Domestic Solar PV Quotes 2024 - No PM requests - See Mod note post #1

gym_imposter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121923657#Comment_121923657

Sure

eugers1

hi

hope im in the right place.

im looking at 2 systems

17 panel 7.35 kw with 2 5kw batteries with 5kw inverter all Jinko/huawei for E11850 after grant

OR

22 panels 9.6 kw with 1 battery with 5kw inverter and 22 optimizers all Jinko/huawei E 12900 after grant

yearly use 6000 kwhr. someone at home most of the time

im happy to go with installers the have good rep

Any input would be great thanks my head is wrecked from it .

keno-daytrader

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121927864#Comment_121927864

Is this before or after grant if any?

fletch

Before the grant

keno-daytrader

Looks over priced. Did you plug into http://davidhunt.ie/solar/

Definitely get more quotes.

SodiumCooled

Got the following

24 x 420w panels (10.08KWp system overall)

inverter + 10kwh battery

All installation etc

16,600 (grant not applicable)

I think on rule of thumb pricing per KWp and the david hunt calc that its a pretty good price and the company seems by far the most professional and knowledgeable despite being the cheapest so far (even against some smaller systems).

Hannaho

Quote from ***** of 10,000 for 8 panels, a 5kw battery and a diverter. Is this reasonable? They said it wouldn't be possible to put more panels on the roof. They said I could get 3056kw per year from this set up. Is it worth going with only 8 panels. Only myself in the house. I was hoping that the Solar pv would go some way towards reducing the electricity costs for a range cooker and stove (Everhot),

tonysopprano

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121944973#Comment_121944973

Input your info here for an advised price http://davidhunt.ie/solar/

SodiumCooled

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121944973#Comment_121944973

Is that before or after grant? either way it looks exceptionally expensive if you compare with even my quote above (which I think on doing plenty of research and having other quotes also is a decent quote).

Hannaho

It's after the grant - that is what I will have to pay after they have claimed the grant. There will only be me living in the house, so I am unsure if solar pv is worth it, and whether payback time will be too long.

codie

17 panel 7.35 kw with 2 5kw batteries with 5kw inverter all Jinko/huawei for E11850 after grant

Quoted for same system €15500 after grant with Eddie .

PGL

Hi folks

See below 3 quotes (after grant) I have obtained based on installing 10 panels (6 south facing and 4 east facing), no batteries or EDDI power diverter:

Quote 1: 4.15kWp; €4,500; Cost per kWp: €1,082; Solar Panels: Jolywood NIWA Pro Series -JW-HD108N-415; Inverter: Afore 5kW Hybrid HNS5000HS

Quote 2: 4.35kWp; €5,850; Cost per kWp: €1,345; Solar Panels: JA JAM54S31-435/LR; Inverter: Ginlong 3.6kW Solis 4G

Quote 3: 4.3kWp; €6,350; Cost per kWp: €1,477; Solar Panels: Jinko JKM430N-54HL4R-B; Inverter: Huawai Hybrid SUN2000-5KTL-L1

Quote 1 is obviously the clear winner from a cost perspective. However, what are people's thoughts on the solar panels and inverters in the 3 quotes?

Quotes 2 and 3 were obtained from companies listed in the sticky thread, but from a search of this website, there is no mention of the Quote 1 company. The "Quote 1" company seem to specialise more in commercial scale solar than domestic. This company are on SEAI's list of approved installers (but aren't they all anyway?), and appear reputable from their website (but again don't they all?), but it would have been good to have gotten feedback from people here who have had past experience with them (also I can't find any independent reviews online, which is probably beause they don't seem to overly specialise in domestic solar). The likely reason why their cost is materially lower than the other 2 quotes is because they have told me that they have applied a discount due to connections (not particularly strong) I have with them through my work. My gut is telling me that I should be ok with them, particulary as there is a work related connection. However if people here think that their proposed solar panels and inverter are significantly inferior to quotes 2 and 3, then I would think twice.

Very interested to get feedback and also suggestions on how I could do some checks on "Quote 1" company for peace of mind?

keno-daytrader

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121947442#Comment_121947442

Join the Facebook solar group with 54k members, then search for your company in that group, you are sure to get a hit over there on the company.

tonysopprano

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121944973#Comment_121944973

Just ran your quote through the davidhunt analyser, you are being screwed by about €3500,

Look at post #432, more than double the number of panels, 2x batteries and a Huawei inverter(dearest on market) for only slightly more than your quote. Run away and keep looking elsewhere.

PGL

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121947611#Comment_121947611

Thanks a lot, I'll look into that. In the meantime it would be good to get some feedback on the 3 quotes I received

keno-daytrader

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121948413#Comment_121948413

Can you fit more panels on your roof? Lower kWp arrays will always be a bit pricier.

Also try and fit a 5kW inverter if your roof will hold more panels now or in the future. Quotes 2 and 3 seem on the very high side to me.

Obviously quote 1 is good, but you really want to be confident in the company you hire to do this.

gym_imposter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121944973#Comment_121944973

Crikey, I thought I got stiff quotes

funnyname

4 quotes atm, hopefully pull the trigger next week, all prices net of grant

1 - 7.74 kw system (18 x 430w Jinko Solar panels) & Hypontech 5kw hybrid inverter & 5.1kwh Dyness battery - €8,200

2 - 7.83 kw system (18 panels) & Solis 5kw hybrid inverter & 5.3kwh Weco battery - €10,825

3 - 7.74 kw system (18 Trina Solar panels) & Huawei 5kw hybrid inverter & Huawei 5kwh battery & BER - €11,200

4 - 7.83kW system (18 panels & 5kW Solis Inverter & 5.1 kWh battery - €11,400

graememk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121957932#Comment_121957932

First one seems the obvious choice.

2.5k cheaper than the rest.

tech

1st quote is from company in North ? I guess does anyone know what Hypotech invertors are like?? Also what are peoples views on Bifacial panels??

funnyname

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121961840#Comment_121961840

Yup that's right re location

tech

has anyone got feedback on Hypotech invertors ?

con747

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121963757#Comment_121963757

Never heard of them but they seem to be of quality, just check if they are battery restricted to Soluna batteries or can other makes be used. Bi-Facial is hard to know if they are worth it, the panels sit a few inches above the roof so how much can the underside really generate.

https://midsummer.ie/buy/Hypontechhybrid/hhs5000d

gym_imposter

Received another quote from a crowd a friend got a few years ago, obviously very dear

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graememk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121964726#Comment_121964726

Autarco... Is a rebranded solis😂

gym_imposter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121965091#Comment_121965091

Is that a plus?

GarlicBed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121963757#Comment_121963757

I have a hybrid one .Solid build quality.
I've no complaints about it, the only thing is that the use HV batteries so no DIY battery.
App works as expected, web portal too. I've even spoken to them via mail and they fixed some bugs in the app.

One thing missing is that you cant view the power graphs from the strings independently, yet you can view the voltage & current .Not that many would care about that.

gym_imposter

Perhaps a hazzard warning to those considering dealing with a company whom I referred to a few weeks back

I cancelled less than three days after paying a deposit and two weeks later I'm still been given the run around in relation to a refund

con747

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121966218#Comment_121966218

Just keep at them, they eventually give it back.

gym_imposter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121966406#Comment_121966406

I'm not at the stage of needing to call my solicitor but it is definitely obnoxious