Domestic Solar PV Quotes 2020

rx8 · 07-05-2021 09:05AM

v10 wrote: »

Thanks, thought it was very high myself.

There's lots of quotes in this thread but not many suppliers mentioned (maybe it's not allowed?) .. can anyone suggest (even by PM) a supplier quoting reasonable prices ? Thanks.

Naming of installers is not permitted. We can't even berate the cowboys.
PM Sent.

v10 · 07-05-2021 09:43AM

rx8 wrote: »

Naming of installers is not permitted. We can't even berate the cowboys.
PM Sent.

Great thanks.

slave1 · 07-05-2021 10:24AM

v10 wrote: »

I got a quote today for

10 X Monocrystalline Solar Panel 325w
1 X Solis 4G Series Inverter
Free Panel Monitoring and Surveillance System

€6,325.00 after €1800 grant

or €10446.00 for a 20 panel system after €1800 grant

20 Panel would provide approx 50% of my annual use apparently but roof will unlikely have space for much more than the 10 Panel system.

Based on other quotes I'm seeing here, this quote seems very expensive. What do you think ?

Makes me sick seeing those cowboys getting away with those prices, our money does not grow on trees, we're trying to not just save money but be environmental and then you get hit with this...PM sent mate

Mickeroo · 07-05-2021 11:51AM

slave1 wrote: »

Makes me sick seeing those cowboys getting away with those prices, our money does not grow on trees, we're trying to not just save money but be environmental and then you get hit with this...

I saw someone on social media recently delighted they had gotten a 3kWp system with an eddi and NO batteries for €11.5k before grant (along with a completely superfluous hybrid inverter).

DrPhilG · 07-05-2021 12:57PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

I saw someone on social media recently delighted they had gotten a 3kWp system with an eddi and NO batteries for €11.5k before grant (along with a completely superfluous hybrid inverter).

Yeah, I saw one similar on Facebook a while back. Got a slightly smaller system than I did, and paid about €11k or something. Absolutely scandalous.

One the one hand it's too late for that person so it's kinda sticking the boot in but for the benefit of others reading I did point out just how scandalous the price was. She wasn't amused.

al2009 · 07-05-2021 06:22PM

Thanks to gomamochi1 for recomomendation

9k pre grant for
12 PANELS 340 WATT JA SOLAR
4.8 PYLON TEC BATTERY
3.6 SOLIS INVERTER

Install complete today, very quick, nice guys and very neat.

lordgoat · 08-05-2021 09:25AM

al2009 wrote: »

Thanks to gomamochi1 for recomomendation

9k pre grant for
12 PANELS 340 WATT JA SOLAR
4.8 PYLON TEC BATTERY
3.6 SOLIS INVERTER

Install complete today, very quick, nice guys and very neat.

Look very similar to my quote
14 panels 5kw inverter, just over 9500 pre grant. Just awaiting an install date.

gomamochi1 · 08-05-2021 12:34PM

al2009 wrote: »

Thanks to gomamochi1 for recomomendation

9k pre grant for
12 PANELS 340 WATT JA SOLAR
4.8 PYLON TEC BATTERY
3.6 SOLIS INVERTER

Install complete today, very quick, nice guys and very neat.

Nice one hope it works out. Hoping to ground install 16 panels in coming weeks as shaded all year round and have current panels on west facing roof. Hoping to use other string on hybrid inverter. Best of luck with new install.

DrPhilG · 08-05-2021 09:24PM

Crowd on Facebook offering a 20 x 325w ground mount array and claiming it'll generate 4,500kWh annually.

How realistic is that?

slave1 · 08-05-2021 09:32PM

6.5kWp pure South facing would make that sound reasonable I'd imagine

graememk · 08-05-2021 09:34PM

DrPhilG wrote: »

Crowd on Facebook offering a 20 x 325w ground mount array and claiming it'll generate 4,500kWh annually.

How realistic is that?

That's fairly reasonable, sligo based? Ground screws with galvanized triangular mounts?

It's 6.5kwp, and Ireland averages 800kW/kWp for a south facing ground mount. So 4500 is fairly conservative.

DrPhilG · 08-05-2021 09:36PM

Fair enough, I assumed it would be the usual salesman spoof.

samdeluxjones · 09-05-2021 09:42AM

I went for the ground mount after and happy out with it.

375w X 16 Longi 6kWh 33 degrees south facing.

