Solar panel quote

Oscarmax

Solar in my opinion is the better option, we was only looking at £1200 2000kWh, our annual usage 3900 kWh before the solar panels and Solax battery, we use 1300 kWh charging our PHEV off peak on Octopus Go, leaving 2600 kWh for our domestic usage, but as you know this has drastically changed.

Glad you are pleased with your set up plus you now have the Solax 10 warranty

Oscarmax

After HIES involvement I have full documentation (schematic drawing, electric certificates etc)including the installers 10 year parts and labour warranty.

Plus of course HIES 10 year warranty.

ariarnia

schmutz said:

Evan3020 said:

4kwp for £8k is way too expensive, you have said which way your house faces but not your roofs and you are unlikely to be able to use stored energy for much heating.
I am able to use mine without batteries when it sunny from Feb through Nov for limited heating with an oil filled radiator to supplement CH and get a tank of hot water 300 plus days a year with a diverter.

I've had a few quotes online (no one seems to want to actually come out and talk to you!) and terrifyingly with the battery this seems to be about standard these days. Wish I'd bitten the bullet 18 months ago when I moved in, joys of hindsight!

That's helpful information thank you.

According to Google maps the house/roof is NE / SW.

we had a quote that was similar face to face and one from online. the face to face guy said prices have more than doubled and he wast free to do an install until this next summer anyway as everyone suddenly wants panels and theres supply issues. as we still have an energy fix until march and as the store is full of wood for this winter we figured it was best to wait a bit. especially as we only average about 1600kw of electric a year so the payback is longer than people who use more. 

this was the online quote. the face to face quote was about 11k but was a local guy that was recommended. 

solar system size 2.76 kw
battery size 3.30 kw
inclination 35 from horizon and 25 from south


 

rjmachin

ariarnia said:

schmutz said:

Evan3020 said:

4kwp for £8k is way too expensive, you have said which way your house faces but not your roofs and you are unlikely to be able to use stored energy for much heating.
I am able to use mine without batteries when it sunny from Feb through Nov for limited heating with an oil filled radiator to supplement CH and get a tank of hot water 300 plus days a year with a diverter.

I've had a few quotes online (no one seems to want to actually come out and talk to you!) and terrifyingly with the battery this seems to be about standard these days. Wish I'd bitten the bullet 18 months ago when I moved in, joys of hindsight!

That's helpful information thank you.

According to Google maps the house/roof is NE / SW.

we had a quote that was similar face to face and one from online. the face to face guy said prices have more than doubled and he wast free to do an install until this next summer anyway as everyone suddenly wants panels and theres supply issues. as we still have an energy fix until march and as the store is full of wood for this winter we figured it was best to wait a bit. especially as we only average about 1600kw of electric a year so the payback is longer than people who use more. 

this was the online quote. the face to face quote was about 11k but was a local guy that was recommended. 

solar system size 2.76 kw
battery size 3.30 kw
inclination 35 from horizon and 25 from south
 

My system of 14 x 370W = 5.18kWh and a 5.8kWh battery cost me £9642.51 installed.

That was the price back in May, so will have gone up now, but your quote seems on the expensive side.

ariarnia

rjmachin said:

ariarnia said:

schmutz said:

Evan3020 said:

4kwp for £8k is way too expensive, you have said which way your house faces but not your roofs and you are unlikely to be able to use stored energy for much heating.
I am able to use mine without batteries when it sunny from Feb through Nov for limited heating with an oil filled radiator to supplement CH and get a tank of hot water 300 plus days a year with a diverter.

I've had a few quotes online (no one seems to want to actually come out and talk to you!) and terrifyingly with the battery this seems to be about standard these days. Wish I'd bitten the bullet 18 months ago when I moved in, joys of hindsight!

That's helpful information thank you.

According to Google maps the house/roof is NE / SW.

we had a quote that was similar face to face and one from online. the face to face guy said prices have more than doubled and he wast free to do an install until this next summer anyway as everyone suddenly wants panels and theres supply issues. as we still have an energy fix until march and as the store is full of wood for this winter we figured it was best to wait a bit. especially as we only average about 1600kw of electric a year so the payback is longer than people who use more. 

this was the online quote. the face to face quote was about 11k but was a local guy that was recommended. 

solar system size 2.76 kw
battery size 3.30 kw
inclination 35 from horizon and 25 from south
 

My system of 14 x 370W = 5.18kWh and a 5.8kWh battery cost me £9642.51 installed.

That was the price back in May, so will have gone up now, but your quote seems on the expensive side.

probably depends on where you are in the country as well. same job quoted here and at the mil on the other side of town can be half again. 

Oscarmax

rjmachin said:

ariarnia said:

schmutz said:

Evan3020 said:

4kwp for £8k is way too expensive, you have said which way your house faces but not your roofs and you are unlikely to be able to use stored energy for much heating.
I am able to use mine without batteries when it sunny from Feb through Nov for limited heating with an oil filled radiator to supplement CH and get a tank of hot water 300 plus days a year with a diverter.

I've had a few quotes online (no one seems to want to actually come out and talk to you!) and terrifyingly with the battery this seems to be about standard these days. Wish I'd bitten the bullet 18 months ago when I moved in, joys of hindsight!

That's helpful information thank you.

According to Google maps the house/roof is NE / SW.

we had a quote that was similar face to face and one from online. the face to face guy said prices have more than doubled and he wast free to do an install until this next summer anyway as everyone suddenly wants panels and theres supply issues. as we still have an energy fix until march and as the store is full of wood for this winter we figured it was best to wait a bit. especially as we only average about 1600kw of electric a year so the payback is longer than people who use more. 

this was the online quote. the face to face quote was about 11k but was a local guy that was recommended. 

solar system size 2.76 kw
battery size 3.30 kw
inclination 35 from horizon and 25 from south
 

My system of 14 x 370W = 5.18kWh and a 5.8kWh battery cost me £9642.51 installed.

That was the price back in May, so will have gone up now, but your quote seems on the expensive side.

My system same specification as above single storey 5 year old 2 bedroom bungalow no scaffolding required but 12 x 370 W = 4.44kWh, fitted in March before the budget so paid £4426.09 + 5% VAT = £4902.24 Solax AC 5.8kWh battery £4426.09 all in £9328.33.

Quotation car vary vastly between installations access/scaffolding/ roof design etc plus the cost and specifaction of the component used.