Solar PV installers and Home Batteries installers for Bexleyheat, Kent

kienko

Hello everyone, can anyone recommend any good installers for Bexleyheath, Kent please?

Thank you

NoobSolar

I went for Light Renewables and I am nearby in Eltham. I found they had better prices than anywhere else and very, very good kit - my solaredge system (top end) was way cheaper than my other quotes. However they are very slow with the DNO paperwork. Mind you, they did the mcs certificate very fast and fitted my iboost nicely. I would advise to use them, get solaredge with optimisers, and just do the g98 or g99 form yourself. The DNO will help you fill it out anyway (they are extremely helpful), if you get on the phone to them.

Fgs avoid council collective schemes - they always get fired by the council because they win the bid by making promises they cannot keep. Use a reputable local installer.

tomkaier

Had a quote from them for around 12k - for 4 kW system, but what might have pushed the price is the 10 kWh LG battery. 

kienko

NoobSolar said:

I went for Light Renewables and I am nearby in Eltham. I found they had better prices than anywhere else and very, very good kit - my solaredge system (top end) was way cheaper than my other quotes. However they are very slow with the DNO paperwork. Mind you, they did the mcs certificate very fast and fitted my iboost nicely. I would advise to use them, get solaredge with optimisers, and just do the g98 or g99 form yourself. The DNO will help you fill it out anyway (they are extremely helpful), if you get on the phone to them.

Fgs avoid council collective schemes - they always get fired by the council because they win the bid by making promises they cannot keep. Use a reputable local installer.

Thank you! Will reach out to them for a quote.  

tomkaier

Keep us posted on how it's going with them @kienko

NoobSolar

I just want to add that the g99 form issue was in fact an external issue and not their fault. The DNO are just slow - I have confirmed this today. I therefore genuinely cannot fault them. I am aware this is an area where prices are changing - so you must get several quotes. My understanding is that they have a particular preference for solar edge kit and I can certainly see why as I love the way the optimisers work to show each panel and its performance.

kienko

I had a quote from Light Renewables

20 x 400w Hyundai Solar black panels, 20 x Solar Edge optimizers, 1 x Solar Edge Hybrid Inverter and 1 x Solar Edge 10kh of battery

14k covers everything. I had a similar quote from DeegeSolar for 16k a bit more for a higher output panels

21 x 410w Hyundai Solar black panels, 21 x Solar Edge optimizers, 1 x Solar Edge Hybrid Inverter and 1 x Solar Edge 10kh of battery

Honestly thinking of going with LIght Renewables. Are these prices any good?

Solarchaser

Well 8kw of solar should come in roughly 8-9k, a little more since you have optimisers too (assuming shading issues), say 1k, so then you are paying 4-5k for a 10kwh battery.

It's by no means terrible,  but its not great either.
13k would be a good price imo.

Actually just looked up the solaredge battery and midsummer has it at £5.5k, which makes it a bloody expensive battery, but also makes your quote a much fairer price.

arty688

kienko said:

I had a quote from Light Renewables

20 x 400w Hyundai Solar black panels, 20 x Solar Edge optimizers, 1 x Solar Edge Hybrid Inverter and 1 x Solar Edge 10kh of battery

14k covers everything. I had a similar quote from DeegeSolar for 16k a bit more for a higher output panels

21 x 410w Hyundai Solar black panels, 21 x Solar Edge optimizers, 1 x Solar Edge Hybrid Inverter and 1 x Solar Edge 10kh of battery

Honestly thinking of going with LIght Renewables. Are these prices any good?

The same as my quote from LR which I'm going with  , the surveyor is coming next week. I did ask them about bird proofing and they added it to the quote for no extra cost so its worth asking about that too.

Also getting people to quote can be a struggle and I think prices are going up all the time I think the days of £1k per KW are probably gone.

jimjames

If you've not chosen a supplier yet then have a look at Solar Advanced Systems. They fitted our panels and were very good although it was a long time ago now.