I get 6.5kWh between 12:30 and 2pm on a good day, best day got total of 45kWh.

Ground mount was €875+VAT, Concrete pads were €360, 40m SWA €180

I'd add pictures but the server is down..

Tubberfinn · 09-05-2021 11:12AM

Have got 2 quotes at the moment - not sure which is best - all observations welcome !

Company 1
10 Piemar monocrystaline Panels (325w)
3.3kw Hybrid Invertor
IBoost immersion diverter
Wifi monitoring system and firemans switch
NC6 generation certificate
Cost €8,300 Grant €1800 Net €6,500
or same system with battery Cost €13,900 Grant €2760 Net€11,140

Company 2
5.7Kw system (16 x 360W panels)
eddi hot water diverter
Solias 4G Single Phase Inverter
online monitoring
Cost €8,000 Grant €1800 Net €6,200
or same system with 3.5Kw would add €3,000

I did try to get a third quote but the company told me they are only doing surveys and quoting people who already have the SEAI grant as they are too busy and that the grant is being stopped at the end of the Month (May)

MAULBROOK · 09-05-2021 11:19AM

Grant ending in May, thats news to me.

Company 1 can take a run and jump. Rip off.

Company 2, what size is the inverter?

MAULBROOK · 09-05-2021 11:32AM

Tubberfinn wrote: »

Have got 2 quotes at the moment - not sure which is best - all observations welcome !

Company 1
10 Piemar monocrystaline Panels (325w)
3.3kw Hybrid Invertor
IBoost immersion diverter
Wifi monitoring system and firemans switch
NC6 generation certificate
Cost €8,300 Grant €1800 Net €6,500
or same system with battery Cost €13,900 Grant €2760 Net€11,140

Company 2
5.7Kw system (16 x 360W panels)
eddi hot water diverter
Solias 4G Single Phase Inverter
online monitoring
Cost €8,000 Grant €1800 Net €6,200
or same system with 3.5Kw would add €3,000

I did try to get a third quote but the company told me they are only doing surveys and quoting people who already have the SEAI grant as they are too busy and that the grant is being stopped at the end of the Month (May)

https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants/solar-electricity-grant/

Tubberfinn · 09-05-2021 11:35AM

Just checked the quote details and this is what is listed:

Solis Dual 6000 Inverter 4G with DC inverter

All the technology of it all is way beyond my understanding - I am just looking to get a decent system installed. When the companies gives me the specs I have no idea what I am comparing against or what is good or bad.

We have a small bungalow and one side of the roof faces east and the other side faces west.

AnswerIs42 · 09-05-2021 12:12PM

Tubberfinn wrote: »

Have got 2 quotes at the moment - not sure which is best - all observations welcome !

Company 1
10 Piemar monocrystaline Panels (325w)
3.3kw Hybrid Invertor
IBoost immersion diverter
Wifi monitoring system and firemans switch
NC6 generation certificate
Cost €8,300 Grant €1800 Net €6,500
or same system with battery Cost €13,900 Grant €2760 Net€11,140

Company 2
5.7Kw system (16 x 360W panels)
eddi hot water diverter
Solias 4G Single Phase Inverter
online monitoring
Cost €8,000 Grant €1800 Net €6,200
or same system with 3.5Kw would add €3,000

I did try to get a third quote but the company told me they are only doing surveys and quoting people who already have the SEAI grant as they are too busy and that the grant is being stopped at the end of the Month (May)

That quote from company 1 for the battery option might well be double what you expect to pay. Truly shocking.

Did company 2 give you a battery option given the size of the system?

DrPhilG · 09-05-2021 12:15PM

Quote 1 is exactly why we should be allowed to name companies.

That's an absolute bloody disgrace of a quote and yet it's not even the worst I've seen.

People are being skinned alive by these crooks.

graememk · 09-05-2021 12:25PM

Tubberfinn wrote: »

Have got 2 quotes at the moment - not sure which is best - all observations welcome !

Company 1

Too expensive

Company 2
5.7Kw system (16 x 360W panels)
eddi hot water diverter
Solias 4G Single Phase Inverter
online monitoring
Cost €8,000 Grant €1800 Net €6,200
or same system with 3.5Kw would add €3,000

I did try to get a third quote but the company told me they are only doing surveys and quoting people who already have the SEAI grant as they are too busy and that the grant is being stopped at the end of the Month (May)

2nd Quote is decent, the Eddi is a more premium HW diverter, and can intergrate with other myenergi stuff down the line.

