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Solar panel installation quote
vienly
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Can anybody advise if this installation quote is normal or high at current climates?
18 x Hyundai 410w Panels
1 x GivEnergy 5W hybrid inverter (Gen2)
1 x GivEnergy 9.5kwh Battery
18 x Bird Protect all around
£13,000
Thank you
£13,000
Thank you
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So a 7.4kwp PV with a 5kw inverter and a 10kw battery, sounds ok to me.4.3kwp JA panels, Huawei 3.68kw Hybrid inverter, Huawei 10kw Lunar 2000 battery, Myenergi eddi, South facing array with a 15 degree roof pitch, winter shade.1
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Agreed, £13k seems pretty normal for that size of system in the current market.EcoScruples said:So a 7.4kwp PV with a 5kw inverter and a 10kw battery, sounds ok to me.
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2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.1 -
I'm paying 1k more for two of those batteries and two inverters ( gen2 3.6) with a similar size array and Tigo optimisers- but I placed my order at the end of March, so may have got lucky.PV total 19.8 kW system:
23 x 420W East/West split over two flat roof areas at 10 degrees inclination.
13 x 390W South spit over two flat roof areas at 5 to 20 degrees inclination.
6 x 390W south wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
7 x 390W West wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
2 x 5 kW hybrid inverters
4 x 9.5 kWh batteries (38 kWh total)1 -
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Excellent choice of components!- 10 x 400w LG Bifacial + 6 x 550W SHARP BiFacial + 2 x 570W SHARP Bifacial + 5kW SolarEdge Inverter + SolarEdge Optimizers. SE London.
- Triple aspect. (33% ENE.33% SSE. 34% WSW)
- Viessmann 200-W on Advanced Weather Comp. (The most efficient gas boiler sold)Feel free to DM me for help with any form of energy saving! Happy to help!1 -
I'm thinking about adding 18 tigo optimisers plus the monitoring device which I assume will be an extra £1000 but read that bypassing diodes do the same thing, can anyone explain to me if it's worth forking out of an extra grand for it?0
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Here is a bit of reading that may help.
What is Blocking Diode and Bypass Diode in Solar Panel Junction Box? (electricaltechnology.org)
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I'd ask your supplier to look at his prices again as I've been quoted alot cheaper than you - around £32 per optimiser.PV total 19.8 kW system:
23 x 420W East/West split over two flat roof areas at 10 degrees inclination.
13 x 390W South spit over two flat roof areas at 5 to 20 degrees inclination.
6 x 390W south wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
7 x 390W West wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
2 x 5 kW hybrid inverters
4 x 9.5 kWh batteries (38 kWh total)1 -
That seems better, TIGO optimiser prices seem to fluctuate almost daily, I've also TAP monitoring with mine. Good luck with your install if you've settled on this option.vienly said:94JDH said:I'd ask your supplier to look at his prices again as I've been quoted alot cheaper than you - around £32 per optimiser.
I got them to add 18 tigo optimisers and clould connect kit with TAP for £800 which seems reasonable.
so all that grand total £13800PV total 19.8 kW system:
23 x 420W East/West split over two flat roof areas at 10 degrees inclination.
13 x 390W South spit over two flat roof areas at 5 to 20 degrees inclination.
6 x 390W south wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
7 x 390W West wall mounted at 90 degrees inclination.
2 x 5 kW hybrid inverters
4 x 9.5 kWh batteries (38 kWh total)1
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