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Solar panels

Hi Every one

I am currently in the process of buying my first house (exciting times)

I have been looking into the possibility of having solar panels, but wanted some reviews? Is it worth the effort/ expense? Do you see the benefits? In hindsight would you still have them? All feedback welcome :)

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  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Wished I'd done it years ago!
    In my view, if you have the budget and the roof space, then it's a no brainer.
    Bills come down, there is the FiT, and then there is the fun of comparing completely different systems in different parts of the coutry and moaning when someone 10/50/100/200/300 etc miles away generates more!
    4kWp, SSE, SolarEdge P300 optimisers & SE3500 Inverter, in occasionally sunny Corby, Northants.
    Now with added Sunsynk 5kw hybrid ecco inverter & 15kWh Fogstar batteries. Oh Octopus Energy too.
  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Also, why 2 identical threads?!!
    4kWp, SSE, SolarEdge P300 optimisers & SE3500 Inverter, in occasionally sunny Corby, Northants.
    Now with added Sunsynk 5kw hybrid ecco inverter & 15kWh Fogstar batteries. Oh Octopus Energy too.
  • Sterlingtimes
    Sterlingtimes Posts: 2,578 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    It is one area of my pension investment that has not been devalued by the downward movements in the Chinese stock exchange.
    I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".
  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,326 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    theboylard wrote: »
    Also, why 2 identical threads?!!
    I suspect it will have been an accident. Your new thread doesn't always appear on the MSE board immediately so it's logical to assume that the process failed and try again.
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
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