Solar Panel Guide Discussion

KevinG

orrery wrote: »

What is your roof angle?

Roughly 40 degrees.

orrery

KevinG wrote: »

Roughly 40 degrees.

Yep, as I suspected - that's good for this time of year. Mine's down at 20 degrees - not good for the low sun.

dgworld

I've had a cold call this week from a guy at Energy Reduction UK (www . energyreductionuk . com) who have offered to install FREE solar panels. Has anyone dealt with this company or have any experience of them?

Their website is a bit concerning to me and states they are trading as Energy Reduction Surveying Limited.

:beer: cheers for anyone with help!

Dave

sly_dog_jonah

Anyone know which month's inflation figure is used for the FIT tariff index linking (for the 2012/13 tax year)? [STRIKE]And which inflation measure is used (RPI or CPI)?[/STRIKE] Looks like it is RPI not CPI that's used for the index linking.

danik69

dgworld wrote: »

I've had a cold call this week from a guy at Energy Reduction UK (www . energyreductionuk . com) who have offered to install FREE solar panels. Has anyone dealt with this company or have any experience of them?

Their website is a bit concerning to me and states they are trading as Energy Reduction Surveying Limited.

:beer: cheers for anyone with help!

Dave

Not heard of them? looking at the web site and the quality of it i wouldn't trust them.

They are some more repuatable companys around.

Eco Environments are listed top on Yougen also evo energy are well rated.

furndire

I'd recommend Evo Energy - that's who fitted ours.

KevinG

sly_dog_jonah wrote: »

Anyone know which month's inflation figure is used for the FIT tariff index linking (for the 2012/13 tax year)? [STRIKE]And which inflation measure is used (RPI or CPI)?[/STRIKE] Looks like it is RPI not CPI that's used for the index linking.

According to Eon "The tariff rates are adjusted annually by the percentage increase or decrease in the Retail Price Index over the 12 month period ending on 31 December of the previous year."

From http://www.eonenergy.com/At-Home/Products/Feed-in+Tariffs/Fit-FAQs.htm

EcoEnvironments

It's nice to see our name here, thank you danik69, are you a customer?
Anyway, I'd be VERY, VERY wary of any 'free solar' offer. Some of the contracts I've seen are both long and onerous. The whole concept of 'free' solar for the domestic market is iffy, with recent appearances on Watchdog. Advice on any solar installation would be to only deal with companies that you can get personal recommendations from other for. Forums like YouGen.co.uk are great, independent and well known, and of course ask to speak to a customer, if a company can't do that you have to worry! Also check accreditations and insurances, and have a quick check at Companies House, plenty of fly by nights out there after your money!!

Dave_Fowler

Elsewhere on the forum it has been said that an update to a PV system within the first year is considered to be an extension to the system and qualify for FITs at the old rate - such as install a small system before April 2011 and enlarge it to 4kWp after April 2011 but within one year of the initial install and you will qualify for FITs on the entire system at the same rate as the pre-April install.

Recently my neighbour ordered a 16 panel system and was promised an install and registration before the December 12th cut-off. Last week they turned up and installed 4 panels plus inverter, generation meter etc. The installers left, presumably to install another system at another address. It looks as if they are registering the minimal systems in as many places as possible and then extending them after December 12th, (but within the 12 month allowed period).

I wonder if they will get away with this.

Dave F

KevinG

Dave_Fowler wrote: »

Elsewhere on the forum it has been said that an update to a PV system within the first year is considered to be an extension to the system and qualify for FITs at the old rate - such as install a small system before April 2011 and enlarge it to 4kWp after April 2011 but within one year of the initial install and you will qualify for FITs on the entire system at the same rate as the pre-April install.

Recently my neighbour ordered a 16 panel system and was promised an install and registration before the December 12th cut-off. Last week they turned up and installed 4 panels plus inverter, generation meter etc. The installers left, presumably to install another system at another address. It looks as if they are registering the minimal systems in as many places as possible and then extending them after December 12th, (but within the 12 month allowed period).

I wonder if they will get away with this.

Dave F

I read somewhere else that this won't work and that the both the original install and the extension will be downgraded to the new FiT rates in April. If I find the link again I'll post it.