so here we go folks, solar panels being fitted this week....eeekkk

bindiboo

we have took the plunge and having the system fitted before the deadline. managed to get an extra 2 panels for free so will have 20 panels in all. for £8400.

Hope it well worth the hype! and looking forward to lower energy bills and some return on the wonga

Martyn1981

bindiboo wrote: »

we have took the plunge and having the system fitted before the deadline. managed to get an extra 2 panels for free so will have 20 panels in all. for £8400.

Hope it well worth the hype! and looking forward to lower energy bills and some return on the wonga

Hope the install goes well, and you enjoy the new toy!

20 panels sounds like somewhere in the 3.8 to 4kWp range? Great price at this stage in the game, especially if you get the 43p tariff. You'll have it paid off in no time.

Best of luck.

Mart.

Discodave

2sides2everystory wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that the supplier/installer must actually complete the work this week AND the registration with MCS or the 3rd March 43p/kWh deadline will have been missed forever?

bascially yes!

bindiboo

our supplier with have it all done and registered before the deadline, so alls good

larkim

2sides2everystory wrote: »

... and if someone has paid a deposit, been surveyed but the suppliers haven't committed to a date yet then that someone is now just 4 days from being stuffed?

Yes, unless the customer specified that time was of the essence, and that a pre-cut off date installation / certification was part of the contract.

Matt

grahamc2003

bindiboo wrote: »

our supplier with have it all done and registered before the deadline, so alls good

Sheesh, lucky it's a leap year!

I don't know the ins and outs, but isn't it you who has to register with a fit provider (basically makes sense if it's your electricity supplier)? I think you'll have to get the correctly completed form delivered before the dealine (not sure if that is midnight 2nd or the third - anyone know?).

Anyhow, I expect you can download the fit applictaion form from your supplier's website and see how many questions you can currently answer. I had to find out my latitude and longitude (easily done) - presumable to save them writing a bit of code to get it from the postcode. If it comes off and you get the 44p rate, then your return will probably be higher than anyone else's. (Perhaps everytime you see a post with an owl meter reading 3.8kW (while screwing up the page format), you could reply each time with 'that's fine, but what's your return on capital?.