Recommended PV installers in London

phoenix__

Is anyone able to recommend solar PV installers who cover South East London (or suggestions of installers to avoid)?

llewdiskram

A lot of people on here have used Light Renewables. I am thinking of going with them also.

Screwdriva

I've introduced dozens of forum members to Light Renewables and some to Your Energy Your Way (mostly for Libbi batteries) as I enjoy a good relationship with both. Both offer good design, and a quick service but LR is much more hungry for business.

No unresolved issues with anyone I have sent their way. Even when a family member's inverter failed just after installation, they went over and above to resolve it within a month, at the peak of the component shortage last year. 

I prefer these installers are they offer quality, non-Chinese brands as options at competitive prices. (Incase you're wondering, haven't been paid a penny to date). 

phoenix__

Screwdriva said:

Both offer good design, and a quick service but LR is much more hungry for business.

Thanks, I'll check them out.

I'm reading LR as pushy salespeople 

Screwdriva

phoenix__ said:

I'm reading LR as pushy salespeople 

Their sales guy, Mark, can be a bit pushy but all are like that. The rest of the team are not. 

Waywardmike

Screwdriva said:

I've introduced dozens of forum members to Light Renewables and some to Your Energy Your Way (mostly for Libbi batteries) as I enjoy a good relationship with both.  

Are you getting a Libbi @Screwdriva?

Screwdriva

Waywardmike 

Are you getting a Libbi @Screwdriva?

I’m seriously considering it - question is do I buy now or when I eventually get a heat pump. It will probably be the latter . . 

Waywardmike

Screwdriva said:

I’m seriously considering it - question is do I buy now or when I eventually get a heat pump. It will probably be the latter . . 

Hopefully things may die down and it won't be as expensive later. 

Also, there will be actual user reports of how they perform, so there will be no unexpected surprises. 

Someone posted on FB that there's no end user control other than inputting your smart tariff setting (force charge/discharge etc.), but until they actually get into end users hands not sure how true this is.  There is a response from MyEnergi suggesting that it's true, which would be quite poor.

QrizB

I know Screwdriva has had good experiences with Light Renewables but mine was poor and others have also had problems.

See example threads:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6259990/april-2021-solar-pv-install-3-33kwp-west-berkshire

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6374409/solar-installers-damaged-my-roof

Light Renewables offered me a referral fee if I recommended them to others, but I've never felt inclined to do so.

Screwdriva

My experience is that they've really improved their operations in the recent past. Or atleast their Trustpilot scores would suggest so.

Ofcourse it doesn't take away from your negative experience, which is genuinely regrettable.