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Solar panels Not worth the money
gorgeousme
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If you have had panels fitted and feel that they were not worth the investment, please tell me how far the reality is from the original thought/prediction.
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I have 6.7kw of panels installed, they are not even enough to charge my mobile pho6
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Is that the whole of your roof?0
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He's having you on
4.29kWp Solar system, 45/55 South/West split in cloudy rainy Cumbria.2 -
My panels blew off in last years thunderstorm before I could complete my "is it worth it?" analysis.- 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!3 -
Screwdiva: I hope you had insurance! That too bad.1
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Trolling the trolls!4.3kW PV, 3.6kW inverter. Octopus Agile import, gas Tracker. Zoe. Ripple x 3. Cheshire5
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Well I thought my panels would be a reasonable investment when I put them in years' ago. But now I'm realising I got it all wrong. I should have spent double what I did. I could be exporting shed loads to the grid right now and I'd be a millionaire.Install 28th Nov 15, 3.3kW, (11x300LG), SolarEdge, SW. W Yorks.
Install 2: Sept 19, 600W SSE
Solax 6.3kWh battery3 -
I didn't believe the salesman's unit prices when he calculated how much I'd save. Turns out I was right!
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Just taken mine off as they only worked for a few hours eachday!
Not very happy that the roof tiles under the panels are a different colour/shade to the rest of the roof! No one told me that would happen?3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds5 -
They definitely do not work. Waste of money in our old house. After moving decided to waste a bit more money to get new panels.
I think the only use of solar panels is to act as a signal receiver from Aliens. What if they talk to me 🤔🤔“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump1
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