Plug in solar

Newbie_John

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82164462#Comment_82164462

How many were purchased, how many were regsitered, how many were "disapproved" by hanging on wooden structure, had their plug removed to push cable through wall.. 😆

How many were returned do to realisation of the real size 😅

Scot_39

Or the real weight.

Two panels, two sets of mounts, invertor and cables - one of the Argos 2 panel Uksol kits quotes around 81kG - as 81000g confusingly for some reason - and the UKsol data sheet - each panel upto c25kG.

Newbie_John

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82166681#Comment_82166681

Yes :)

Above advert vs reality .

Scot_39

Wow - those look to be even bigger than the Octopus video - and they were offering a future smaller panel - smaller power of course

QrizB

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82167475#Comment_82167475

I think Octopus were offering 4x250w panels rather than 2x500w ones? So each panel is half as big, but you get twice as many of them?

debitcardmayhem

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82167609#Comment_82167609

Typo buddy I think you meant 2x450w or 2x500 oops! 😎

QrizB

Oops indeed! Now fixed.

Martyn1981

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82167609#Comment_82167609

Or, just for fun, go the other way, and just install one big panel. Like the 907Wp panel from Trina. It is a tad large at 2.4m by 1.3m and an estimated weight of ~38kg.

That's assuming they go into mass production of this Silicon/Perovskite panel (29.2% efficiency), which is currently only in limited test production.

[For reference, their high efficient (24.8%) but 'normal' Silicon panel of 670Wp is 2.4m by 1.1m and ~33kg. Or the more comparable 'wider' version at 760Wp (24.5%), 2.4m by 1.3m and ~38kg.]

You pays your money, you strains your back. 😗

lohr500

I wonder when we will see the first reports of plug-in solar carnage caused by the storm force winds that are already hitting us, or about to hit us over the next day or so?!

58mph gusts forecast for us on early Sunday morning.

The "no drill" roof mounted ballast boxes I used to locate my two panels on our garage roof are tested to wind speeds of 60m/s = 134mph when filled with 100Kg of ballast.
So I am reasonably confident all will be well, but I suspect I will be peering out of the windows in the early hours of Sunday morning just to check 🤔

Scot_39

I remember some discussion earlier in the thread about Seg and iirc it was centred around Octopus at the time.

But just read the MSE article - updated 20th Oct - on the topic

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/plug-in-solar/?from=forum-guidesbar-energy

It says B Gas and Octopus will accept plug in for SEG and at the same upto 12p (edit as full certified roof systems etc) if with them - and they are waiting on feedback from others.

Might be worth keeping an eye on the article for updates - to see if your supplier joins in.