Solar panels - being fitted

samtoby

We are having a 4kWh system on our SW facing roof. We have no shading. We have a water cylinder so we will be having an Immersun as well.

I had lots of advice off here when we had our first quote at over 9k and we have got in in the 6k bracket so we are very pleased.

When the panels are fitted do we have to tell the electric board? Is there anything else we have to do?

tunnel

Other than sending in your FIT application then no, UNLESS you have an old style disc meter, if so it will spin backwards when generating....the electric company will want to come out and swap it to a digital meter, you must let them know if so.

ChopperST

As tunnel says, your installer will notify the DNO as it is their responsibility (i.e. the national grid) of the installation, you just register for your FIT payments, they again should do the majority of the legwork for you and you just fill in your account numbers and bank details for the payments.

samtoby

Sounds pretty simple then - we have a digital metre so all ok there.

I am hoping it will be a good summer again - although it doesn't matter does it if its not sunny its the light isn't it?

Thanks for advice

tunnel

samtoby wrote: »

I am hoping it will be a good summer again - although it doesn't matter does it if its not sunny its the light isn't it?

Think someone has been listening to the solar salesman a little too carefully.
Its always better in sunshine, as the old saying goes...make hay while the sunshines...well for solar its do the the washing, drying, cooking and dishwashing while the sunshines :rotfl:

Don't worry, you'll soon pick it up

samtoby

Hopefully.................so I do want a summer like last year!:rotfl:

Ectophile

samtoby wrote: »

Sounds pretty simple then - we have a digital metre so all ok there.

I am hoping it will be a good summer again - although it doesn't matter does it if its not sunny its the light isn't it?

Thanks for advice

Having looked at my inverter in different light levels, my rough rule-of-thumb is:-

In direct sunlight, you'll get pretty much the full rated output.
With light clouds, you'll get about a tenth of the rated output.
With thick grey clouds, you'll get about a hundredth of the rated output, at best. The inverter may just give up and not generate at all if it's too overcast.