Worries over Solar panel "deal"

rp1974

If you aren't,never have and never will receive any of the FIT payments does it matter whomever else is?.
I wouldn't be signing anything tbh.What will they do remove the panels?.

macman

Removing the panels would cost the leaseholder more than the value of the FIT's over decades. It would be pointless.

Garpat32

macman said:

They cannot transfer it if they don't already own it.

Well they've fiddled the paperwork in the past, and have been claiming the FIT since 2015.
So I'm guessing it can be passed round without my agreement?

Garpat32

rp1974 said:

If you aren't,never have and never will receive any of the FIT payments does it matter whomever else is?.
I wouldn't be signing anything tbh.What will they do remove the panels?.

It doesn't really matter who is getting the FIT payments, however the maintenance and insurance of the panels is supposed to be covered by whoever own the FIT payments. As far as I can find out.

macman

Solar PV panels are effectively maintenance free.

rp1974

macman said:

Solar PV panels are effectively maintenance free.

In a nutshell this essentially.

Garpat32 said:
It doesn't really matter who is getting the FIT payments, however the maintenance and insurance of the panels is supposed to be covered by whoever own the FIT payments. As far as I can find out.

You wont be any worse off as I understand it,so creating a problem where theres no need imho.
Whats in your agreement regarding such things?.
Are you looking at this from a having being mis-sold perspective by any chance?.

Ectophile

macman said:

Solar PV panels are effectively maintenance free.

Solar panels may be maintenance free (though a wash from time to time may help the performance).  The inverters are another matter.  An inverter is unlikely to last for the life of the panels.

Garpat32

rp1974 said:

Are you looking at this from a having being mis-sold perspective by any chance?.

That's the thing, as it now turns out I haven't actually bought anything, there's no sale been made. the panels, inverter etc were installed and there's nothing covering the actual cost of them. So I'm thinking we are going to end up with a massive bill, but also, is this 3rd party company getting the FIT payments fraudulently.
It is a bit of a worry, especially the way things are at the moment.

macman

You were never going to benefit from the FIT's, so why does it matter to you who does? You are no part of the fraudulent application.
No one can ever legally claim the FIT's, because to do so requires the generation meter to be read quarterly and validated, which cannot be done without your permission and grant of access.
Whoever owns it, you continue to benefit from the generation that you can use. This will continue until the inverter fails, which could be a decade away yet.

rp1974

Garpat32 said:

That's the thing, as it now turns out I haven't actually bought anything, there's no sale been made. the panels, inverter etc were installed and there's nothing covering the actual cost of them. So I'm thinking we are going to end up with a massive bill, but also, is this 3rd party company getting the FIT payments fraudulently.
It is a bit of a worry, especially the way things are at the moment.

Think I've got the jist of it,the FIT payments pay for the panels etc,whoever gets this is not your problem in effect,fraudulent or otherwise and not in any way your responsibility.You cant be billed/charged for something that you haven't bought.
You get the benefit of reduced electricity bills for the rental of your roof,continue to do that and dont worry about it.Out of curiosity how much do the panels reduce your bills by roughly?.