help and advice needed

lagganman

Hi

I am a new member to the forum

I am looking for some advice just had a 2 companies give mea quotes for PV solar panels they have given me quotes 1st company 8kfor 6 panels producing 2.4kWp

2nd company 9500 for 6 panels producing 2.4kWp

But I have just seen a complete 4.0kw price is £5,721 +vat but that is self/MCSqualified installers

Has anyone got any experience in going down this root alladvice would be greatly appreciated

WestonDave

Prices quoted seem high - for comparison I'm getting 4kwp (16 panels) for £7500 (west country area). That said your quotes seem to be for 400W panels - do they exist, best I've seen is about 260W.

If you go for self install you won't get Feed in Tariffs because the panels need to be MCS qualified to sign the forms off.

davidanddeirdre

lagganman wrote: »

Hi

I am a new member to the forum

I am looking for some advice just had a 2 companies give mea quotes for PV solar panels they have given me quotes 1st company 8kfor 6 panels producing 2.4kWp

2nd company 9500 for 6 panels producing 2.4kWp

But I have just seen a complete 4.0kw price is £5,721 +vat but that is self/MCSqualified installers

Has anyone got any experience in going down this root alladvice would be greatly appreciated

I would go for at least another 3 quotes. I got more than 5 for our system, at the time quotes varied hugely. Look for suppliers that have installed locally so you can go and have a look at the quality of their work. Talk to people who have had systems installed. The installation scene is or should be very competitive at the moment with the FIT having dropped so much. Go for the biggest system your roof & wallet will support because of the fixed installation costs involved (scaffolding etc). Have you got any shading across your desired installation position,, e.g. from trees, cables, poles, adjacent property? This can cause a major reduction in potential output.