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Solar & Battery Advice
I have been looking at getting solar for some time now and have recently received the following quotes for a 10 panel + battery system: 10 x 435w panels (JA Solar/Trina/Jinko)Solis 4.6kW Hybrid inverterPuredrive 5kWh battery£9423 10 x 435w panels (JA Solar/Trina/Jinko)Solis 4.6kW Hybrid inverterPylontech 2 x 3.5kWh…
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Octopus solar panels. A disaster
Tried to get Octopus energy to install solar panels as I am a customer of theirs and they were offering a £1500 discount. Their procedures are a total joke. Had two reps from other companies visit. They looked at my roofs and inside my loft space. They told me how many panels they could install and where the battery would…
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Solar panels - no clue at all
Hi everyone. I’ll start with a be gentle plea. I would say I’m a relatively switched on guy but my goodness I cannot for the life of me get my head around any of this solar stuff. Some context…. We moved into a new house (to us, built in 1997) which has solar panels on the roof. We’ve no prior experience with them. There…
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solar panel/inverter servicing in northamptonshire
I am looking to get my 11 year old set-up serviced but the company I used no longer do solar. Does anyone have recommendations for this in Northamptonshire please? Or alternatively anyone to avoid? It still seems to be working well, with no noticeable drop in generation but it hasn't been serviced for some time. Thanks.
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How do you even get a quote for solar?
Emailed 5 companies, asking what make and type of panel they install.3 didn't even bother replying. 2 did reply that they'd bring the info along when they quoted.Replied to the 2 saying fine, but I won't be signing on the day as I have to do my own research on their info... neither replied... I'm in Bristol. 3 of the…
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Found an old utility bill.
So, I found an old utility bill from 2014. Wow. We'll never be able to cope without coal B)
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Octopus Solar offer? Any negatives?
Hi - just been offered solar from Ocopus with no obvious charge as far as I can see. What would be the 'catch' or failing that , what would be the downside/negatives on accepting it? Does anyone here have with experience of this? How did you find it and how are you getting on? Thanks
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SolarEdge Promotional Pricing
I've just been told by 2 of the installers I use that SolarEdge is offering promotional pricing on its inverters and batteries till the 3rd of December across the UK. They're calling it a "Black Friday" offer. 10 Panels + 3.7 or 5kW Inverter + 10kW SolarEdge DC coupled battery for £9.9K. That's a ~£2K discount by my…
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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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Dead Immersun - new battery?
The Immersun solar diverter that heats my immersion from excess solar has died, and so I'd appreciate your guys' opinions on what I should do... Background info: Solar panels with deemed export FIT payments (2014 install). Small EV as a 2nd car that isn't used much, with Zappi charger. Agile electric tariff. Bottled LPG…
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How much money would I save on this solar setup?
Hi I'm thinking of buying a small new build 1.5 bed flat, the EPC is an A. I'm not sure how accurate they are but they didn't give a KW amount on this report, just the yearly estimate of £330 per year for heating and lighting, which sounds very low but doesn't provide a whole picture. I would have 4x455w panels, 1 x 1.5kW…
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Solaredge "Flexible Grid Services"
Hi, I received notification and invitation to join this program. As far as I can see you let a third party "Axle Energy" take control of your battery and run charge or discharge jobs as needed for grid balancing, with payment. Figures are not really spelled out although they say that typical users earned around £75 last…
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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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Perplexed.Do i really need to change battery after 10 years?
HI all i am really confused from this article. Solar panel benefit seems obvious to me... Even if it takes 10 years to recoup the cost of initial investment, after that my electricity bill will be mostly paid for the rest of my life? But if i have to spend 5k every 15 years to replace battery, then the whole thing is not…
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Best energy tariff for solar panels and storage battery
I am with Octopus and have solar panels and battery storage ......we are on the variable tariff at the moment but want to be able in the Winter to fill our battery with off peak electricity. Looking at their tariffs and cannot make any sense out of them its overly complicated. We are retired and in most of the day. Can…
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BBC on Spray Foam Insulation
This issue crops up from time to time on this forum. Now the BBC have woken up to it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjrpv218r0o
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Solar Panels
Does the cost of Solar outweigh the cost of paying monthly bills -- How long would it take to payback the cost
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Tesla Powerwall Batteries
Anyone got any experience with these please? I had 1 installed yesterday and just trying to get to grips with it. What's the best way to get the best value from it? Had a little look at the app, so got a lot to get through, but got a 5kwp system with 17 panels. How's best to optimise this please and is there a best off…
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Which brands of inverter support automated battery integration with Octopus Agile?
I am looking to get a solar panel + battery set up, with an oversized battery to enable me to fill up at cheap times on the Octopus Agile tariff. I would like this managed automatically via an app which finds me the cheapest slots, but not all brands of inverter have apps which integrate with Octopus Agile. From my own…
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Which solar panels to go for Aiko, JinKO, DMEGC
hi all got some quotes for solar panel instalation, with 10kw battery however one quote came nearly £4K more , that cames with 18 Aiko AIKO-A455-MAH54Mb/2S panels other came under £10 same battery same hybrid inverter just 16 JinKO Tiger Neo JKM435N-54HL4R-B panels and another with 18 DMEGC 450w Bifacial Module with Double…
