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Heat pump scheme
Hello all, Back in October 2021 the government announced they would start up a £5k grant to install a heat pump in your house, starting from April 2022. April 2022 is now next week and I can't find any more news about this scheme. I am aware installers are supposed to apply for the scheme but by now surely the government…
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Inverter Packed Up ??
Just looking for some basic advice. I think my inverter has packed up, & this is the second one in 11 years. First one under warranty at 4 years & nine months. Now the replacement has, I think, packed up after 6 years. Sunny Boy 2500HF-30 inverter 9 x 230w panels Installed as a 2.07KWp system Despite shutting down &…
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New solar install, seeking advice and information
Hi everyone We've been lucky enough to be able to add solar to our home in the last week 15 Jinko Tiger 355W going to a Solar Edge inverter. I'm increadably impressed already and we haven't got the feed in sorted out yet. Our set up should produce about 6000kwh per year, we are on the south coast and our roof is one degree…
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Solar panel installation near Darlington
Morning, I am trying to find a supplier for a quote but struggling with local firms due to busy period. Is there any recommendations or national companies that are ok?
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PV quote, what questions to ask?
Have a PV quote, see below. What insightful questions do I need to ask?? I've taken a look at your property on Google Earth and have come up with an initial proposal for you. Your property could have a system size of 6.4 kWp. This would consist of 16 x 400W Perlight Delta panels on your south facing roof and two X1 Boost…
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3 Unbalanced Strings - Givenery Hybrid 5kw Invertor
Looking to get at least 6kW of panels. (N is up btw) As well as the panels on the roof (everyone suggests 11), I want to put the panels along the single storey side extension and rear extension but there will be shade on some panels that tracks across throughout the day. I've suggested just putting optimisers on those…
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Adding more solar
Had my 4kw system since Nov 2015 and making maximum use of it. Looking at adding more panels and looking for advice from people who have added to an existing system, I have 16 x 250w panels and probably have room for another 4 panels horizontally mounted beneath the current ones although you can get higher capacity panels…
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Solar panels distances from things
Hello, Just trying to work out how many panels I can squeeze onto my roof. From googling it seems to be 30cm from the edges/ridge tile. However I can't seem to find how far from a dormer or Velux (I have both). Does anyone know how close you can put panels to these ? Cheers
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April 2021 Solar PV install - 3.33kWp, West Berkshire
I mentioned in another thread - this one - that I had received quotes for a solar PV installation and that I was thinking of going with Light Renewables, a small firm based in Kent. Not exactly local for my property in West Berkshire (roughly 90 miles by road) but they are happy to travel and the only local installer I…
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FIT payments rise
Anyone know how much the rise will be in April?
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Solar PV - does payback/breakeven matter?
new to the board. first, i will love solar installer recommendations. we are in Bucks. i got a quote from Wallop Energy and Glowgreen and they seem to be okay but both quoted based on satellite photographs. none of them did an in-person survey. is that normal? now onto the main question - we consume approx 5k kwh of…
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Our new Energy tariff arrived today!
Got a bit of a shock when opening our new tariff this morning. The daytime right has almost trebled, 39p, while overnight has gone up four fold, 22p! Just how are the majority of UK residents going to manage. Thank goodness the sun is shining.
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Solar installers in Buckinghamshire - Recommendations please
please recommend solar PV installers in Bucks. thanks
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Recommend PV supplier / installer in East Midlands?
Looking for recommended solar PV suppliers / installer in the East Midlands. Thanks
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This quote look ok?
Hi everyone, Like a lot of people I'm looking at a solar panel system...I'm a bit clueless. Does this quote look about right: 22 x JA Solar (380 watts) 22 x Tigo Optimisers 1 x GivEnergy battery with BMS (8.2kwh) £13,000 We use about 6500kw per year and have a southish facing roof, no shade Thanks in advance
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How to "use" the solar panels on my house?
Hi all, I've been lazy.... 7 years of lazy. In short, we moved into a new build (first owners) back in 2015 and on the roof were solar panels. At the time, they had issues connecting them up, found they were installed upside down a few other issues. All rectified however other priorities took place and we just forgot about…
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Suggestion needed for a Battery Backup System
Hi All, Given the rising energy prices, I have been looking at ways to reduce ongoing cost. I live in a 5 bedroom property with 3 adults and 4 teenagers. Our electricity usage is about 20-26KW daily. Both adult work from home and at least 1 adult will always work from home . I was planning a DIY battery backup option, but…
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Feed in tarriffs and the huge increase in electricity prices
We have solar panels and regularly pump 2kw or more into the national grid during the day. Our electricity bill is set to increase considerably, should not our feedin tariff be increasing inline??? Or are the energy companies simply being allowed to greatly profit from everyones solar panels which they didn't pay for???
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EV home charger and throttling
Hi I got an EV home charger fitted Nov 2020 and since having solar PV and all the other off peak white goods on it is getting throttled. A little but of digging has shown that the quick way the EV installer gets around submitting the paperword to the Distribution Point Network Operator os to set the site ampage on the…
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Any grants available to add renewables to a home?
I inherited solar panels on moving house. I would love to extend them to include storage batteries. Maybe a domestic wind turbine - again with storage batteries. Convert my wood burner into a a back boiler situation. Am in Scotland - any financial assistance around?