The closer you can get to (or below) €1 /Wp (Watt panel) the better

With a East West split, you will catch the early and late sun, So a longer but lower curve, Which in a lot of cases is good, esp without any battery.

Upgrading to a battery system, is that Excluding grants or including grant?

Well, with the third, you cant get the SEAI approval without selecting a installer, and you wouldnt select a installer without a quote.

09-05-2021 12:29PM

If you get a 2.4 battery quote 2 should be nearly the same as you'll get another grant.

slave1 · 09-05-2021 12:46PM

Tubberfinn wrote: »

Have got 2 quotes at the moment - not sure which is best - all observations welcome !

Company 1
10 Piemar monocrystaline Panels (325w)
3.3kw Hybrid Invertor
IBoost immersion diverter
Wifi monitoring system and firemans switch
NC6 generation certificate
Cost €8,300 Grant €1800 Net €6,500
or same system with battery Cost €13,900 Grant €2760 Net€11,140

Company 2
5.7Kw system (16 x 360W panels)
eddi hot water diverter
Solias 4G Single Phase Inverter
online monitoring
Cost €8,000 Grant €1800 Net €6,200
or same system with 3.5Kw would add €3,000

I did try to get a third quote but the company told me they are only doing surveys and quoting people who already have the SEAI grant as they are too busy and that the grant is being stopped at the end of the Month (May)

Don't even pick up the phone if the first crowd ever phone you back.

As others have said, that last paragraph crowd are talking BS, don't touch them.

The second quote is also very high, as a reference I got a 7.4kWp system with 5kWh hybrid inverter and 2.4kWh battery for €5.6k after grant and fitted EDDI afterwards (should only be €400-€500 max for EDDI included).
So the second system with 3.5Kw battery at €9.2k is laughable.
We are not allowed to name companies here but at least you know you should further your quotes, PM me if you want the installer details for my setup.

09-05-2021 06:12PM

We finally have lift off.
I got a ber done after putting in a new oil boiler at Christmas to ensure I would get to a c2 if I went with solar as a service and get the grant

The last ber done by the previous owner was in 20 14 and a d2.
My result was a C1. So I'm good to go with the solar pv.

Edit : a, question for you. Am I better to get my new figures uploaded to the seai before the application goes in.? Will they approve it before the work is started based on having a C1.
The website seems to suggest it won't be unless I can prove I'll have a c minimum post work

championc · 09-05-2021 11:49PM

Can the Solar as a Service guys not guide you ? And are they not doing all of the grant stuff ?

irishchris · 10-05-2021 07:22AM

championc wrote: »

Can the Solar as a Service guys not guide you ? And are they not doing all of the grant stuff ?

For my own original install with them I had to apply online for the grant which there is not much to and they then handled everything after that

DrPhilG · 10-05-2021 02:37PM

From digging through and asking around, I think I can go to a max of 14 panels per string without violating any of the limits.

Dont think I'll bother adding to the west face, but I'll definitely add 5 more to the south face set. The current portrait 9 and 5 more landscape.

10-05-2021 05:00PM

championc wrote: »

Can the Solar as a Service guys not guide you ? And are they not doing all of the grant stuff ?

Banged off an email to them but thought I'd try here with all the experience people have

They get you to apply yourself. It's an extra cost for them.

MAULBROOK · 10-05-2021 05:18PM

SouthWesterly wrote: »

Banged off an email to them but thought I'd try here with all the experience people have

They get you to apply yourself. It's an extra cost for them.

And extra hassle for you. I hope this is not the start of a bunch of chancers story.

10-05-2021 07:00PM

MAULBROOK wrote: »

And extra hassle for you. I hope this is not the start of a bunch of chancers story.

Not really a lot of hassle. I think your overstating it

Ragmaninov · 10-05-2021 07:47PM

So based on replies so far I think I’m going to receive a shower of rocks for this but here goes:

20 x 325w peimar panels
5kw huawei hybrid inverter
Hot water boost thingy
10525 AFTER grant

With 5kw huawei battery
13925 AFTER 3k grant

Given comments on the thread it sounds like maximising panels is the right thing to do, so the setup seems right..? Would anyone have a recommended supplier for something similar?

Domestic Solar PV Quotes 2020

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