not showing on Google satellite map yet). The house is…
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Iboost Diversion to Grid
Hi , I want to divert all solar to the grid as it is more profitable using the old meter I have . There is an offset limit of 500w on my iboost+ . Is that the max I can export to the grid.
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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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Solar Panel & Battery Quote Advice
Hi I am looking into having a Solar PV system along with battery installed and looking for some advice on quote comparison. My estimated annual usage for electricity is 8585kWh & we currently own a 4 bedroom detached bungalow with a South West facing roof, 4 occupants in the house. We do not plan to move and see this as…
