garo wrote: » You only get a grant for the first two KW of panels if no battery. So 1800. If you get a battery - however small - you get an additional 1200. 300 each for the 3rd and 4th KW and 600 for battery. By excluding grant, I assume you mean grant gets deducted from your quote so net cost is 8000-1800 = 6200 in your current setup?
Ginger83 wrote: » Oh is it, why
championc wrote: » I think Sofar is the only manufacturer who appears to support Lead-Acid batteries. Have a look at the Sofar HYD 3000. I think it's the only one which will support Lead-Acid batteries. I acquired a rake of batteries so it had to be the basis of my system, while it still supports the other battery types for the future. Manual - https://midsummer.ie/pdfs/sofar-hyd-user-manual-191101-v1.2.pdf An added advantage of this unit is that it will allow you to charge the batteries from mains Grid power at night, allowing the power to then be used by your house during the day.
unkel wrote: » Your grant is going to be tiny if you are not going for a battery.
Ginger83 wrote: » Hi could I get some thoughts on this please? 18 x 310w all black mono crystalline panels 1 x solis hybrid 5kw inverter (upgrade from standard inverter but means you are battery ready) 1 x mounting kit 1 x myenergy eddi immersion diverter 1 x installation 1 x all required consumables 1 x all required paperwork 1 x final BER cert €8000 including Vat but excluding grant.
Mr Q wrote: » Are you sure that doesn't include the grant?
photosmart wrote: » Could anybody recommend a hybrid inverter that would allow gel batteries (as opposed to lithium) to be installed? I'm thinking of going with a basic system and adding gel batteries
photosmart wrote: » Could anybody recommend a hybrid inverter that would allow gel batteries (as opposed to lithium) to be installed? I'm thinking of going with a basic system and adding gel batteries P
jimmyging wrote: » Pm me as well please if you wouldn’t mind as unkel says these guys deserve the business
joujoujou wrote: » Panel guys who installed them for me done all the job from the outside, needed no access to the attic (but, obviously, electrician who installed battery, inverter and other bits and pieces, did). They removed few tiles and after putting brackets covered holes where tiles were, with plastic, shaped for brackets, elements. If unsure, why not ring them and ask?
championc wrote: » Surely the grant should have no affect on the original materials and labor costs
Shefwedfan wrote: » The grants changed so all quotes would need to be refrehed
eamon_l wrote: » I applied for the grant on the last day. I had a quote for a 3kWp system but the installers said they could fit an extra 4 panels so now I'm getting a 4.2kWp system with a 2.4kw battery on an east-west orientation (4-10 split). The 4 extra panels are costing €1,400 (€350 each) so I hope I have made the right choice. I cant seem to amend the SEAI Grant claim changing the size of the system so I have emailed them to clarify so I can get the maximum grant available. Has anyone else had this issue? When I get up and running I will let everyone know how it is performing. Zappi 2 is arriving the end of the month so my PHEV will be all set to charge by solar pv.
championc wrote: » With Smart Meters coming, surely we're more likely to head towards a Net Metering model ?
KCross wrote: » I asked for some new quotes since the grant changed. I have been quoted approx €5500 for a 3.6kWp, net of grant, on a slate roof (which tends to increase the install costs). I also looked at direct labour route and forego the grant and came to the conclusion that it would be about €4500 to install similar sized system that way. So, I need to run the numbers again and see if its worth biting this time around at €5500 but my gut is telling me no. One thing that has got me thinking though is that there is a possibility that the grant will be removed (or curtailed) in the next budget if FiT arrives in 2021. That might mean that buying now would be the better option as you get the grant AND the benefit of FiT next year but thats a guess/gamble..... decisions decisions.
unkel wrote: » I wouldn't be too happy with a massive lithium battery inside the house for safety reasons. Tesla agree, they refuse to install their power wall in a living area. They only do outdoors or in garages. As for efficiency (you were probably asking for that), it doesn't matter how far from the fuse board (consumer unit) it is, but the distance between battery and battery inverter (if on AC side) or distance between battery and hybrid solar inverter (if on DC side) needs to be minimal, no more than a few feet ideally
jimbobmalones wrote: » Anybody have up to date (last 3 months) quotes on a simple 2kwh system (or thereabouts)?
