West Midlands Quote

Bubblecart

Hi All,

I have been looking at getting Solar for a while now and with a move to a new house i thought I would bite the bullet. 
I have the following quote:

4.44KW system size 
3,426 estimated annual generation 
£5,995 cost for system 
This is for 12 SolarWatt panels
Clenergy Mounting Kit
Solis Single Phase Inverter (3.6000 kW

I did think about getting a battery and the company have advised a Alpha ESS battery, although they aren't pushy at all and said that this can be added at a later date. (£4450 - 5.8kWh). 

To give you a background the house has about 6 people in it most of them bar 1 at work during the day at coming home in the evening. Multiple Tv's in the house, no electric car or jacuzzi.

What do you guys think? good quote? should i get a battery?

2nd_time_buyer

The quote looks competitive.

Getting a battery now would save you the VAT on it compared to adding it later. The jury is out on whether adding a battery makes financial sense. 

However, the general wisdom here is to put as many panels as you can fit on between East, South and West.   

Screwdriva

At that price, the real question you have to ask yourself is whether you are happy going with Chinese owned brands (for a multitude of reasons)? 

My installer’s latest quote:

10X Sharp 400w all black panels. 
SolarEdge Optimizers
SolarEdge HD Inverter 

25 year warranty on everything. £5750 installed. 

Would recommend you add a battery a few months/ years later, once your usage pattern becomes clear. Current Outgoing Agile SEG tariffs are irresistible & aren’t going away anytime soon!

2nd_time_buyer

Screwdriva said:

At that price, the real question you have to ask yourself is whether you are happy going with Chinese owned brands (for a multitude of reasons)? 

I believe SolarWatt are a German company.

The optimises can be a very good idea if there is shading. However,  they will probably not repay their cost on an un-shaded roof.

Screwdriva

2nd_time_buyer said:

I believe SolarWatt are a German company.

Sorry, was referring to the inverter. Panels are an excellent brand.

In my experience, most don’t know when the slightest of shading will hit their panels. I view them as an insurance policy against any shading and an excellent way to gauge individual panel health.

Bubblecart

Thanks for the feedback all, 

can I please ask for some recommended companies for supply and fitting, if allowed. I have another quote on the way from another local provider.

2nd_time_buyer

Where in the country are you?

Magnitio

2nd_time_buyer said:

Where in the country are you?

I think there's a clue in the post title

2nd_time_buyer

Magnitio said:

2nd_time_buyer said:

Where in the country are you?

I think there's a clue in the post title

Doh! I am a damned fool.

Bubblecart

Thanks for responding, we're just outside of Coventry.