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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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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…
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Stupidly expensive PV+Battery quotes in Scotland
Like most people on this forum, I've been looking at installing PV + Battery systems. I've called pretty much every MCS certified company within a 100 mile radius. I've got 10 quotations so far, of which only 1 installer that quoted for the inverter + battery system that I'm interested in. The final line (£11.5k) is my sum…
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How to avoid funding war and exploitation?
I'm finding it increasingly hard to know where to spend my money. Just canceled my spotify account due to their investment practices. Found out this morning about exploitation of women on spanish farms where Lidl sources its produce. There doesn't seem to be one up to date resource which lists the unethical practices of…
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Shade greener not getting free electric
Hi I have doubted for a while now that I am actually getting any free electric with the Shade Greener panels so I decided to take some pictures of my smart meter and as I suspected the total keeps going up during the day 11am to 2 pm. Is this a breach of shade greenery contract!
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Getting an "A" EPC Rating
After what feels like a 2.5 year journey, our London semi-detached was re-rated with an "A" EPC score. Our surveyor stated this was the first one their company had seen in 17 years and was the only retrofit 30+ year old property in Central London to achieve this rating. Incase there is interest in what it took to achieve,…
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SEG tarrif Scottish gas not supporting this installation.
Through Scotland home energy I have recently had solar panels and battery fitted to my home along with smart meter. I tried to sign up to the SEG tarrif but a message comes up saying this installation is not supported. Can anyone throw any light on this? If there's an answer out there before trying to contact Scottish Gas…
