Our Solar Quote: June 2022

mrmajika

Hi All, I appreciate there's a few posts like this in a similar vein, however, would like to canvass opinion on the two quotes we have received.

Our situation and setup:

We live in a detached house in a relatively rural area of Southern Scotland. The roof slopes face East and West. Getting people out for quotes can sometimes prove problematic given our location.

We use around 5000kwh per year.  (That is likely to increase in the coming months when the Scottish EV charging infastructure begins to charge drivers for electricity at chargepoints).

Quote 1: 

14 x 410w panels
Solus Hybrid Inverter
6.5kw battery
bird proofing

£12,895

Quote 2:

13 x 390w panels (JA Solar)
Solis 3.6w inverter
Purestorage II 5kwh battery
bird proofing

£11,807


Both quotes strike me as expensive, although I appreciate the market presently. 

Any thoughts are welcome. Likewise recommendations for South Lanarkshire (or thereabouts) based installers.

Many thanks in advance.

Mr M.

EcoScruples

Not too far off the make although I'd expect a slightly bigger battery with those quotes (I always say that).
I have the JA panels and they're pretty decent, I can get 4.3kW out of my 4kW set in peak conditions.

mrmajika

I've continued to struggle to get quotes and managed a further few remote quotes.

My final quote which seems to meet our requirements is below:

14 x JAM60S20-390/MR 390 Watt Panels (JA Solar)

1 x SPH3600 (coupled and built into Battery) (Growatt)

1 x Growatt Hybrid Bundle 6.5KW DC Battery (Growatt)

1 x Bird Proofing

£12,300

It's still more than I'd hoped. But for Southern Scotland in the current climate I think this is as good as it gets. 

Thoughts?

EcoScruples

Doesn't sound too bad to me, growatt seem a popular choice by many, I like the DC coupled system, it's nice if you want to fit and forget.

With quotes being hard to obtain at the moment then the question of when they could fit it is even more important 

mrmajika

EcoScruples said:

Doesn't sound too bad to me, growatt seem a popular choice by many, I like the DC coupled system, it's nice if you want to fit and forget.

With quotes being hard to obtain at the moment then the question of when they could fit it is even more important 

Thanks!

They can fit within 14 days of placing my order. The only thing that seems to hold things up a little is applying for the Scottish Government funding loan. 

EcoScruples

14 days is surprisingly good in the current climate, the sooner you get it fitted the sooner you start saving.
One of the best decisions I've ever made.