Nearly caught with a different Solar scam

misterfish

We had a phone call last Friday from an unknown caller
wanting to arrange to read our solar ev energy meter. He wanted to come
on Monday but we told him that today was the first available date. I
felt somewhat patronised by the tone of the call!

He arrived at the arrange time this morning and just had a perfuctory
glance at the meter then checked the invertor and pointed out the output
voltage was low and needed a voltage regulator to sort out the problem.
He arranged to do this on Friday next. He also emphasised that he was
working for the Microgeneration Certification service and this needed to
be done so that the system would be recertified to continue with our
export payments. He also mentioned in passing that they wanted payment
by cheque.

So after he left it played on  my mind and I investigated and found posts that this was a
scam and no voltage regulator was necessary. We contaced the MCS people
who confirmed that they were not employing anybody to carry out checks.

We also spoke to tho citizens advice and they are contacting trading standards.

The paperwork they left had no address only an email and phone number that I
rang to cancel and was given another diatribe about it being necessary.
I just said that it is a scam and i'm cancelling it.

So if you get involved with KEG Renewable Energy tying to sell anything be careful.  

misterfish

Just had a phone call from them saying they're going to cancel my feed-in-tariff and then he hung up!

 

QrizB

That's a close call. Good escape!

I've had various cold callers over the years trying that sort of thing on; once I actually contacted my FIT supplier about it, and they reassured me that it wasn't anything to do with them.

Screwdriva

Can you find their business online? (I couldn’t)

Would be good to share their information and your impression more broadly!